Association of Convenience Store Retailers Archives

A sign at Molina's San Antonio Country Store indicates that tobacco products cannot be sold to a person under twenty-one years old.

Metro Health to Begin Decoy Visits to Enforce Tobacco Law Changes

by Roseanna Garza February 27, 2019January 31, 2020

Metro Health will begin sending decoy shoppers between ages 18 and 21 into shops selling tobacco products to see if retailers are complying with the law.

(From left) Mohammad Rana, Association of Convenience Store Retailers Founder, Jay Sharkh, Jamin Khan, and Khalid Bajwa hold signs protesting the Tobacco 21 Ordinance in front of City Hall.

Gov & Politics

Council Set to Vote Thursday on Raising Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21

by Roseanna Garza January 10, 2018January 11, 2018

Local store owners hold up signs opposing the campaign calling for a city ordinance to raise the legal age for the sale of tobacco products from age 18 to age 21 at the Tobacco 21 Town Hall Meeting.

Health

Store Operators Oppose City’s Proposed Tobacco Sales Restriction

by Roseanna Garza November 16, 2017November 17, 2017