Plymouth could become the tenth metro-area city to ban flavored tobacco sales when its city council meets tonight.
Why it matters: It’s getting harder to find a menthol- or candy-flavored nicotine fix in the Twin Cities.
- Officials are cracking down on youth smoking, vaping and smokeless tobacco use.
The big picture: Another 16 metro cities — including Shakopee, Prior Lake, Fridley, Columbia Heights, Lilydale and Mendota Heights — have some sort of restriction, according to the Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota.
- For example, in Minneapolis and St. Paul, just adult-only tobacco shops can sell flavored products.
- Hennepin and Scott counties have also passed restrictions.
Zoom in: If approved, Plymouth’s ban would take effect in 2028 and apply to e-cigarettes, vape products and smokeless tobacco.
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- The ordinance would also raise license fees, restrict…