Post by dreag2121 on Apr 5, 2019 10:11:45 GMT -5
Good morning,
While on Facebook I saw a post talking about Maryland, the state I am moving too currently is raising the age to buy tobacco products to 21, come October 2019.
Personally, this doesn't affect me, being both over 21 and in the military; but moreover, I bring this up because I saw Hawaii was talking about raising the smoking age on cigs to 100.
Now, this is only for cigarettes, but if we allow for snowballing, it could lead to other things. But banning just cigarettes could help the pipes and cigars in the long term.
I have a question, does the bill in Maryland count for pipe tobacco and cigars? and does this allow make it illegal for them to smoke? it says buy, and I assume smoking or possession, but I am not smart when it comes to deciphering laws and text sometimes.
What do y'all think about the new bill and how could it affect the pipe community?
Thank you for your time, input and thank you for helping me (and possibly other) understand the changing world we live in,
Jared
While on Facebook I saw a post talking about Maryland, the state I am moving too currently is raising the age to buy tobacco products to 21, come October 2019.
The Maryland General Assembly passed a bill Wednesday that will raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21.
The legislation, set to go into effect Oct. 1 if approved by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, would make Maryland the ninth U.S. state to begin the process of raising the age requirement — up from 18 years old — for buying tobacco and nicotine products, the Baltimore Sun reported.
And while the bill is designed to protect teens from the damaging effects of smoking, one under-21 demographic was made exempt to the policy change: military personnel.
Sen. Michael Hough originally proposed the exemption for service members who present a military ID as a means to help get the bill approved by Republican voters who were opposing the policy change and labeling it as an example of government overstepping.
“To say that people in the military, if they’re 19 or 20, can’t smoke a cigarette or a cigar, to me was an affront,” Hough told the Baltimore Sun.
Source: www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2019/04/05/maryland-raises-age-to-buy-tobacco-to-21-makes-exception-for-troops/
The legislation, set to go into effect Oct. 1 if approved by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, would make Maryland the ninth U.S. state to begin the process of raising the age requirement — up from 18 years old — for buying tobacco and nicotine products, the Baltimore Sun reported.
And while the bill is designed to protect teens from the damaging effects of smoking, one under-21 demographic was made exempt to the policy change: military personnel.
Sen. Michael Hough originally proposed the exemption for service members who present a military ID as a means to help get the bill approved by Republican voters who were opposing the policy change and labeling it as an example of government overstepping.
“To say that people in the military, if they’re 19 or 20, can’t smoke a cigarette or a cigar, to me was an affront,” Hough told the Baltimore Sun.
Source: www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2019/04/05/maryland-raises-age-to-buy-tobacco-to-21-makes-exception-for-troops/
Personally, this doesn't affect me, being both over 21 and in the military; but moreover, I bring this up because I saw Hawaii was talking about raising the smoking age on cigs to 100.
The new bill, HB 1509, suggests that the smoking age should go up to 30 in 2020, 40 in 2021, 50 in 2022, and 60 in 2023 - until finally, in 2024, people would need to be 100 years old to buy cigarettes.
Source: www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47129503
Source: www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47129503
Now, this is only for cigarettes, but if we allow for snowballing, it could lead to other things. But banning just cigarettes could help the pipes and cigars in the long term.
I have a question, does the bill in Maryland count for pipe tobacco and cigars? and does this allow make it illegal for them to smoke? it says buy, and I assume smoking or possession, but I am not smart when it comes to deciphering laws and text sometimes.
What do y'all think about the new bill and how could it affect the pipe community?
Thank you for your time, input and thank you for helping me (and possibly other) understand the changing world we live in,
Jared
They need a law where only people over 45 can go to war, would stop some of that 💩. Nation of Nannies, !
