May 24, 2018 Charlie Minato Age Restrictions,  Regulations

Wheaton, Ill. Raises Minimum Tobacco Age to 21

The Wheaton City Council has raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21.

As of July 1, customers must be 21 to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes. In addition, employees at stores will also be required to be at least 16 to sell tobacco products, and even then, someone of the age of 21 or older must be present for a sale of tobacco products.

Wheaton is the county seat of DePage County, about 30 miles west of Chicago. It has a population around 50,000 people.

DePage County Illinois tobacco purchasing age Wheaton
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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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