Fewer and fewer Americans are smoking cigarettes. That is a good thing. Now, Washington should take steps to see that fewer and fewer start smoking in the first place…
In Our View: Raise Legal Smoking Age – The Columbian

Fewer and fewer Americans are smoking cigarettes. That is a good thing. Now, Washington should take steps to see that fewer and fewer start smoking in the first place…
The legal age for smoking should be raised and packaging laws changed to discourage young people from smoking, Taiwan Medical Alliance for the Control of Tobacco members said yesterday…
These laws, which now exist in over 100 municipalities and several states, play an important role in protecting youths and young adults from addiction, sickness, and death…
Tobacco companies aggressively market their product, spending billions of dollars each year on advertising, much of it targeted to youth, in order to recruit what they call “replacement users.”
“If we can help stop some young smokers from starting right now, I think it’s important,” said Brian Hochstein, a member of the board…