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New songs for spooky season

Kyla Smith October 16, 2023
Leaf prints have now imprinted the pavements of Commonwealth Ave. and the gushes of wind have left us reaching for sweaters. Fall has finally arrived and a new playlist is definitely needed to get through the next couple months.
The Massachusetts State House.

Massachusetts to receive $41 million in multi-state settlement with Juul

Braedon Blumfield April 20, 2023
Massachusetts is set to receive $41 million after a multi-state lawsuit found e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs Inc. liable for their role in promoting nicotine products to youths.
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: The death of the cigarette doesn’t mean nicotine and fashion have called it quits

Sujena Soumyanath September 29, 2021
Let's look past attractive advertising to consider whether the cigarette’s new spawn really should be considered fashionable.
A bill that would permanently ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products passed through the Massachusetts House of Representatives Wednesday. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DFP FILE ILLUSTRATION

Mass. House of Representatives approves permanent ban on flavored tobacco products

Kate Gilberd November 15, 2019
In an effort to combat under-age vaping, the state House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to ban the sale of flavored vapes and institute a 75 percent tax on all other vaping products.
New England Treatment Access, a medical and recreational marijuana dispensary in Brookline. The Cannabis Control Commission on Tuesday refused to include cannabis vaping products under Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s vape ban. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Medical marijuana patients will be able to purchase cannabis vaping products on Tuesday

Emma Deegan November 12, 2019
This comes after the Massachusetts Superior Court ruled that the state Department of Public Health did not have the authority to regulate cannabis vaping products used by medical marijuana patients.
A state judge upheld Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s ban on the sale of vaping products on Monday. CHRISTOPHER GOUGH/ DFP FILE ILLUSTRATION

Court allows statewide vape ban to stand, for now

Angela Yang October 24, 2019
While the vaping ban survived a lawsuit filed by the Vapor Technology Association, a state judge ruled that Governor Baker must take steps to ensure he is not crossing legal boundaries.
On Tuesday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued a four-month long ban on the sale of all vaping products in the state. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DFP FILE

Gov. Baker declares four month ban on the sale of all vaping products

Joel Lau September 25, 2019
This comes after a nationwide vaping scare this summer saw a surge in reports of vaping related illnesses across the country.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health mandated that any lung injury related to e-cigarettes use be immediately reported. ILLUSTRATION BY SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mass. Department of Public Health requires hospitals to report vaping illness

Angela Yang September 15, 2019
This comes after a spate of vaping-related deaths, as well as a push by the federal government to ban all flavored vaping liquid in the U.S.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh proposed raising the age to buy tobacco and nicotine products to 21. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ANN SINGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston seeks to raise smoking age to 21

Lexi Peery November 23, 2015

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has proposed raising the minimum age for purchasing all tobacco and nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, by three years to age 21, his office announced Wednesday. If made...

Smoky Rooms: Chemicals deposited by cigarette smoke can cause health problems on their own, research shows

Daily Free Press Admin February 4, 2014

We have all been told plenty of times: Smoking is hazardous for your health. Ever since D.A.R.E. came to our elementary school classrooms, people of this generation have been exposed to a wealth of information...

EDIT: Hey, at least it ain’t a real cig

Daily Free Press Admin September 18, 2013

Since 2004, Massachusetts’ residents have had to leave their offices or wait until the end of a meal to smoke a cigarette. Now, nine years later, smokers don’t have to wait because they have discovered...

Fake Smoke

Daily Free Press Admin January 16, 2013

Some craze over the electronic cigarette, or “E-Cigarette”— the personal vaporizer purportedly better for one’s health than the traditional model — has resurfaced. It’s been widely recognized...

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