Muskegon County, Mich. Commissioners Vote to Support Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
While an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products isn’t official yet in Muskegon County, Mich., it certainly appears that the forthcoming proposal won’t meet any objection from county commissioners.
On Tuesday night, the nine-member Board of Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to support an increase in the tobacco purchase age from 18 to 21-years-old. The resolution, which was the work of a local anti-smoking and anti-tobacco group known as the Knowsmoke Coalition, still must become a proposed ordinance first, but it appears the board has cleared the way for the increase to become law.
Ann Arbor is the only municipality in Michigan to pass an increase to the tobacco purchasing age, increasing it to 21 in August.
Muskegon County is located in the western part of the state along Lake Michigan, with a population of approximately 173,000 residents.
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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