Second Ward July 2015 E-newsletter
News from Cam Gordon Council Member, Second Ward http://www.minneapolismn.gov/ward2 http://secondward.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/camgordonward2 Tobacco Ordinance. The Council has unanimously adopted the tobacco regulation ordinance changes I authored with my colleague Blong Yang. These changes will become effective on January 1, 2016 and set a minimum price of $2.60 per stick for cigar products, (which currently sell for as little as three for 99 cents) and prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products except at specialty, adult only, tobacco shops (stores for which tobacco accounts for over 90% of what they sell). This ordinance was based on the recommendations of our Youth Congress that these types of tobacco products are the most common entry point into tobacco use and nicotine addiction for our youth. I want to thank the advocates – especially the youth – and our Health Department staff for making this ordinance change possible. Protected Bi...