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Cigarette Age Changed Solved Nothing
Andrew McCready ('16) explains how changing the cigarette age to 21 has not changed anything.
By Andrew McCready
Class of 2016
The town of Braintree has an all-around classic American lifestyle. Over 35,000 citizens live here and many of them are amazing people. However, in a town of this size, mixed feelings can occur when laws are passed.
In October 2014, the age to purchase tobacco products in Braintree was raised from eighteen to twenty one. This change is causing people who had previously been of age to legally buy cigarettes in Braintree to waste their gas and time only to travel one town over so they get a pack.
