TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Capitol News Service) - Ten students gathered in the State Capitol, holding signs with real life examples of how smoking has affected people. Dee Ann Smith started smoking when she was 17, but is now 17 years cigarette free. “I’ve had cancer. I have asthma. I see a cardiologist and a lipidologist regularly and all of that is a result of me smoking,” Smith said. Smith, along with other anti-smoking advocates were in the Capitol, pushing to raise the age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. “I don’t want anybody else to have to go through that,” Smith said. Studies show half of 8th graders say it’s easy to get cigarettes. The American Heart and Stroke Associations says the cur... [Read more]