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 handle the editing of our written content, the majority of the technical aspects of the site and work with the rest of our staff on content management, business development and more. I’ve lived in most corners of the country and now entering my second stint in Dallas, Texas. I enjoy boxing, headphones, the Le Mans 24-hour, wearing sweatshirts year-round and gyros. echte liebe.