Sex, Jobs, and Smoking: What's Legal for Teens in Your State?

A state-by-state look at America's paternalistic patchwork of laws

Eric Boehm | From the December 2017 issue

This article originally appeared in print under the headline "Sex, Jobs, and Smoking: What's Legal for Teens in Your State?."

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Sex, Jobs, and Smoking: What's Legal for Teens in Your State?

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