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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…

Massachusetts Legislature Won’t Raise Tobacco Purchase Age this Session

Time has run out on a proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Massachusetts. While the state senate approved the proposal…

Pittsfield, Mass. Approves Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

It’s been on the radar since at least March, but the Pittsfield, Mass. Board of Health has finally approved an increase to the minimum age…

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…

Stoughton, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

The Stoughton, Mass. Board of Health has unanimously approved an increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, joining the growing roster…

Belchertown, Mass. Ups Tobacco Purchase Age, Approves Smoking Ban

Monday was a good day for the anti-tobacco crowd in Massachusetts, as the movement to raise the minimum purchase age to 21 scored another victory…

Tobacco Purchased Age Increased to 21 in Worcester, Mass.

As the summer heat begins to subside, the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Worcester, Mass. will rise, as the city’s board of health…

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…