Massachusetts cities, towns consider following Brookline’s tobacco sales ban

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Massachusetts cities, towns consider following Brookline’s tobacco sales ban

Brookline’s ban on tobacco sales to anyone born this century is inspiring other cities and towns across Greater Boston to follow suit, while critics worry about “unintended consequences.” Residents in Malden will get to weigh in Wednesday on an ordinance that would restrict the sale of tobacco products to anyone born after 2003. The same proposal will be up for debate in Winchester on Thursday. Local health boards in Wakefield, Stoneham and Melr…