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Students, residents urge Minnetonka to enforce flavored‑tobacco ban after county finds widespread noncompliance
Summary
Residents and sixth‑grade students told the City Council that a 2024 Hennepin County Public Health assessment found all 18 sampled Minnetonka retailers selling flavored tobacco in violation of the city’s 2020 ordinance; speakers urged stronger enforcement and outreach to protect youth.
Several Minnetonka residents, led by long‑time resident Molly Moylanin, told the City Council on Nov. 10 that city rules restricting flavored tobacco to tobacco‑only shops are not being enforced and that retailers continue to sell products that appeal to children. “Back in 2020, the Minnetonka City Council passed an ordinance restricting flavored tobacco sales to tobacco‑only shops,” Moylanin told the council, and then said a 2024 Hennepin County Public Health check of 18 retailers found "100%" out of compliance.
A group of sixth‑grade…
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