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Emily Dinman/Columbia Basin Herald - Washington Secretary of Health John Wiesman, pictured in the foreground, testified before the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee Thursday on the merits of raising the purchasing age of tobacco from 18 to 21. Wiesman said no other policy the legislature could adopt this year would do more to protect the health of children.

Emily Dinman/Columbia Basin Herald - Washington Secretary of Health John Wiesman, pictured in the foreground, testified before the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee Thursday on the merits of raising the purchasing age of tobacco from 18 to 21. Wiesman said no other policy the legislature could adopt this year would do more to protect the health of children.

February 13, 2018

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Bill would raise age to buy tobacco to 21
February 13, 2018 midnight

Bill would raise age to buy tobacco to 21

OLYMPIA — State lawmakers are considering raising the age to buy tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21 in an effort to lower addiction rates and cut back on nicotine in schools.