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.
An additional 1 million people are now eligible to schedule appointments, according to the press release, but due to “extremely high demand for appointments and limited vaccine supply,” it could take some residents more than a month to schedule one.
The Boston Globe's "Black History Month Film Festival" featured Thato Rantao Mwosa's "Memoirs of a Black Girl" — a coming-of-age film made to be representative of Mwosa's students in Roxbury.
Gov. Charlie Baker's vaping ban will be replaced by a permanent law passed by the state legislature banning the sale of all flavored nicotine vaping products, which takes effect immediately.
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.
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.
In this episode of “East to West,” we cover negotiations for a conservative student group’s speaker, a state ban on vaping products, and the new Rhett statue.
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