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Question: Is it true that Arizona is the only state where possession of tobacco or tobacco products by minors is illegal?
Answer: As of February 28, 1997, Federal law does not allow retailers to sell cigarettes, tobacco, or smokeless tobacco to anyone under the age of 18. This law applies to all states. Laws regarding the possession of tobacco are left up to the individual states. Even though we have not been able to research all of the state laws, we do know that Arizona is not alone in the law prohibiting minors from possessing tobacco products.
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On 04/12/04
William Porter from Othe said:
Most kids i know that smoke come from familys that are some-how stuffed up, i find that smokeing releaves tension and calms the mind. why do you people sterotype us, if you were empathatic and nice people you would allow us to go about our own business. what im saying is that you people dont see the reason i and many others smoke. so before you go and throw us into your "i dont want to know this person" pile, think for a second "maybe its just their way of copeing with their own problems" so i wont lok down on them and think "losers"
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On 03/30/04
jennifer from IL said:
how could you enourage any one to smoke yes i am a smoker my self but i would someday like to quit smoking yes smoking is bad for you i've watched my mom go to the hospital almost every year cause she can't breath cause her lungs are so messed up from smoking and another thing if you wanna smoke smoke but if you don't then don't jsut don't smoke cause some person says to do or says to smoking is very expensive it makes you and your cloths stink your breath stinks 24-7 even after you brush your teeth and a nother thing think of how much money you spend each year for stupid ciggs
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On 03/23/04
me from AZ said:
Ok u people are all wrong. Smoking kills and thats all there is to it. It might not kill everybody but it is such a waste of time and money. And if ur smoking to be "cool" wake up hun!!! its not. plus who wants to be around a wierd smoking bad breathed dork. not me.
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On 02/07/04
.. from NJ said:
No law against tobacco possession here. Got searched last night, found a pack of cigerettes, was told they would kill me, and was giving them back.
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On 01/27/04
CJ from AZ said:
I think that cigarrettes do relieve stress in life because it involves deep breathing and some people don't get addicted, they smoke because they want to and won't you just leave these people alone. Just because they smoke, that doesn't mean that you get to tell them what to do, just give them the facts about smoking, and let them think about it if they want to quit or not. It's their choice not yours. There are reasons why teens smoke, for example: school, finals, SAT's, ACT'S, people problems, and other things that could make a person go crazy. They smoke so they could get these stresses out
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