Westminster, Massachusetts, considers 1st tobacco ban in U.S.

Health | 206746 hits | Nov 10 7:25 am | Posted by: Regina

A Massachusetts town has become an improbable battleground in America's tobacco wars. This week, the Board of Health will hear public comment on a proposed regulation that could make Westminster the first municipality in the U.S. to ban sales of all tobac

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by wildrosegirl
Tue Nov 11, 2014 8:36 pm
Ban tobacco in one town while they're legalizing pot in others.

What a brilliant nation.
by andyt
Tue Nov 11, 2014 8:56 pm
Banning sales of tobacco. Some towns in states that have legalized pot also have banned pot stores - up to each individual town I guess.
by Vamp018
Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:09 pm
Hum, sound like some counties in certain state's that have dry or Wet laws except Local Home-rule where allowed. Sounds like in MA the State can yield laws by separation of powers on Tobacco to local Health Nazi Dept lol. I thought NY and CA where our fricken Nazi Nut-jobs . Dam that Libola Virus err.
by Jabberwalker
Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:27 am
You can still buy some heavy ordinance tho

... after an appropriate "New England" cooling period, of course.
by Baddragon
Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:59 am
One more reason not to visit New England.

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