Albany, N.Y. — Cigarette, Smoking, Tobacco (lindsay-fox, CC BY 2.0)" data-caption-pos="bottom">New York's law raising the minimum sales age for tobacco and electronic cigarette products goes into effect on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The law raises the legal age for purchasing these products from 18 to 21, building on the Governor's comprehensive efforts to combat health threats from tobacco and e-cigarette