§ 417-1. Purpose; authority.  


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  • Whereas, tobacco use by minors is a continuing problem with grave public health consequences because more than 80% of all smokers begin before the age of 18 and more than 3,000 teens begin smoking every day in the United States ("Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report, of the Surgeon General," Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1994); whereas, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has concluded that nicotine is as addictive as cocaine or heroin, action is needed to curtail the easy access of tobacco products and nicotine delivery products to minors; now, therefore, be it determined that a strict and enforceable system to prevent access to nicotine delivery products and the sale of tobacco products to minors be enacted as follows.