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Deerfield, Mass. To Raise Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco to 21 (Update)

As of the start of the new year, Deerfield, Mass. will join the group of cities where a person must be at least 21-years-old to…

Proposal to Reverse Greenfield, Mass. Age Increase Fails

A Greenfield, Mass. city councilman hoping to reverse the upcoming increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products fell short in his effort, with…

Gill, Mass. Approves Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

It’s certainly not the biggest score for the anti-tobacco groups in Massachusetts, but there’s another town in the Bay State that will soon be increasing…

Greenfield, Mass. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

There’s one less town in Massachusetts where 18-year-olds can buy tobacco products, as the Greenfield Board of Health voted unanimously to raise the age to…

Greenfield, Mass. Looking to Become Latest to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

Looking to follow in the path of its neighbors Montague and Leverett, the Franklin County town of Greenfield, Mass. could become the next to raise the…

Leverett, Mass. Passes Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

Two towns, one night and an increase of three years in the age to purchase tobacco products. Shortly after the nearby town of Montague passed…

Montague, Mass. Approves Tobacco Purchase Age Increase, Bans Flavored Tobacco

The town-by-town campaign in Massachusetts to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21 claimed another victory last night, as the town of Montague’s board of…

Leverett, Mass. Board of Health to Vote on Tobacco Age Increase

Yet another Massachusetts municipality says it will increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic cigarettes, as the Leverett Board of Health has…

Two Massachusetts Towns Looking at Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

A pair of towns in Franklin County, Mass. are holding public hearings this week to get feedback on the possibility of raising the minimum age…