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VIDEO: Policy Stops Cig. Sales On Regents Campuses  

Store Owner Worried About His Market On MTSU's Campus
Jump to full article: WSMV-TV NBC-4 (Nashville, TN), 2009-09-25
Author: Reported By Larry Flowers

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He has operated Dwight's Mini Mart on the MTSU campus for 15 years. Even though he's blind, he's can stock shelves with the best of them.

"I've done it so long, I've memorized each location so I know where everything goes," he said.

Tennessee Board of Regents members unanimously adopted a general policy Friday preventing the sale of tobacco and alcohol on the college campuses they oversee.

"That's going to be pretty tough," said Johnson.

The Board of Regents' decision is effective immediately, but it is going to allow Johnson to sell his remaining inventory; he just wants be able to order any more.

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