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City budgets tobacco and substance‑use prevention grants; officials say cannabis‑related education separate from compliance work
Summary
City public‑health staff described annual tobacco and MassCall substance‑use grants that fund compliance, secret‑shopper programs and youth interventions. HHS staff said the city will send educational notices to retailers about a local ordinance banning certain synthetic cannabinoids and will hold one‑on‑one meetings with known sellers.
Public‑health officials described two recurring grants to the Finance Committee: the annual tobacco compliance grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and a MassCall substance‑use prevention grant that supports intervention and education across three cities. The tobacco grant funds a compliance program including a director and underage "secret shoppers" who attempt purchases to detect sales to minors. "It funds the director…
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