By Lori Kurtzman
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
A statewide push to raise the minimum age for tobacco sales is beginning in central Ohio suburbs.
Upper Arlington is set to vote next month to prohibit the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products and e-cigarettes to anyone younger than 21. Bexley is considering a similar ordinance and New Albany is likely to do the same thing this summer.
The proposed changes are new to Ohio — where, as in most states, the minimum age is 18 – but they’re hardly novel.