Know the legal age to buy tobacco products in the U.S.? Many parents don’t

The age limit is 21 to purchase cigarettes, vapes, nicotine pouches and other products

A convenience store window with posted signs explaining the legal age to buy tobacco products is 21.

Signage at a convenience store in Washington, D.C., alerts buyers that the legal age to buy tobacco products is 21. Less than half of surveyed parents correctly identified this age, according to a new study.

Carmen Drahl

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