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…
Cohasset, Mass. Increasing Tobacco Purchase Age
Beginning June 1, anyone wishing to buy tobacco in Cohasset, Mass. will need to be at least 21-years-old, as the town’s board of health recently…
Middleton, Mass. Approves Tobacco Purchase Age Increase and Other Regulations
The Middleton, Mass. Board of Health recently approved a number of new regulations regarding the use of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes, including an increase…
Tewksbury, Mass. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age, Bans Flavored Tobacco
Tewksbury has become the latest town in Massachusetts to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, upping the age to 21 as part of…
North Adams, Mass. Approves Increase of Tobacco Purchase Age
As of Aug. 1, you will need to be at least 21-years-old to purchase tobacco products in North Adams, Mass., thanks to the city’s board…
Essex, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age, Passes Additional Tobacco Regulations
A number of new regulations regarding the sale of tobacco products will go into effect this summer in Essex, Mass., as the town’s board of…
Marblehead, Mass. Passes Age Increase, Smoking Ban
The Marblehead, Mass. Board of Health voted unanimously yesterday to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco and tobacco substitute products, such as e-cigaretttes, from…
Bill to Ban Flavored Cigars Introduced Again in New Jersey
There’s another attempt to ban the sale of flavored cigars in New Jersey. Sen. Shirley K. Turner, D-Hunterdon/ Mercer, has introduced S.1961, a bill that seeks…
Palo Alto, Calif. Heads Towards Tobacco Age Increase
City leaders in Palo Alto, Calif. have made no secret of their disdain for tobacco over the past two years, banning smoking in parts of the…
Wareham, Mass. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
It’s been a busy winter for the Wareham Board of Health. In November they banned smoking in city parks and beaches and yesterday they increased the minimum…
