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Smith wants to limit tobacco sale outlets  

A Buffalo councilman wants to clamp down on the sale of tobacco products within city limits.

Masten Council Member Demone Smith claims that the number of smokers is higher in Buffalo than elsewhere in the state, "in part because of the predatory marketing practices of the tobacco industry," whose advertisements often target children. He proposes limiting "the number of licensed tobacco selling outlets" allowed to operate in the city.

The resolution was unwrapped Thursday during the opening of "Your Cancer and Drug Store," a Buffalo Museum of Science exhibit that mocks cigarette makers. The event coincided with the 34th Great American Smokeout, the American Cancer Society's annual effort to discourage tobacco use.

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