Bedford, Mass. Raising Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21, Bans Flavored Tobacco Products
Effective Jan. 1, the minimum age to purchase tobacco in Bedford, Mass. will be 21.
The town’s Board of Health voted to raise the minimum age from 18 to 21 amongst other new tobacco regulations. Those include banning flavored tobacco products, including both e-cigarettes and blunt wraps. In addition, it will require all single cigars to retail for no less than $5.
Bedford is part of Middlesex County, about 15 miles northwest of Boston. It has a population under 15,000.
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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