Legal smoking age

It is illegal to sell or give, directly or indirectly any tobacco product to any under-aged person, and anyone caught doing so will be subjected to harsh penalties.

Minors caught more than once will have to attend not less than two smoking cessation counseling session to have their offences compounded.

Minors who fail to comply with the above requirements or if they are caught four or more times, they can be charged in court and be liable to a fine not exceeding 300 Singapore dollars upon conviction.

In Mexico, Uruguay and cannabis-legal jurisdictions in the United States, the legal age to possess or purchase cannabis is identical to the tobacco purchase age (18 in Mexico and Uruguay and 21 in the United States).

In Canada, the legal age to possess or purchase cannabis is 19 in all provinces and territories except Alberta (18) and Quebec (21).

Minimum legal age to purchase tobacco by country (2022):
Illegal at any age
Minimum age is 21
Minimum age is 20
Minimum age is 19
Minimum age is 18
Minimum age is 17
Minimum age is 16
No regulation/no age set
Minimum age to purchase tobacco in Africa as of 2015:
Minimum age is 21
Minimum age is 19
Minimum age is 18
Minimum age is 16
No minimum age
Minimum age to purchase tobacco in Canada , Greenland , Mexico , and the United States as of December 2019*
Minimum age is 21
Minimum age is 19
Minimum age is 18

*May include laws that have not yet gone into effect.
Minimum age to purchase tobacco in Asia as of 2022
Illegal at any age
Minimum age is 21
Minimum age is 20
Minimum age is 19
Minimum age is 18
Minimum age is 17
Minimum age is 16
No minimum age or unknown
Minimum age to purchase tobacco in Europe as of 2025:
Minimum age is 20
Minimum age is 18
Minimum age is 16
Depending on jurisdiction

Note: Regulation by canton in Switzerland is below.
Minimum age to purchase tobacco in Switzerland by canton as of 2015:
Minimum age is 18
Minimum age is 16
No minimum age
Minimum age to possess and purchase cannabis as of February 2025*
Minimum age is 21
Minimum age is 20
Minimum age is 19
Minimum age is 18

*May include laws that have not yet gone into effect. Washington, D.C. allows recreational cannabis use, including sales.