On November 14th, City Council adopted a Tobacco 21 Ordinance raising the age from 18 to 21 for anyone to possess or purchase electronic cigarettes, cigarettes or tobacco in the City of Cheney.
Our Council was presented information in October from our School District about the growing number students vaping and using other tobacco products and also received facts from the Tobacco Control Coordinator including “85% of daily adult smokers are smoking daily before the age of 21”.
Police Chief Ken Winter, who also serves on the Executive Law Enforcement Advisory Board for DARE America stated, “I’m pleased that the Cheney City Council has made the Tobacco 21 a priority. The Cheney Police Department plans to continue their partnership with USD 268 and other community partners as we work to educate youth on the dangers of any type of tobacco use.”
Cheney is the first municipality to pass a T21 policy in Sedgwick County and the 24th T21 policy to pass in Kansas.
The change is effective Jan 1, 2020. The complete ordinance can be viewed at http://cheneyks.org/images/924.pdf
(Source: City of Cheney)