The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would raise the statewide age for buying tobacco from 18 to 21.

The bill would also ban smoking of e-cigarettes in places where cigarettes are currently banned, such as on school grounds. It would prohibit pharmacies and health care institutions from selling tobacco.

"This bill will not only protect our young people from beginning a dangerous addiction to tobacco, but it includes safeguards for public health by restricting the use of e-cigarettes [...]