New York Mayor Bloomberg signed Act 21 years of age need to purchase cigarettes

Tobacco According to NTDTV reports the New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a decree on November 19, completed his office early promise and hope New Yorkers better health, especially to make the New York to become smoke-free city. There are two laws which restrict young people to buy tobacco products.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Nov. 19 to a total of nine decrees signed two decrees can be further improved before the New York City smoking status.

Regulations, in New York City, 21 years of age to buy cigarettes is illegal, the electronic cigarette is not OK. Current smokers over 18 years old still is not illegal. Another decree, a pack of cigarettes sell for at least $ 10.5, one can not buy too many individual packages.

New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley said, this can protect young people, so confusedly addictive. New York City, 80 percent of smokers begin before the age of 21. I hope the bill allows the young to avoid smoking.

Decree want to restrict young people from buying cigarettes than their partners from the big out there. Cigarettes to minors 90 percent of people between 18-21 years of age.

Against people think, there are still ways to get young people smoke, decrees would stimulate the black market.

As for the impact on retailers and jobs, Bloomberg disagree.

Bloomberg believes this argument makes no sense, which is related to the consideration of life issues. There will be billions of people around the world die from smoking in this century.

In the metropolitan New York City is the first implementation of this Act, if effective, other cities may follow suit.

Smoke-free policies Global Advisors, said Karen Blumenfeld, after the passage of the bill by the end of October, November 5 Washington made a similar bill. Dubai Health Ministry subsequently passed a bill take effect early next year, to prohibit the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 21.

Bloomberg signed the Act into force after six months.