March 5, 2018 Charlie Minato Age Restrictions,  Regulations

Peoria, Ill. Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Proposed

Jim Ardis—the mayor of Peoria, Ill.—has proposed raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21.

Ardis will make the proposal tonight at a Peoria Liquor Commission meeting according to a report from WBMD.

Peoria is located in central Illinois and has a population around 115,000.

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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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