[url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california/Deadline-Looms-for-California-Governor-to-Act-on-Tobacco-Age-378145811.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_LABrand]link[/url] As an initiative to get adolescents to live a healthier lifestyle, gov Brown passed a bill to raise the smoking age to 21. I don't smoke myself, and I'm older than 21 so it doesn't effect me as much personally. But I think it's an overall good thing. Let the brain fully developed before you make decisions that could probably change the outcome of your life.