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Fridley City Council Votes To Restrict Sale Of Flavored Tobacco
Now, flavored tobacco products, including menthol, will be sold in adult-only tobacco stores.
By WCCO-TV
September 16, 2020
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – On Monday night, the Fridley City Council voted 4-1 to restrict the sale of flavored tobacco products and update the existing tobacco ordinance.
Now, flavored tobacco products, including menthol, will be sold in adult-only tobacco stores. The council also voted to update the tobacco ordinance to meet state requirements that raise the tobacco sales age to 21.
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Flavored tobacco products are especially popular with young people; a study released in October of 2019 revealed a jump in the rate of teens vaping in Minnesota. Starting in 2017, youth tobacco use started trending upwards for the first time in 17 years, largely due to e-cigarette and flavored cigar use.
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