(San Antonio, TX) — Local doctors are supporting an effort by City Council to raise the age for buying cigarettes in San Antonio from 18 to 21. The idea is to keep 15- to 17-year-old high school students from being given cigarettes by 18-year-old seniors who now can buy them legally. A City Council committee will discuss the initiative, called Tobacco 21, at a hearing today. The full council is expected to consider the measure for a decision before the end of the year.
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