Lawmakers in Massachusetts are trying to eventually stop the sale of tobacco
Massachusetts lawmakers are proposing a ban on nicotine sales, aiming to prevent future generations from purchasing tobacco products.
Massachusetts lawmakers push for an effort to ban all tobacco sales over time
Brookline, a town of about 63,000 neighboring Boston, was the first municipality in the country to adopt such a tobacco ban in 2020.
Proposed legislation would phase out nicotine, tobacco sales in Massachusetts
Several towns already have generational bans, preventing new customers from ever becoming eligible to buy tobacco or nicotine products.
Massachusetts Lawmakers to Propose Phasing Out Nicotine Sales
Four years ago, Massachusetts made history when it became the first in the country to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products — including menthol — statewide. Then-Governor Charlie Baker signed the ban into law in November 2019 and it went into effect on June 1, 2020.
Proposed law would gradually phase out nicotine, tobacco in Massachusetts
A new proposal in Massachusetts could eventually ban nicotine and tobacco products for those born after a specific date.
Mass. bill would prohibit tobacco sales to anyone born after specific date
The Nicotine Free Generation Bill would replace the state’s current law that prohibits the sale of nicotine or tobacco to anyone under the age of 21.
Proposed law would phase out tobacco products in Mass.
Legislators propose a bil that would phase out the sale of tobacco and nicotine products throughout Massachusetts over the course of years.
Some Massachusetts Lawmakers Want a Statewide-First ‘Generational Tobacco Ban’
The new proposal would make Massachusetts the first state to adopt a ban meant to eliminate the use of tobacco products over time.
Massachusetts lawmakers push for 'generational tobacco ban'
If the bill is approved, young people not old enough to legally purchase nicotine and tobacco would never be lawfully able to purchase them in Massachusetts, thereby creating no more new users.
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New bill would gradually phase out tobacco products
Tobacco and nicotine products would eventually become banned in Massachusetts under a regulatory trajectory that a trio of ...
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Proposed law would gradually phase out tobacco products from Mass.
Tobacco and nicotine products would eventually become banned in Massachusetts under a regulatory trajectory that a trio ...
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