What is the legal age to smoke cigarettes and cigars in Arizona? Not
BUYING, but rather smoking. I thought that you must be 18 or older to
BUY tobacco but you can be ANY age to smoke or use it. Is this
correct?

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 21 Oct 2005 11:07 PDT

It is a misdemeanor for any person under the age of 18 to possess
tobacco products in the state of Arizona, therefore it is illegal for
any minor to smoke in the state of Arizona:

ARIZONA REVISED CODES 
13-3622. Furnishing of tobacco to minor; minor accepting or receiving
tobacco; classification
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/search/oop/qfullhit.asp?CiWebHitsFile=/ars/13/03622.htm&CiRestriction=cigarettes&CiBeginHilite=<b>&CiEndHilite=</b>&CiHiliteType=Full

Is this what you are looking for?

tutuzdad-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 21 Oct 2005 11:11 PDT

FYI:  ?'Minor' means a person under the age of eighteen years.? 
A.R.S. § 1-215(22).

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Clarification of Question by shortstopmmc-ga on 21 Oct 2005 11:25 PDT

Yep, that is all I was looking for... but what about Florida? And can
you give me the link you found the provisions for Arizona at?

THanks.

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 21 Oct 2005 12:11 PDT

The link that I found the Arizona law was listed above:

ARIZONA REVISED CODES 
13-3622. Furnishing of tobacco to minor; minor accepting or receiving
tobacco; classification
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/search/oop/qfullhit.asp?CiWebHitsFile=/ars/13/03622.htm&CiRestriction=cigarettes&CiBeginHilite=<b>&CiEndHilite=</b>&CiHiliteType=Full

Dear shortstopmmc-ga;

Since you are agreeable to my information as an answer I am reposting
it here to officially close your question:

In Arizona a minor is defined as any person yunder the age of 18.

ARIZONA STATE LEGISLATURE
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/1/00215.htm&Title=1&DocType=ARS

According to Arizona State Code 13-3622 it is a misdemeanor for any
person under the age of 18 to possess tobacco products in the state of
Arizona, therefore it is illegal for any minor to smoke in the state
of Arizona:

ARIZONA REVISED CODES 
13-3622. Furnishing of tobacco to minor; minor accepting or receiving
tobacco; classification
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/search/oop/qfullhit.asp?CiWebHitsFile=/ars/13/03622.htm&CiRestriction=cigarettes&CiBeginHilite=<b>&CiEndHilite=</b>&CiHiliteType=Full

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Clarification of Answer by tutuzdad-ga on 21 Oct 2005 13:51 PDT

As for your follow-up question about Florida laws, according to
Florida State statute 569.11:

?It is unlawful for any person under 18 years of age to knowingly
possess any tobacco product.?

Title XXXIV
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO 
Chapter 569
TOBACCO PRODUCTS 
569.11	Possession, misrepresenting age or military service to
purchase, and purchase of tobacco products by persons under 18 years
of age prohibited; penalties; jurisdiction; disposition of fines.
http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=569.11&URL=CH0569/Sec11.HTM

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Tutuzdad-ga