• Dr. Coomer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    95·
    10 months ago

    Can’t you, like, buy weed at 18? Or what about vapes? Plenty of literal children using those.

    • DeepFriedDresden@kbin.social
      27·
      10 months ago

      There’s no state that allows recreational purchase under 21. Vapes are considered a tobacco product regardless of nicotine content and also require you to be 21.

      • FarFarAway@startrek.websiteEnglish
        5·
        10 months ago

        im guess im assuming you live in the us, but you might want to double check that.

        Tobacco sales to anyone under the age of 21 has been federally illegal since 2021.

      • zeze@lemm.ee
        21·
        10 months ago

        In the US both are 21 minimum in any state.

        I wish we could settle for one actual age of adulthood, 18 feels like a fake-out when you need to wait 3 more years for most of the privileges.

    • assembly@lemmy.world
      61·
      10 months ago

      All tobacco and vape got set to 21 and over where I live so just military and adult jail as benefits of turning 18 now.

      • zeze@lemm.ee
        91·
        10 months ago
        1. Emancipated from parents
        2. Can sign contracts and take out loans
        3. Vote + run for office
        4. Work a job without a permit, age-capped hours, and on machinery deemed 18+ only for safety.
        5. Full driver’s licence instead of provisional

        There’s more, but turning 18 grants a lot of rights still.