The change in the age was 100% about Juul, nothing else

Apparently keeping "tobacco products" away from middle schoolers has proven too great a task for today's parents. So instead of solving the problem themselves they lobbied their state reps to change the legal age to 21. I don't think it will help.

In response to this post by capitals1

Posted: 02/22/2019 at 10:50AM

So, tobacco buying age limit was increased yesterday to 21? -- hoosnowahokie 02/22/2019 10:09AM

I thought it already was 21. Weird that the article doesn’t say what the -- Hoakie82 02/22/2019 1:49PM

Time to just ban the sale of cigarettes in the USA ** -- CrystalCoveHokie 02/22/2019 11:52AM

I don’t understand the simultaneous movements to ban cigarettes while -- hokie-c 02/23/2019 06:44AM

In Virginia, laws passed during GA do not go into effect until July 1, -- Hokie CPA 02/22/2019 11:47AM

Wow, fascinating! Had no idea either. ** -- BG Hokie 02/22/2019 11:26AM

Believe it or not, cigarettes are "tobacco products", so no. -- 48zip 02/22/2019 10:18AM

Well, he's saying "use" cigarettes. The law seems specific to buying... -- BG Hokie 02/22/2019 11:27AM

Military/Active duty exempt for 18-20 y/os. So that's nice. ** -- hoosnowahokie 02/22/2019 11:32AM

That's the only exemption? ** -- BG Hokie 02/22/2019 11:46AM

Kids use Juul..they dont smoke cigarettes anymore ** -- capitals1 02/22/2019 10:16AM

It was for liquid nicotine as well. That's JUUL products, right? ** -- hoosnowahokie 02/22/2019 10:17AM

I didnt know that law included Juul -- capitals1 02/22/2019 10:19AM

The change in the age was 100% about Juul, nothing else -- HokieNoVA 02/22/2019 10:50AM

Makes it harder to get, no doubt. Everyone in high school knows an 18 year -- BG Hokie 02/22/2019 11:29AM

The use of vaping stuff has skyrocketed for teenagers -- fordham 02/22/2019 11:32AM

Fun fact: There's a store called Avail Vapors near me ... -- Nova Hokie 95 02/22/2019 11:45AM

If Butt Chugging is a thing, I suspect anal vaping is too. ** -- BG Hokie 02/22/2019 11:47AM

That should be permanently banned, along with tobacco -- EDGEMAN 02/22/2019 11:34AM

The "everything that's bad for you should be banned" attitude is how you -- HokieNoVA 02/22/2019 11:49AM

If you want to shorten your life span there are many -- fordham 02/22/2019 11:36AM

I'm all for that, but people who use it should stay in a confined space -- EDGEMAN 02/22/2019 11:41AM

I always thought there was nothing in the "smoke" that is why it -- fordham 02/22/2019 3:50PM

and STAY OFF MY LAWN! ** -- BG Hokie 02/22/2019 11:45AM

Exactly ** -- EDGEMAN 02/22/2019 1:08PM

The change in the age was 100% about Juul, nothing else

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