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Council continues public hearing on proposed tobacco and vape retailer rules after debate on buffer zones
Summary
City staff introduced a new Lincoln Municipal Code chapter 3.8 to regulate tobacco and vape retailers (possession offense under 21, bans on kratom and certain novelty items, and a 1,000-foot separation rule for new retailers). Council debated buffer distances and agreed to continue the hearing to the council's first March meeting for revisions.
City staff presented a draft ordinance (Lincoln Municipal Code, new chapter 3.8) that would create new local rules for tobacco and vape retailers, add a citable possession offense for people under 21, prohibit sales of certain products (kratom, novelty candies, disposable glass pipes and CO2 canisters known as "whippets"), and require at least 1,000 feet between new…
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