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Smokers rights campaign groups claimed a tax increase would negatively impact poorer people most, as they were more likely to smoke for a variety of reasons often related to stress and mental health problems including depression and anxiety

The risk of developing mouth or throat cancers is related to how much and how long a person uses tobacco

Worse yet, they might act as a gateway to actual cigarette smoking, especially if marketed to teenagers and children

California Assembly approves raising smoking age Share via Reporting from Sacramento Breaking a political logjam, the state Assembly on Thursday approved a package of anti-tobacco bills, including measures that would raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21 in California and ban the use of electronic cigarettes in restaurants, theaters and other public places where traditional smoking is prohibited