February 7, 2017 Patrick Lagreid Age Restrictions,  Regulations

Pembroke, Mass. to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

There will be another city in Massachusetts raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, as on Monday night the Pembroke Board of Health approved an increase from 18 to 21-years-old.

The board did not decide an effective date of the increase, however, deciding to resolve that at a future meeting, according to a report from PatriotLedger.com. It is fairly common for changes like this to go into effect in anywhere from a few months to a year in order to inform and educate retailers as well as to allow for changes to signage.

With Pembroke approving the change, Massachusetts now has nearly 150 towns and cities that have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco. There is also a push in the state legislature to make the increase effective statewide, having passed the senate last year before stalling in the state house. A similar bill has been introduced into the current legislature.

Pembroke is home to approximately 18,000 residents and is located roughly 30 miles southeast of Boston.

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Patrick Lagreid

I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the G-League's Valley Suns, and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.

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