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.
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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.
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Many businesses adjust their hours on Christmas Eve, so it's best to plan ahead if you need to do any last-minute shopping.
A "heavily intoxicated" teenage hiker and his friend had to be rescued from New Hampshire's Mount Monadnock, law enforcement officials say.
The Montreal Canadiens ran away from the Boston Bruins 6-2 on Tuesday night.
Two people are dead after a multi-car crash near a popular restaurant in Watertown.
Many businesses adjust their hours on Christmas Eve, so it's best to plan ahead if you need to do any last-minute shopping.
Circle Furniture appears to have suddenly closed all of its stores right before Christmas.
NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world each year. Follow a live map of the tracker here.
A Salem, Massachusetts man appeared in court after police say he was purchasing materials that could be used to make homemade bombs.
Flu is on the rise in Massachusetts, just as people are starting to gather for the holidays.
In an interview with CBS News, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary explains what went into the decision to drop the most serious warnings on hormone therapy for menopause.
Amy Cohen is running the New York City Marathon despite living with the painful effects of sickle cell disease.
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have removed a pig kidney from a New Hampshire man 271 days after the innovative transplant.
With two-year waiting lists for a primary care physician, Mass General Brigham is using AI to bridge the gap.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
I-Team sources say the allegations of misconduct involving Canton Police Sgt. Sean Goode stem from an investigation into former State Police Trooper Michael Proctor.
Customers have been telling the I-Team that the service has not been as advertised with delays and equipment problems.
Advocates for Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital in Canton say the state is failing to keep its promise to keep the facility open.
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."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Circle Furniture appears to have suddenly closed all of its stores right before Christmas.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Ice Castles in North Woodstock, New Hampshire is opening unusually early this year.
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission unanimously approved regulations to allow for legal marijuana use in public settings.
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The Montreal Canadiens ran away from the Boston Bruins 6-2 on Tuesday night.
The Patriots had two players make the Pro Bowl roster, but they had another noteworthy snub.
The Boston Celtics rallied from a 20-point, second-half deficit for a 103-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Stores in Massachusetts say they are having a hard time keeping up with demands as Patriots fans snatch up Drake Maye jerseys.
Rookie New England Patriots left tackle Will Campbell may be on injured reserve with a knee injury, but he was the star of the show at Friday night's Celtics game.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.
Police are looking for whoever opened fire on inflatable Christmas decorations in Bow, New Hampshire.
Birders are flocking to Scituate, Massachusetts to catch a glimpse of a tropical bird called a limpkin, which has never been spotted in New England before.
A rescue group is blaming a "dangerous" TikTok trend for a surge in skiers getting lost in the backcountry at Vermont's Stowe Mountain Resort.