Advocates Say Tobacco Companies Will Exploit Mitch McConnell’s Anti-Smoking Bill
by school-aged children, which McConnell called a “public health epidemic.” The bill requires all states to pass their own legislation raising the purchasing age of tobacco and vape products to 21, or else they will not receive federal grants for prevention and treatment of substance abuse.
This was a blow to anti-smoking advocates, who are pushing for much more drastic changes than just raising the legal limit for purchasing. Their wish list includes banning flavored tobacco and vaping products, banning tobacco and vaping advertisements directed at youths, and banning online sales of vaping products.
Haifley called the section of McConnell’s bill that requires states pass their own laws a “favor” to the tobacco industry. He and other advocates are encouraging Congress to take up an alternative, such as a bill from Sens. Brian Schatz and Todd Young that just raises the federal limit, or a House bill from Rep. Frank Pallone that goes farther withNicholas Kamm / AFP / Getty Images
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