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Council committee advances ordinance to set $25 minimum price for e‑cigarettes, add school buffers and remove downtown exemption
Summary
The committee approved amendments to the Minneapolis commercial‑tobacco code to set a $25 minimum price for electronic delivery devices, add spacing requirements from K–12 schools and require larger zoning parcels for new tobacco dealers; changes to location rules take effect Aug. 1, 2025.
The Business, Housing and Zoning Committee on June 24 advanced an amendment to Minneapolis’ commercial‑tobacco ordinance that would set a $25 minimum price for e‑cigarettes and change where new tobacco retailers may locate.
Evelyn Carberry, senior public health specialist, and Max Cervantes, district supervisor for Business Licensing, presented the proposal. Carberry framed the public‑health rationale, citing vaping prevalence among young adults and high school students and research linking higher prices to reduced tobacco use. “Keeping the cost of commercial tobacco products high is one of the most effective tools to decrease their use,” she said.
Cervantes outlined the licensing and zoning changes: establishing a $25 minimum price per…
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