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Changing legal age for purchasing tobacco does not make any difference because teenagers will always find a way to obtain cigarettes. Rather, the restrictions on purchasing cigarettes should be enforced in another manner. A way where teens cannot obtain them easily-Nadid

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Jennifer Urprasad: I don't think the law of raising the age to 21 will prevent teenagers and young people from smoking. For some people, they won't be able to get access but other people may still be able to get them by getting their friends to buy them or by finding other sources to buy from. Most people will try to find a way to get a hold of these products illegally no matter what the law says.

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Mehnaz Mahbub: I think this new law is not going to stop teenagers because there are alternative ways to get it, and also peers can have bad influence on some teens. They buy these products illegally. Teenagers will more likely try smoking more now because they usually do not follow the rules and regulations.

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Sabrina Hussain: I dont think changing the age will prevent or reduce smoking because teens will find loopholes to get past the age restriction; like getting an adult to buy the product for them or using fake IDs. Smoking is an addiction and when you have an addiction you will go to many lengths to suffice your craving.

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If changing the law is not enough, what else do you think should be done to prevent teens from accessing tobacco-containing products, knowing that it is harmful?

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Alain Delphonse-  I agree with the policy change because it is going in the right steps to stop people from starting to smoke.But I dont think that this will not be enough to stop or reduce the amount of young people smoking. Because if they want it they will get it somehow. We need to find better methods to handle this problem.

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I feel 50/50 about this policy change because yes, it plans to stop high school and middle school students from buying and using vape products but I don't believe it'll be effective. I think the plan the mayor and governor wants to prevent is pretty evident in this law. When you take away something that someone craves they'll only want it more. I feel this might limit the number of vape products that are in the hands of teens but it won't stop them from vaping and getting a way to do it, whether if it's sharing or having an adult buy it for them. (JAMES F)

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NOOR SHAMANTA- I believe that people should be responsible for their own actions so if teenagers vape and harm themselves then it's solely their problem.

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I feel like this policy change isn't going to reduce or prevent young people from smoking.  Teenagers as young as 14 can still obtain these products in many other ways, and that's what teenagers my age have been doing all along. - Christina persaud

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Abir banik
I think It will have an effect on the number of the young people that smoke. The law will make it difficult to obtain tobacco products and People will be cautious about who they selling tobacco to. Its not enough but it's a start.

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Ram Bagga
I believe that changing the legal age for use will not affect the amount of young people smoking because usually, people smoke because of peer pressure or as a form of coping with their  feelings. Young people will still try to purchase cigarettes or obtain them illegally. Even when the legal age is 18, there is still illegal purchases, so raising the legal age would have no different effect.

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I agree that I'm not sure changing the legal age is enough to stop young people from using tobacco products, however, I think policy change is a step in the right direction to limiting access. Do you feel the government and city is responsible for this? Or do you agree with Davon that the choice is up to the individual?

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Mohammad Eshan:  Age requirement can be easily bypassed; as we've seen already. Teens are very "slick" nowadays. They'd do anything to be able to have access to 21+ things: drinks, cigarettes, and other things that are off limits. They could get people over 21 to purchase whatever they need, and give them a "tip" on top, again they can also use Fake IDs to get around this, because store-owners don't have a way of verifying anything. Ultimately, I don't believe changing the age will change anything. Teens will always be rebellious.

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Sutherland Brown - there are fake id's as well as adult friends that can buy cigs for the teen population. Due to this ease of access, the age requirement does not matter at all. There should be more regulation over the sale of cigarettes rather than just the age.

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Safwan Miah: Changing the legal age to buy tobacco won't do anything because most teens are obviously under the legal age and they still get cigs and vapes and other substances, this wont stop them in getting the cigarettes and vapes and other things in their hands. This could probably increase the chance of teens smoking because its the thrill of doing something bad.

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Mandeep Karir: I do not think changing the age will decrease the amount of cigarettes bought and used. A lot of kids are abusing the 🤬 and are following the risks their peers take and do the same thing which is very detrimental to health for everyone. The policy must change in terms of having stricter laws about smoking and drinking to prevent these terrible conflicts.

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Mohmmed M. : No I don't believe changing the age will decrease the rate of young adults purchasing cigarettes. This is due to the fact that young people may ask older people who aren't close to them in buying the cig.'s for them. The policy must become more stricter than age.

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No, I dont think, that changing the age that you can buy cigarettes will change young people smokibg because they will find another way to get it. young people have to want to stop smoking. its a personal issue.
-Davon Smith