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This sleepy central Massachusetts town of 7,700 has become an improbable battleground in America’s tobacco wars. On Wednesday, the Board of Health will hear public comment on a proposed regulation that could make Westminster the first municipality in the United States to ban sales of all tobacco products within town lines.
‘‘To my knowledge, it would be the first in the nation to enact a total ban,’’ said Thomas Carr, director of national policy at the American Lung Association. ‘‘We commend the town for doing it.’’
Town health agent Elizabeth Swedberg said a ban seemed like a sensible solution to a vexing problem.
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Wow more nazi tactics...don't say I told you so... first it was indoor bands due to the health concerns...then it moved to outdoor bands.. do the littering and the lack of enforcement of current littering laws ....banning harmless ECigs ...and now total out right banning of a legal products?..i am so disgusted that these smoking bans and the nanny state is cheered by many...do you realize the bad precedents these civil right violation are creating?...keep cheering you morons who agree with this BS..they got their foot in the door on indoor bans due to bogus studies that reveal the momnent ventilation is introduced the health hazards fall to acceptable levels...you dont like the smell..well i hate the stench of tyrants
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