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Brookline, Mass.’s Tobacco Sales Ban Survives Court Challenge

The ruling could clear the way for other municipalities to ban entire generations from ever purchasing tobacco products.

Massachusetts Town Sued Over Banning Tobacco Sales to Anyone Born After Jan. 1, 2000

Last year, residents of Brookline, Mass. approved a change to its town law that banned the sale of tobacco to anyone born after Jan. 1,…

Massachusetts’ Flavored Tobacco Ban Now in Effect

As of today, the sale of flavored tobacco products is now illegal at most retailers in the state of Massachusetts. The one exception to the…

Massachusetts Flavored Tobacco Ban Going Into Effect June 2020

On June 1, 2020, the sale of flavored tobacco products will be banned at most retailers in the state of Massachusetts. Today, Gov. Charlie Baker…

Massachusetts Senate Passes Flavored Tobacco Ban, Heads to Governor’s Desk

On Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate passed H.4196, a bill that will ban the sale of flavored tobacco products statewide, joining the House in passing the…

Massachusetts House Approves Flavored Tobacco Ban

A proposal to ban flavored tobacco got the overwhelming support of the Massachusetts House of Representatives on Wednesday, passing by a 127-31 vote and moving…

Massachusetts’ Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Goes to 21 Today

The minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Massachusetts is going up today, though it’s not as straightforward of an increase as you might think….

Swansea, Mass. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

The Swansea Board of Health has approved an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products ahead of the statewide increase, which will eliminate…

Fall River, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

At its most recent meeting, the Fall River Board of Health voted unanimously to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to…