June 25, 2015 Charlie Minato Age Restrictions,  Regulations

North Andover, Mass. Considering Raising Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21

Another day, another municipality in Massachusetts considering making it illegal to purchase tobacco if you are under 21.

This time, it’s North Andover, which is located in the northeastern part of the sate in Essex County. The Board of Health will meet tonight to discuss raising the minimum purchasing age to 21. According to the Eagle-Tribune, the board has already had “informal discussions” on the matter.

Last year, North Andover restricted flavor tobacco sales to cigar bars and tobacco retailers. It previously had asked all pharmacies to voluntarily limit tobacco sales.

North Andover has a population of around 30,000. Andover, Danvers, Lawrence and Methuen—all of which are also located in Essex County—have raised the minimum age to 21.

Essex County Massachusetts North Andover
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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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