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Board reviews tobacco control report: kratom sale violation, flavored‑wrap fines and falling cigarette excise receipts

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Board members reviewed a Tobacco Control Monthly Report describing a kratom sale violation on March 5, fines that have since been paid, and an annual tobacco task‑force note that cigarette excise tax collections fell by $25 million in FY24 as smoking rates declined.

At its April 2 meeting, the Lowell Board of Health reviewed a Tobacco Control Monthly Report covering a March 5 violation for the sale of kratom and related enforcement work on flavored wraps. The report states the business involved has since paid the fines listed in the packet.

The Board asked the tobacco…

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