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# smoking age

Last year

2022

Poll: Should the legal age for smoking be increased to 21?

A report commissioned by the UK government is set to recommend the measure.

34.1k

Jun 8th 2022, 9:07 AM

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Three-quarters of people want legal age to buy tobacco raised to 21, poll shows

A total of 73% of the people surveyed are in favour of raising the age for the sale of cigarettes from 18 to 21

9.1k

Nov 16th 2021, 12:54 PM

Poll: Should the legal smoking age in Ireland be raised?

Hawaii has become the first US state to raise the legal smoking age to 21 – is this something we should be looking at?

17.5k

Jun 20th 2015, 9:22 AM