San Francisco Flavored Tobacco Ban Passes First Reading
San Francisco’s ban on flavored tobacco moved one step closer to becoming law. On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a ban…
Revere, Mass. Delays Tobacco Purchase Age Increase to Sept. 1
An appeal filed by a convenience store in Revere, Mass. has forced the effective date of the city’s increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco…
San Francisco Supervisor Seeks Ban on Flavored Tobacco
Flavored tobacco products have come under attack in San Francisco, as City Supervisor Malia Cohen introduced a proposal on Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting that…
Flavor Tobacco Ban Proposed in Oakland
Oakland, Calif. is expected to debate whether it should become the fourth major city to ban flavored tobacco. City Council members Annie Campbell Washington, D-4, and Larry…
FDA Extends Listing Deadline for Domestic Manufacturers
Cigar factories located in the U.S. were supposed to have until Dec. 31, 2016 to submit a list of products they manufacturer in U.S. factories….
Yolo County, Calif. Passes Ban on Flavored Tobacco
By next spring, sales of all flavored tobacco products will be illegal in the unincorporated parts of Yolo County, Calif., located just northwest of Sacramento….
Worcester, Mass. Tables Smoking Ban, Flavored Tobacco Restrictions
In the past year, Worcester, Mass. has raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21, banned smoking in a variety of areas…
Townsend, Mass. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age Today
The rollout of what has become a city-by-city, town-by-town increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products reaches the northern Massachusetts town of Townsend…
Grafton, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
The Grafton, Mass. Board of Health isn’t wasting any time in implementing an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, as Monday’s approval…
Plymouth, Mass. Rejects Tobacco Purchase Age Increase, Flavored Tobacco Ban
On Wednesday, the Plymouth, Mass. Board of Health rejected three anti-tobacco proposals, something that has been largely unheard of in a state where tobacco purchase…
Lowell, Mass. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age, Restricts Sales of Flavored Tobacco
The movement to raise the age to purchase tobacco products in Massachusetts garnered another city yesterday, as the Lowell Board of Health unanimously approved a…
