Mayor Marty Walsh (D-Boston) is seeking to raise the tobacco purchase age from 18 to 21 and has submitted a plan to the Board of Health. If the measure is passed, the city would join 83 other communities in the state of Massachusetts to raise the legal age to purchase all tobacco and nicotine products from 18 to 21. According to WBUR, Boston’s NPR Station, Mayor Walsh said in a statement, “We know the consequences of […]
