Christie's veto leaves New Jersey's smoking age at 19

Seattle Times: TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie decided not to act Tuesday on a bill that would have boosted New Jersey’s smoking age to 21, keeping the age to buy tobacco products at 19.

The bill, which passed the Democrat-led Legislature amid a surge in lobbying from the tobacco industry, would have fined retailers up to $1,000 if they sold cigarettes or other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes that are also known as “vapes,” to anyone 20 years old or younger. Underage smokers would have gone unpunished.

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