Source: Richard Craver, WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 11/3/18



The snowball effect on the age-21 movement for buying tobacco products has reached an acceleration point once thought unfathomable within the industry and society as a whole. In the past nine days, the top two U.S. tobacco manufacturers — Altria Group Inc. and Reynolds American Inc. — have signaled their support for an expected Food and Drug Administration recommendation to Congress to raise the minimum purchasing and usage age from 18 to 21.

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