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Worcester Board of Health suspends Dames for Dames tobacco permit after flavored-product violation; marijuana found on premises noted
Summary
The Worcester Board of Health voted to suspend Dames for Damestobacco sales permit for 45 days after investigators found flavored tobacco products in violation of city/state rules; officers also reported finding packages of marijuana behind the register but said the board lacks authority to impose a cannabis penalty.
The Worcester Board of Health voted to suspend the tobacco sales permit for Dames for Dames, 80 West Street, for 45 days after city investigators reported the store sold prohibited flavored tobacco products and had evidence suggesting other licensing violations.
Board Chair Trico Sanchez said investigators conducted an undercover purchase on March 26, 2025, then returned to the store two days later to serve a citation and inspect the premises. Officer Harrington told the board that on the subsequent inspection officers found nine 3.5-gram pouches of marijuana in a drawer to the right of the register and an undetermined amount of U.S. currency; he said the store does not…
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