Come on politicians, why stop at cigarettes? Raise the voting age back to 21, do not allow marriage or driving until age 21, raise the drinking age to 25, and the soonest you can join the armed forces to 25. Also raise the age to purchase a gun to age 30. Now we can save some lives.
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Letter: Why stop at cigarettes?
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