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. 2020 May 15;19:101117. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101117

Table 1.

Minors’ attempted purchases without ID: Examples of Vendor Comments and Behaviour.

Vendor comments and/or behaviour Vendor willing to sell?
“Sorry, you need to be 18. Have a good day.” No
“You’re too young.” No
“No sale with no ID.” No
“I have to be strict with the rules because the government is hiring teenagers to test regulations’ effectiveness.” No
“You know I would sell it to you, man. But there is a cop outside. I have to ID you. Sorry man.” No
“I won’t sell to anyone under 25. I don’t want people reselling to minors.” No
Employee did not ask for ID. He was vaping. Yes
Asked for ID. Minor didn’t have ID. “It’s fine this time.” Yes