Rite Aid raises tobacco buying age to 21, following Walgreens' lead

Rite Aid will raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21 within the next 90 days, the company announced Tuesday.

"Raising the age for purchasing tobacco products is an important step in our efforts to ensure that these products do not fall into the hands of children and teens," Rite Aid Chief Operating Officer Bryan Everett said in a statement.

Rite Aid earlier this month said it would stop selling e-cigarettes, citing federal data showing a surge in high school students using the devices.

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