As a non smoker now, I feel very strongly that some regulations are indeed a necessity, because far too many smokers seem unable to control their habit and where they share the foul, toxic, smoke
I just dont know if thats legal. Attorneys for Brookline argue the bylaw is not a minimum, but a ban, which is legal under the 2018 state law allowing towns or cities to pursue their own rule that limits or prohibits the purchase of tobacco products. Katharine Silbaugh, a Boston University law professor and one of the leading petitioners of Brooklines bylaw, argued that nicotine and tobacco shouldnt be regulated like alcohol or cannabis, which whether were right or not, we believe at some age, they are safe enough to use. It doesnt make sense to have an age restriction that seems to indicate that you have become old enough to smoke, she said
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