August 12, 2014 Charlie Minato Regulations,  Smoking Bans

Tupelo, Miss. Considers Allowing Smoking in Tobacco Stores

In a rare bit of good legislative news, the Tupelo City Council is considering amending the city’s smoking ban to allow for smoking in tobacco retailers.

Specficially, the law will allow smoking in tobacco retailers and business that generate more than 50 percent of their sales from e-cigarettes. In late July, the City Council delayed a vote on whether to amend the city’s smoking ban to include banning the using of e-cigarettes in places where traditional tobacco products cannot be smoked.

The city’s current smoking laws allow for cigar lounges.

Tupelo is located in Lee County, the northeastern part of the state. It has a population around 35,000.

Lee County Mississippi Smoking Bans Tupelo
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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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