Flavored Vaping, Tobacco Product Ban Passes Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products while also imposing a new 75% excise tax on nicotine vaping products.
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The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products while also imposing a new 75% excise tax on nicotine vaping products.
Massachusetts House lawmakers have approved a bill that would ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products while also imposing a new 75% excise tax on nicotine vaping products.
One type of medical marijuana product is now exempt from Massachusetts' four-month vaping materials ban.
Experts are calling the new findings significant.
Juul now says it will stick to selling only Virginia Tobacco, Classic Tobacco and Menthol flavors in the United States.
The patient was a man in his 50s from Worcester County who vaped both nicotine and marijuana ingredient THC.
There's a new challenge to Gov. Charlie Baker's ban on vaping sales in Massachusetts.
A police chief in New Hampshire says a review of a school resource officer's use of force on a teen was in line with local and state policy.
Both deaths were attributed to the use of nicotine vaping products.
A judge has rejected the latest challenge to the state's vaping ban.
Massachusetts is seeing more cases of illnesses resulting from e-cigarettes and vapes.
The Department of Public Health said Wednesday that it has reported 10 new cases to the Centers for Disease Control.
After a four-month ban on vaping in Massachusetts, Bay Staters are heading over the border to New Hampshire for vaping products.
A Massachusetts woman has died from a vaping-associated lung injury.
It appears Governor Charlie Baker's four-month ban on the sale of all vaping products in Massachusetts has survived its first court challenge.
There are now more than 1,000 cases of vaping-related lung injuries across the United States, according to the CDC.
Vaping retailers and their business partners gathered on Beacon Hill to speak out against the ban.
Researchers say lung damage in those using e-cigarettes might be caused by chemicals in the vape liquid.
According to a new poll, many young people believe e-cigarettes and vaping are harmless.
Boston Children's Hospital has received a $100,000 grant from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care to help fight adolescent vaping.
Nearly 77% of patients reported using THC-containing products.
A Danvers vape store owner has become the first to sue the state in an attempt to get a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products in Massachusetts overturned.
Following a shakeup at Juul Labs Inc., the largest U.S. seller of e-cigarettes, here are some questions and answers about vaping:
The move comes one day after Massachusetts banned the sale of all vaping products.
Mayor Marty Walsh supports Governor Charlie Baker's 4-month ban on vaping product sales in Massachusetts and he says it will be enforced in Boston.
At Little Leaf Farms in Shirley, Massachusetts, lettuce is grown inside highly controlled greenhouses.
The Red Sox and Orioles will play a doubleheader on Wednesday after their Tuesday night came was postponed due to rain.
The Red Sox are approaching franchise history as they're on a 14-game winning streak, and their fans can't get enough of the action.
The MBTA has shut down the Red Line between Alewife and Park Street for maintenance.
After two days, 12 total jurors have been selected out of a desired 18 for Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Plymouth Superior Court.
The Red Sox and Orioles will play a doubleheader on Wednesday after their Tuesday night came was postponed due to rain.
Massachusetts voters will face a long list of ballot questions on the November 2026 ballot.
After two days, 12 total jurors have been selected out of a desired 18 for Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Plymouth Superior Court.
Two men died early Tuesday morning after a fire broke out at an apartment in Nashua, New Hampshire.
At Little Leaf Farms in Shirley, Massachusetts, lettuce is grown inside highly controlled greenhouses.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Massachusetts is reporting cases of cyclosporiasis, a disease caused by a stomach parasite that can lead to "explosive" diarrhea.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
With the Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses strike looming, some parents of newborns in the NICU are sounding the alarm.
A Malden, Massachusetts woman said National Grid took more than $28,000 out of her bank account for a gas bill that she didn't owe.
A Massachusetts family thought their Vrbo stay would be protected after they had to cancel their trip to Hawaii due to severe weather. Now they're out $12,000.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
There are no more Hooters restaurants left in Massachusetts.
There's a proposal in Cambridge to limit customers at bars and restaurants to one drink every 30 minutes.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
The Red Sox and Orioles will play a doubleheader on Wednesday after their Tuesday night came was postponed due to rain.
The Red Sox are approaching franchise history as they're on a 14-game winning streak, and their fans can't get enough of the action.
Caleb Durbin hit a tiebreaking homer over the Green Monster and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles Monday for their 14th straight win.
The Boston Red Sox have now won 13 games in a row after completing a 4-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park.
Spain dominated the match, outshooting Argentina 20-3, but couldn't manage a goal in regulation — finally scoring in the second period of extra time.
After marrying Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Adam Sandler went to Nantucket in search of a basketball court.
An injured hiker had to be carried off a New Hampshire mountain on a stretcher, but that didn't stop her from getting engaged.
A seal pup was spotted hanging ten on a boogie board off the cost of Maine this Fourth of July.
Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House scientific advisory council on UFOs.
Haggis is not on the menu in Boston for the World Cup, despite what Gov. Healey told Scotland supporters in a lighthearted social media video.