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Yarmouth Board of Health outlines ‘nicotine‑free generation’ approach as Select Board hears business concerns
Summary
Yarmouth’s Board of Health described a proposal to bar local nicotine sales to people born in or after a chosen year, saying the gradual, birth‑year cutoff would protect future generations. Residents and Select Board members warned of economic harm to small retailers and asked whether implementation should be delayed.
The Board of Health described at an April 14 Select Board meeting a proposal that would prohibit nicotine sales to anyone born in or after a fixed cutoff year, an approach proponents call a “nicotine‑free generation.” Hillard Boskey, a member of the Yarmouth Board of Health, told the board the idea is “essentially fixed — it’s based upon a fixed year of birth.”
The board said the concept began in academic literature and has been considered in other jurisdictions; presenters noted Brookline’s experience and subsequent legal challenges and said state lawmakers have introduced related bills. Eric Craig, vice chair of the Board of Health, summarized the arc, saying…
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