US EditionCourt upholds town bylaw banning anyone born in 21st century from buying tobacco products
- Massachusetts' highest court upheld Brookline's bylaw banning tobacco sales to those born in the 21st century, likely inspiring similar rules in other communities.
- The Supreme Judicial Court supported a lower court's decision to dismiss a lawsuit against the ban, finding it constitutional.
- The 2018 statewide law set the legal age to purchase tobacco at 21 years old, potentially impacting future challenges to similar bans.
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Massachusetts town allowed to ban anyone born in 21st Century from purchasing tobacco: Report
The town of Brookline, Massachusetts, adopted a first-of-its-kind bylaw banning anyone born in the 21st Century from purchasing tobacco and tobacco products, the Associated Press is reporting.The bylaw was adopted by Brookline in 2020 and upheld by Massachusetts’ highest court last week, the report said.
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Court upholds town bylaw banning anyone born in 21st century from buying tobacco products
A Massachusetts town that adopted an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born in the 21st century is being looked at as a possible model for other
US city bans anyone born in the 21st century from buying tobacco
The city of Brookline, Massachusetts, passed an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born in the 21st century, seen as a possible model for other cities in hopes of further curbing cigarettes and tobacco products.
Ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born in the 21st century
The city of Brookline, Massachusetts, passed an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born in the 21st century, seen as a possible model for other cities in hopes of further curbing cigarettes and tobacco products.
Court upholds town bylaw banning anyone born in 21st century from buying tobacco products - The Morning Sun
A Massachusetts town that adopted an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born in the 21st century is being looked at as a possible model for other cities and towns hoping to …
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