Tobacco Age Goes Up

[TxAg]

I assume then, that you would like them to put a minimum age requirement on things like sugar? i'd bet it is directly attributable to many more health problems than tobacco. It is basically poison.

The issue you both have is with the current health insurance/care system, not what a person decides to put into their own body.

Don't get me started on all the BS corn syrup and sugar in everything.

[Cbb1722]

Nicotine don’t kill you it’s the tobacco that does. A lot of people don’t understand that I think. They’ll never ever outlaw tobacco because they make too much money on taxes from it. A can of Copenhagen snuff is over 6 bucks here sometime over 7 depending on the place. But I do believe inhaling tobacco is worse than it being in your gums. You don’t hear near as many people having cancer from snuff as you do cigarettes. I know a lot of people who dip and don’t know anyone personally who got cancer from it. But know a lot of people that are in horrible shape due to smoking.

[lovemylegacy]

Just saw where Abbott signed the bill which will increase legal age of buying tobacco products to 21 effective Sept 1st


https://www.kltv.com/2019/06/10/texa...embers-exempt/

The only thing so far Abbott has done that I don't agree with.

[lovemylegacy]

I disagree. Not saying they won’t be able to find it, but I do believe it will make it more difficult. It’s too easy for a senior in high school to buy up tobacco products for younger folks. I don’t know a lot of 18 year olds with 21 year old friends. If it hadn’t been for the seniors, I’d have never gotten my snuff as I didn’t know anyone much older than high school. I think the biggest impact will be less tobacco in schools. It will still be there, but I think it will be a lot more challenging than it used to be.

I think if anything, the age might have been bumped to 19-20. At least get the legal age out of high school for the most part.

Man, I was 15 and buying beer. I didn't need Seniors and the kids today don't either. If they are smoking as a youngster, 21 raise will not matter.

[JHT]

Tobacco can generate a MIP charge. Bet this is going to generate some revenue...

Bingo.

Another garbage law the LEO's will have to deal/enforce.

[Grant2]

I think they should change the voting age to 25 and keep the politics out of the schools. They don't need to corrupt the system by playing games with a bunch of kids by brainwashing them to vote for a bunch of dip ****s. I'm glad to see them raise the tobacco age no a problem here at all.

[Jcjohnson]

I think they should change the voting age to 25 and keep the politics out of the schools. They don't need to corrupt the system by playing games with a bunch of kids by brainwashing them to vote for a bunch of dip ****s. I'm glad to see them raise the tobacco age no a problem here at all.

This wouldn’t hurt my feelings either well 21 across the board anyways. Might see less PTSD if the age to join went to 21 also.

[Ethan313]

They still gonna do it so age doesn’t matter that much

[CodyWitt]

Absolutely ridiculous law in my eyes. I don’t partake in the usage of it, but I think it’s insane that at 18 years old they will let you take out a student loan for hundreds of thousands of dollars, go to war, pay taxes, purchase a firearm, drive a vehicle and so may other adult responsibilities, but a young adult can’t make the choice of tobacco for themselves? Completely Asinine

[CodyWitt]

If you can take a bullet for your country you should be able to drink a beer and smoke a cigarette also... no sure what the perfect age is but it should be the same for all 3 IMO..

^^^this.