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Investigations reveal that US local stores sell cigarettes to minors
While public opinion persists in being against on line cigarettes sales, deemed to be a viable way for youngsters to obtain cigarettes, in Long Beach (CA) the rate of success by youngsters attempts at purchasing cigarettes in local stores has hit 36%. And in case of failure in one store, the minor one can walk right into the next one.
This means that to a youngster in Long Beach needs to try three times on average before being successful at purchasing cigarettes at the local stores without any problems.
If you were a minor, how would you go about buying cigarettes: A or B?
A) INTERNET
1. It requires a credit card, which has to be taken from an adult;
2. waiting time can vary from 4 to 28 days;
3. the package can be intercepted by the parents;
4. the payment will show up on the credit card statement and it will be inevitably discovered by the parents.
B) LOCAL STORE
1. It is sufficient to have cash;
2. delivery is immediate;
3. there is no trace of the operation;
4. anonymity and no consequences. Continue
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Posted in All News | 0 CommentsNine South St. Paul businesses found out the hard way Monday that the City Council takes selling tobacco to minors seriously. Continue
Posted in All News | 0 CommentsLindsay Schmidt believes it should be a routine question at gas stations and convenience stores when someone younger than 18 walks up to the counter and requests a pack of cigarettes. Continue
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