California raises legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday approved raising the legal age to buy tobacco for smoking, dipping, chewing and vaping from 18 to 21. The new law, which will take effect June 9, makes California the second state to raise the legal smoking age to 21. It will not apply to military personnel. Brown did not say why he signed the measure along with four others restricting tobacco use in various ways, and his staff declined to comment.
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