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Eastham, Mass. Seeking Changes to Tobacco Laws

The Cape Cod town of Eastham, Mass. has informed tobacco retailers that it is considering implementing a number of changes in the coming months and has…

Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Appears to Have Go-Ahead in Amherst, Mass.

After falling off the priority list last year, a proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old in Amherst, Mass. came…

Lexington, Mass. Headed Towards Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

Lexington, Mass. appears headed towards an increase of the age to purchase tobacco products after the town’s board of health was recently given full control…

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…

Winchester, Mass. Seeking More Restrictions on Tobacco Sales

After raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 in March 2014, the town of Winchester, Mass. is looking to impose…

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…

Tobacco Purchase Age Goes to 21 in Waltham, Mass. Today

Starting today, you have to be at least 21-years-old to purchase tobacco products in Waltham, Mass. The Waltham Board of Health had been working on…

Amherst, Mass. Likely to Vote on Tobacco Age Increase this Spring

While a formal date for a public hearing has not yet been announced, it appears that the Amherst, Mass. Board of Health will be holding…

South Hadley, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

There’s another city in Massachusetts raising the age to purchase tobacco products to 21, as the South Hadley Board of Health unanimously approved the increase…

Cambridge, Mass. Makes 21 the New Age to Buy Tobacco Products

You can cross Cambridge off the list of Massachusetts cities where you have to be 18 to buy tobacco or nicotine delivery products, because the city…

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

Over the past year or so, it seems like on an almost weekly basis, another Massachusetts city or town looks to raise the minimum age…