According to a report from FOX 9 on April 17th, Minneapolis city council member LaTrisha Vetaw introduced a proposal on Wednesday to ban discounts and coupons for commercial tobacco products, as well as raising the minimum prices for cigarettes, cigars, snuff, and loose tobacco.
If the regulation is passed, the minimum price for a pack of cigarettes will be raised to $15, however, this regulation will not affect the price of e-cigarettes.
Furthermore, the regulation will increase penalties for license holders who violate city policies, and close the loophole for "sampling" of commercial tobacco products. This will put an end to the current practice of allowing indoor "sampling" of any tobacco products in tobacco shops under the state's Clean Indoor Air Act.
The ordinance will be resubmitted to the city council for review on April 25th.
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