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FILE - This March 15, 2017 file photo shows a vape belonging to Branden Kempt, who works at the Future Vapor store in Seattle, rests on the store's counter. Legislators in Washington state have approved on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, a bill to raise the smoking and vaping age there to 21, sending it to Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature. Supporters say the measure would help eliminate youth smoking, but at least one national anti-tobacco group has criticized its enforcement mechanisms. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

FILE - This March 15, 2017 file photo shows a vape belonging to Branden Kempt, who works at the Future Vapor store in Seattle, rests on the store's counter. Legislators in Washington state have approved on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, a bill to raise the smoking and vaping age there to 21, sending it to Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature. Supporters say the measure would help eliminate youth smoking, but at least one national anti-tobacco group has criticized its enforcement mechanisms. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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