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Uxbridge Board of Health to re-examine local tobacco rules; motion for public hearing proposed
Summary
Board members debated whether Uxbridge's local tobacco control regulations exceed state authority and whether to repeal or revise them. Member 2 moved to hold a public hearing on Nov. 19, 2025 to consider repeal or revision; the motion was seconded but later temporarily withdrawn to allow more research and scheduling for December discussion.
At its Oct. 15 meeting the Town of Uxbridge Board of Health reviewed local tobacco-control rules and aired competing views on whether the town should keep locally stricter provisions or defer entirely to state regulations.
Member 2 argued that several local provisions represent "governmental overreach" beyond Commonwealth requirements and asked the board to consider repeal or revision. He specifically identified four local areas of difference: a prohibition on smoking bars, a cap on the number of tobacco retail licenses at 14, a ban on blunt…
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