首页
登录
职称英语
The California lawmakers voted Thursday to raise the legal age to buy tobacco
The California lawmakers voted Thursday to raise the legal age to buy tobacco
游客
2024-01-14
17
管理
问题
The California lawmakers voted Thursday to raise the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. The measure is part of a larger package of laws aimed at reducing tobacco use. If Governor Jerry Brown signs the bill, California will become the second state, after Hawaii, to raise the age limit for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products. More than 100 cities in the U. S. , including New York and Boston, have already raised the age limit.
A week ago, the California Assembly approved the measure, which— in addition to raising the age limit— treats electronic cigarettes the same as tobacco products, expands smoke-free areas, increases smoking bans and allows counties to collect higher taxes on cigarettes than the 87-cent per pack state tax. The Assembly’ s vote came a few days after the city of San Francisco increased the age to buy tobacco products to 21.
California lawmakers passed the bill despite lobbying (游说) from tobacco interests. The measure also faced opposition from many Republicans, who said the state should not be involved in policing people’ s personal choices. "I don’t smoke. I don’t encourage my children to, " said Republican Assemblyman Donald Wagner. " But they’ re adults, and it’ s our job to treat our citizens as adults. "
But supporters of the bill say raising the age to 21 moves legally purchased tobacco that much farther from younger kids. "This will save the medical system millions of dollars, " said Democratic Assemblyman Jim Wood. "It will save thousands of lives. " A 2015 study by the Institute of Medicine " found that if the minimum legal age to buy tobacco were raised to 21 nationwide, tobacco use would drop by 12 percent by the time today’ s teens reached adulthood. In addition, there would be 223, 000 fewer premature (过早的) deaths and 50, 000 fewer deaths from lung cancer. " [br] Which of the following is the first state to raise smoking age to 21?
选项
A、California
B、Hawaii
C、New York
D、Washington
答案
B
解析
细节题。根据文章第一段第三句提到的“…California will become the second state,after Hawaii,to raise the age limit for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products.”可知,加州成为继夏威夷之后的第二个提高购买香烟和其他烟草产品合法年龄的州,即夏威夷是第一个州,加州是第二个州。故选B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3362851.html
相关试题推荐
ThanksgivingDayisalwayscelebratedonthefourthThursdayofNovember.It
ThanksgivingDayisalwayscelebratedonthefourthThursdayofNovember.It
ThanksgivingDayisalwayscelebratedonthefourthThursdayofNovember.It
TheCalifornialawmakersvotedThursdaytoraisethelegalagetobuytobacc
TheCalifornialawmakersvotedThursdaytoraisethelegalagetobuytobacc
TheCalifornialawmakersvotedThursdaytoraisethelegalagetobuytobacc
TheCalifornialawmakersvotedThursdaytoraisethelegalagetobuytobacc
KidsoftenaskScoutBassett,ofPalmDesert,California,ifshewishesshe
KidsoftenaskScoutBassett,ofPalmDesert,California,ifshewishesshe
TheCalifornialawmakersvotedThursdaytoraisethelegalagetobuytobacc
随机试题
Thebeachesarea______forwalking,especiallyintheearlyevening.A、lureB、in
在运输消费者的购买活动中,有的消费者往往以价格作为决定是否购买的决策依据,这类消
u和ü的区别在于()A.嘴唇的圆和不圆 B.舌位的高低不同 C.舌位的前后不
哺乳期最佳断乳时间是( )。A.6个月 B.8个月 C.9个月 D.10
患儿男,3岁,发热,咳嗽两周。实验室检查,WBC6×109/L,血清IgG抗体
建设项目实施的不同阶段包括(),因此业主方项目组织管理机构在项目实施的不同阶段
A.引起水、钠潴留 B.偶致视障碍 C.高铁血红蛋白血症 D.急性中毒可致
有关力的描述不正确的是( )。A.牙齿实际所承受的咀嚼力量 B.与牙周组织关
急进性肾小球肾炎Ⅰ型患者血液浓度常升高的抗体是A.抗肾小球基底膜抗体 B.抗核
下列关于在职培训的说法中,正确的是()。A.正规的在职培训指正式的培训课程项目
最新回复
(
0
)