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Princeton becomes 7th N.J. town prohibiting tobacco sales to customers under 21 (Two Earned Media Stories: Times of Trenton, Reporter Nicole Mulvaney; Associated Press)

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The Princeton Board of Health unanimously adopted an ordinance this week banning the sale of tobacco products, making Princeton the seventh town in New Jersey to enact such a law.

“The real impact of increasing the tobacco age of sale is putting the legal purchase outside of the social circle of those who initiate,” board member George DiFerdinando said. “It has minimal impact on those who are currently smoking.”

You can read more from NJ.com here.

You can read the Associated Press story on NorthJersey.com here.