By Erin Golden and Eric Roper
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Flavored tobacco products and parking requirements got the boot Friday from the Minneapolis City Council, which also approved measures supporting new hotels and protected bike lanes.
The measure that drew the most supporters to City Hall was a proposed ban on flavored tobacco products at convenience stores, which received the council’s unanimous support.
Starting in January, cigars sold in flavors like grape, strawberry and chocolate will only be approved for sale in fewer than two dozen adult-only tobacco shops. That’s down from the more than 300 locations where they can currently be sold. The measure passed on Friday also set minimum prices for both flavored and unflavored cigars at $2.60.
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