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Brockton, Mass. Joins in Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Movement

The board of health in Brockton, Mass. joined the growing bandwagon of cities increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, approving the proposal…

North Attleborough, Mass. Approves Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

April was a strong month for the anti-tobacco movement in Massachusetts as a number of cities and towns increased the minimum purchase age from 18…

Weekly News (May 2, 2016)

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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…

Carver Joins the List of Massachusetts Towns Increasing Tobacco Purchase Age

The southeastern Massachusetts town of Carver has signed on to the growing movement to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21, as…

Massachusetts Senate Approves Increase to Tobacco Purchase Age

The Massachusetts State Senate gave its approval to a proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products today, voting 32-2 in favor of…

Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Coming to Norfolk, Mass.

Add the Boston suburb of Norfolk, Mass. to the list of more than 100 municipalities that have increased the minimum age to purchase tobacco products…

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…

Plainville, Mass. Passes Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

As of June 1, anyone wishing to purchase cigars or other tobacco products in Plainville, Mass. will have to be at least 21-years-old, as the…

Middleborough, Mass. Won’t Raise Tobacco Purchase Age but Increases Retailer Fines

One Massachusetts town isn’t jumping on the bandwagon to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, instead choosing to increase the fines on retailers…