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Council creates three tobacco license classes, removes moratorium for head shops after debate
Summary
By ordinance the council established three classes of tobacco dealer licenses (A: primary retailers, B: incidental sellers, C: head shops), kept a moratorium on Class A licenses, and voted to lift the moratorium on Class C head-shop licenses after council amendment.
The Moline City Council on Dec. 17 amended municipal tobacco licensing rules to create three license categories and to regulate issuance through temporary moratoria for certain classes.
City staff described an ordinance that defines Class A as primary tobacco retailers (vape and tobacco specialty shops), Class B as incidental tobacco retailers (convenience stores and similar businesses), and Class C as head shops (accessories that could be used for cannabis). The proposal retained a…
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