Assemblywoman Valerie Huttle is hoping the New Jersey Assembly approves her bill to raise the current minimum purchase age to 21:

We have 15 municipalities in New Jersey that have already raised the smoking age ... Obviously, having every municipality in the state participating would be much more effective."

John Schachter from the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids supports the bill, saying:

It will help keep tobacco out of high schools when younger teens often obtain tobacco products from older students - If we can get you to 21 without being a smoker, you're almost certainly never going to be a smoker."

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