August 19, 2016 Patrick Lagreid Age Restrictions,  Regulations

Lee’s Summit, Mo. Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco

Beginning December 1, you will need to be at least 21 years old to purchase tobacco products or e-cigarettes in Lee’s Summit, Mo., as the city council unanimously approved the increase yesterday, with one of the eight members absent from the meeting.

Both retailers and individuals can be held liable, as it will be illegal for a retailer to sell tobacco to a person under 21-years-old, and it will be illegal for a person under 21 to purchase tobacco products. It remains illegal for a person under 18 to knowingly possess or use tobacco products.

Lee’s Summit is located in the Kansas City metro area and the council’s approval of the increase adds the city to the growing list of municipalities in the area that have passed similar increases, which includes Gladstone, Grandview, Independence, and Kansas City, Mo.; and Bonner Springs, Lansing, Leavenworth, Leawood, Lenexa, Olathe, Overland Park, Prairie Village, Westwood Hills, Iola, Mission Hills, Westwood and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan.

The city has a population of just under 100,000 people.

Cass County Jackson County Lee's Summit Missouri tobacco purchasing age
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Patrick Lagreid

I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.

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