Topeka, Kan. Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21 After Supreme Court Victory
On Friday, the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and nicotine delivery devices such as e-cigarettes went to 21-years-old, a change that had been on hold until the Kansas Supreme Court ruled on whether the city had the authority to make the change at all.
On June 28, the court ruled that the city did in fact have the authority to increase the minimum purchasing age, and with that ruling now officially in place, the city went forward and informed retailers that the new age requirement is officially in place. The ordinance was initially passed in Dec. 2017, but was quickly met with legal challenges centering around whether or not the increase conflicted with the state’s rules about adulthood and restricted access to certain products. The Topeka City Council voted to appeal the ruling of Shawnee County District Judge Franklin Theis, sending the matter to the Kansas Supreme Court.
Topeka is the capital of Kansas and home to approximately 127,000 people.
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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