New York City aims to ban cigarette sales to under 21s

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New York City aims to ban cigarette sales to under 21s

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/york-city-aims-ban-cigarette-sales-under-age-142530178--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S2apdegHesunx0KGiPYonA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-23T000049Z_1_CBRE93M001H00_RTROPTP_2_NEWYORK-FASHION-WEEK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A model smokes before the Edun Spring 2011 collection show during New York Fashion Week" align="left" title="A model smokes before the Edun Spring 2011 collection show during New York Fashion Week" border="0" /></a>By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City took the first step on Monday in outlawing sales of cigarettes to anyone under age 21, in an effort to reduce smoking among the age group in which most smokers take up the habit. The bill, which was introduced by the City Council and has the backing of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, would make New York City, which already has the highest cigarette taxes in the nation, the first big city or state to set the smoking age at 21. Currently, individuals must be 18 to buy cigarettes. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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