how do you have to be to buy tobacco in cali
California raises legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21. A man smokes a cigarette Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in San Francisco. SACRAMENTO, Calif. â The governor of California on Wednesday approved raising the legal age to buy tobacco for smoking, dipping, chewing and vaping from 18 to 21. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown said he signed the measure along with four others restricting tobacco use in various ways.