Jump to full article: AP, 2008-03-12
Intro: The Rhode Island Medical Society is supporting legislation before the General Assembly that would ban the sale of cigarettes at pharmacies that also have walk-in clinics.
The doctors' group says it doesn't make sense to offer cigarettes and health care under the same roof.
Pharmacy operators say that while tobacco use is a huge public issue, restricting the sale of cigarettes in retail settings is not the way to address the problem.
They also say the bill could be a veiled attempt to keep retail-based clinics out of Rhode Island.
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