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Hingham, Mass. Increasing Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

While a statewide increase to the tobacco purchasing age is going to Massachusetts, a number of cities and towns are deciding that it won’t happen…

Plymouth, Mass. Raising Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

Even though the state of Massachusetts has enacted a law that will raise the minimum purchase age for tobacco products to 21-years-old, the town of…

Middleborough, Mass. Rejects Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Proposal

While Massachusetts has been a hotbed of cities and towns increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21-years-old, one town decided it won’t be…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Marion, Mass. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

Marion, Mass. has joined the growing list of cities to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21, as the town’s…

Wareham, Mass. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

It’s been a busy winter for the Wareham Board of Health. In November they banned smoking in city parks and beaches and yesterday they increased the minimum…

Marion, Mass. To Increase Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco

While an official increase to the tobacco purchase age in Marion, Mass. has yet to be passed, the town’s board of health has said that…