{"id":27689,"date":"2020-01-16T19:05:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=27689"},"modified":"2020-01-26T18:05:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T23:05:11","slug":"indiana-panel-backs-higher-fines-for-underaged-tobacco-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2020\/01\/16\/indiana-panel-backs-higher-fines-for-underaged-tobacco-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Panel Backs Higher Fines For Underaged Tobacco Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27690\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2020\/01\/16\/indiana-panel-backs-higher-fines-for-underaged-tobacco-sales\/underage-tobacco-sales\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Underage-Tobacco-Sales.jpg?fit=299%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"299,168\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Underage Tobacco Sales\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Underage-Tobacco-Sales.jpg?fit=299%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Underage-Tobacco-Sales.jpg?resize=299%2C168\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27690\" \/><br \/>\nThe push to toughen Indiana\u2019s penalties on stores for selling tobacco products to underage customers is facing some questions over whether the proposed fines are too steep.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Members of state Senate\u2019s health committee voted 11-0 on Wednesday (1\/15) to endorse the bill that includes raising the minimum age for smoking and vaping from 18 to 21 to conform with the new federal law. 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