“Raising alarm over the boom in e-cigarettes among young people, Florida lawmakers Tuesday moved to raise the age limit on tobacco products from 18 to 21. At least 18 other states now have laws setting the minimum age for vaping at 21, and efforts are underway in the remaining states to raise the age limit. But e-cigarette retailers argue that vaping is not the same as smoking tobacco and that the legislation would hurt their businesses. In December, the federal government raised the age to buy both tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes to 21 nationwide. But states are passing their own laws because ๐ฒ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น. A Senate health committee voted unanimously to advance the bill Tuesday. The proposed law would also make it illegal to smoke or vape ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ schools.”
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