March 15, 2017 Charlie Minato Age Restrictions,  Regulations,  Retail

Bloomingdale, N.J. Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco to 21

The borough of Bloomingdale has raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21.

The new law will go into effect on Sept 1. It is joined by another new tobacco-related measure, businesses that sell e-cigarettes will be required to have a new $250 license.

It was not without controversy, according to NorthJersey.com Councilman Ray Yazdi argued that many affected by the law would just go down the road to purchase tobacco products, something that would hurt the township’s tax revenue.

Bloomingdale is located in Passaic County, about 25 miles west of Manhattan. It has a population over 8,000.

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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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