Genesee County, Mich. is one step away from raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21.

Yesterday, the Genesee County Board of Commissioners voted 6-1 in favor of the measure. It will now move to the full committee where it is expected to pass.

Genesee County is home to over 400,000 residents and includes the city of Flint.

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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.