The town of Greenfield is looking to become another in a growing list of those in Massachusetts where you must be 21 to purchase tobacco products. On March 11th at 5pm the Greenfield Board of Health is holding a public hearing at 20 Sanderson Street on the consideration to amend existing tobacco regulations to include the 21-year-old age. Located in Franklin County, Greenfield is looking to follow in the footsteps of its county neighbors Montague and […]
The Leverett board of health officially voted on Wednesday night to change the legal age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. The move makes Leverett one of 20 communities in the state of Massachusetts to raise the age. The board which voted on the measure at their meeting last night did so in unanimous fashion. They also passed a law prohibiting people from smoking within 20 feet of work buildings or public places. The […]
In the towns of Leverett and Montague in Frankly County, Massachusetts the health board looking to change the current age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. The town of Leverett is looking to go a step beyond with the addition of banning flavored tobacco except for menthol. According to Leverett Board of Health Chairwoman Fay Zipkowitz , the board will pass the proposed regulations which were introduced by a representative of the Substance and Tobacco […]