An anti-smoking advocate is applauding the St. Peter decision to become the 9th city in Minnesota to pass a Tobacco 21 policy.
Laura Smith is with ClearWay Minnesota and she said, “An estimate showed that about 25-percent fewer young adults would take up smoking and in Minnesota, if we passed a statewide Tobacco 21 law we would have 30-thousand fewer young adults smoking in Minnesota.”
Smith added that nearly 95-percent of addicted adult smokers start before age 21 and, “The latest Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey showed for the first time a rising number of youth are using tobacco so it’s really a wake-up call for many of us that now is the time for action.”
*Other Minnesota Cities Include:
- Edina
- St. Louis Park
- Bloomington
- Plymouth
- North Mankato
- Shoreview
- Falcon Heights
- Minneapolis
