https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/nation-world/fda-raises-minimum-age-to-purchase-tobacco-from-18-to-21/277-24a6f5b4-e52c-4579-ae08-e98d0b21d286
I feel much safer now. (!)
As a society, there needs to be a national age of maturity. If one is mature enough for contracts, military service, adult punishment in court, shouldn’t they be old enough for the responsibility of vices as well?
I agree. People who laud this policy change believe making abortion illegal will fix the problem, making guns illegal will fix the problem, and making drugs illegal will fix the problem.
Ultimately the government is not going to stop people from seeking out harmful things (waiting for the surgeon general’s warning on social media to be added to the header.)