April 10, 2018 Charlie Minato Age Restrictions,  Regulations

Allegany County, N.Y. Tables Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase

Last night, the Allegany County Board of Legislators voted 8-7 to table a measure that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21.

While that means the measure won’t go into law, it doesn’t mean it’s simply going away. Legislators vowed to continue the discussion on the matter, though no date has been given as to when the board will formally take up the matter.

Allegany County is located in the southwestern part of the state. It has a population around 50,000.

Allegany County New York tobacco purchasing age
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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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