May 17, 2016 Charlie Minato Age Restrictions,  Regulations

Overland Park, Kan. Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco

Add Overland Park to the growing list of cities in the Kansas City area that have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21.

Last night, the Overland Park city council voted in favor of raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21.

In addition to the Kansas City proper, as well as Bonner Springs, Gardner, Gladstone, Independence, Olathe and Prairie Village. The charge is being led by Tobacco 21|KC, an initiative supported by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and local health groups.

Overland Park is located in Johnson County, it has a population of 180,000.

Johnson County Kansas Overland Park tobacco purchasing age
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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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