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Oregon Legislature May Raise Legal Smoking Age

(Salem, OR)  --  Some Oregon lawmakers are moving to raise the legal smoking age in the state from 18 to 21.  The bill, sponsored by Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward of Beaverton, would apply to use of all tobacco products.  An American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network poll shows 64 percent of Oregonians support raising the tobacco age to 21.  The bill is expected to be officially introduced this week.

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