Ban tobacco sales in pharmacies
In Plain English
Richmond pharmacies can currently sell cigarettes and other tobacco products alongside prescription medications. This new law prohibits all tobacco sales in pharmacies. If approved, customers must buy tobacco products at other retail locations like convenience stores or gas stations.
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Votes
Approve the ordinance for first reading
6 to 1
Why This Vote Matters
Richmond pharmacies will no longer be allowed to sell cigarettes and other tobacco products under a new ordinance that passed first reading with broad support. The council voted 6-1 to approve the measure, with only Councilmember Bates dissenting. Customers will need to buy tobacco at other retail locations like convenience stores or gas stations instead of picking them up alongside their prescriptions. The ordinance still needs a second reading before becoming law.
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