A joint letter from 11 members of the Common Council was sent yesterday (October 23) to each member of the Milwaukee delegation in the state Senate and Assembly, asking for their sponsorship and support of LRB 2352, the Wisconsin Tobacco 21 Act.
This bill closes a critical loophole in state law by raising the minimum age for the sale, purchase, and possession of cigarettes, tobacco, nicotine products, and vaping devices from 18 to 21 — bringing Wisconsin into alignment with federal law. Forty-five other states, including all of Wisconsin’s neighbors, have already acted…