Cristopher Naputi, 20, thinks the increase in the legal smoking age is ridiculous even if the impact to him is minimal. A smoker since 18, he will turn 21 in August. "I don't like it.

Senior Dylan Torres, 18, says students are well aware the smoking age is about to go up. The news was spread via word of mouth, he explains, and "lots of social media posts." ...

If the governor signs a bill that was approved by the legislature March 3, Jake’s age will become even more problematic for his tobacco habit — it would raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. And ...

Cristopher Naputi, 20, thinks the increase in the legal smoking age is ridiculous even if the impact to him is minimal. A smoker since 18, he will turn 21 in August. "I don't like it.

How raising the smoking age in Hawaii could work or fail. — -- With Hawaii poised to become the first state to raise the legal smoking age to 21, experts say it might just be a game-changer ...

Currently, in most of America, 18-year-olds can smoke. But a movement has started to pair the smoking age with the drinking age.

The Institute of Medicine found that increasing the age to 21 would reduce smoking by 12 percent. It found much smaller effects for an age limit of 19 and slightly better results for 25.

The higher legal age for smoking would delay the initiation rate in two ways. Most obviously, it would prevent 18- to 21-year-olds from legally purchasing cigarettes.

Suffolk County raised the smoking age from 19 to 21 in 2015 in legislation that sponsor Legis. William Spencer (D-Centerport) noted took over a year to pass.

California joins Hawaii as the second US state to raise the smoking age to 21. Other cities, including New York City, Boston, San Francisco, Kansas City, ...

Cristopher Naputi, 20, thinks the increase in the legal smoking age is ridiculous even if the impact to him is minimal. A smoker since 18, he will turn 21 in August. "I don't like it.