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https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/tobacco-teens-smoking.jpg1350900A new study shows that, in California, moving the minimum age from 18 to 21 significantly reduced purchase by those under 18. That could be because teenagers had less access to tobacco through slightly older friends.