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This R&D provides resources on states moving to raise the smoking age to twenty-one.  Massachusetts is currently looking into the idea, which Hawaii adopted back in June.  Advocates say that a higher age limit will reduce smoking among teenagers, while critics allege that it violates individual liberty.