U.S to ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21: Reports

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Congress is reportedly on the verge of changing a huge part of how stores in America function. According to reports, a sweeping healthcare reform package was inserted into the spending bill that passed over the weekend. That bill and the legislation in it would see the sale of tobacco barred to anyone under the age of 21.

Congress will likely pass legislation banning the sale of tobacco products to people under 21 as part of a year-end spending deal. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The legislation likely comes as the government and big tobacco aim to paint E-Ciggs as the new devil in America.