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Photo via Pixabay How old is old enough to buy tobacco products? Right now in Florida, you can buy if you’re 18. If a bill passes, that age gets raised to 21. Sen. David Simmons (R-Altamonte Springs) is sponsoring the bill which would make the age 21. If vendors sell to those under 21, the penalty would be a fine of up to $500 for first offense and up to $1,000 for a second. For those underage who are buying, the fine is community service – 20 hours for a first offense and 40 hours for a second offense if it happened within the same year. The bill will be considered in the Florida legislature when they meet on January 9. Florida is proposing a bill to raise the age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21. Do you agree? — WINK News (@winknews) December 21, 2017