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An April 2019 report revealed that the number of tobacco shops in Minneapolis more than doubled after the sale of menthol products was restricted to adult-only establishments in 2018.
The number of tobacco shops increased from 25 to 52, many of which were convenience stores which split or added another room where tobacco could be sold to customers 21 and older.
In 2017, the city council had voted to restrict the sale of menthol tobacco products to tobacco shops and liquor stores, neither of which sell to minors. So, convenience store owners and others applied to open separate tobacco shops.
The spike in applications prompted the council to issue a one-year moratorium on the approval of new licenses the following year. That ban ends this summer.