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[Massachusetts] Falmouth Board of Health Considers Ban on Tobacco Sales in Pharmacies
Later this month, the public will get an opportunity to weigh in on a Falmouth Board of Health proposal to ban tobacco sales in pharmacies. "You have something that's supposed to be selling you products for your health, and they're selling you something
Apr 2, 2013
Falmouth (MA) Enterprise
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Apr 2, 2013 12:36
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[Massachusetts] MURDOCK: Cig tax burns convenience stores in Mass.
As the owner of a small convenience store chain trying to stay in business ... Right next door, New Hampshire levies a cigarette tax of $1.68. If the proposed cigarette tax increase is passed, the tax increase would put Massachusetts retailers like me a
Mar 30, 2013
Boston (MA) Herald
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Apr 2, 2013 00:19
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[Massachusetts] MetroWest coalition forming to take on tobacco
Believing they are stronger together than they are separate, some MetroWest communities are looking to forge a coalition to discourage tobacco use in the region and better educate the public about the dangers of smoking. Local health officials said the
Mar 31, 2013
Wicked Local (MA)
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Apr 1, 2013 08:55
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[Massachusetts] Youth Crew 'kicks butts' against tobacco
Members of the Reading Coalition Against Substance Abuse Youth Crew joined more than 200 youths from across the Commonwealth at the Massachusetts State House March 20 for a "Kick Butts Day" to celebrate their role in reducing the influence of the tobacco
Mar 30, 2013
Boston (MA) Globe
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Mar 31, 2013 14:52
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[Massachusetts] Springfield expands smoking ban in public housing
The Springfield Housing Authority is expanding its ban on smoking to areas outside its properties, one year after the agency ordered residents and visitors to stop smoking inside its buildings. Massachusetts' third largest housing authority says the full
Mar 30, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Mar 30, 2013 19:02
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[Massachusetts] Careless disposal of cigarette seen as cause of six-alarm Dorchester blaze
Someone's careless disposal of a cigarette was the cause of a six-alarm blaze in Dorchester that caused an estimated $1.2 million in damage and left 30 people homeless, the Boston fire department said today.
Mar 29, 2013
Boston (MA) Globe
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Mar 29, 2013 14:25
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[Massachusetts] Editorial: Punishing smokers with higher taxes
A compassionate society doesn't punish the sick for their sicknesses. Responsible public health policy requires multiple approaches to discouraging smoking and helping smokers kick the habit. But what Beacon Hill wants is more state revenue for common ne
Mar 28, 2013
Metro West Daily News (Framingham, MA)
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Mar 28, 2013 16:05
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[Massachusetts] Bill eyes smoking ban for apartments condos
A bill sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Benson, D-Lunenburg, would ban smoking in apartments and condos, a prohibition that local housing authorities say would be complicated to implement and lack widespread support. "We have been taking the 'wait and see' att
Mar 28, 2013
Lowell (MA) Sun
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Mar 28, 2013 08:57
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[Massachusetts] Smoking to be banned outside Springfield public housing
For residents of public housing owned by the Springfield Housing Authority , smoking has been banned inside their apartments for the last year. Now, they will no longer be able to smoke outside as well. Starting next week, smoking will be banned on all S
Mar 27, 2013
WWLP-22News (Springfield, MA)
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Mar 27, 2013 15:09
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BROWN: Obamacare Won't Solve Massachusetts' Tobacco Problem
Increased premiums for smokers aren't enough to make people quit. ... even as Obamacare creates incentives to quit, without the cessation programs that help those who decide smoking is too expensive a habit, the new policy measures might be ineffective.
Mar 26, 2013
Boston Magazine
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Mar 27, 2013 05:50