The national age limit to buy tobacco products will increase to 21 for civilians and service members alike in the latest version of Congress' spending package, which passed last week. Lawmakers announced an inclusion of the provision, which does not make an exemption for the military, in a joint press release from Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia. The two senators, from tobacco-producing states, originally introduced this measure in a separate bill earlier this year. Read more on Military.com.
Ban on Tobacco Sales to Those Under 21 Will Affect Troops
