Boston Residents Weigh In On Talks of Tobacco Ban In Massachusetts

Jim MacKay

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's like prohibition. Catherine is originally from London, and she smokes.
She finds it a little bizarre that over on Beacon
Hill they're talking about a ban on tobacco sales, even
if it's for a specific demographic. Why are we going
backwards or are we going forward? Nothing set in stone
just yet, but there are talks to ban all tobacco
sales in Massachusetts for anyone born after January first, two

(00:21):
thousand and six. Detractors say this solution isn't fool proof.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
People are going to make their purchases out of town.

Speaker 1 (00:27):
Derek explaining what has gone on with flavored tobacco sales.
People buy them in New Hampshire and Rhode Island, among
other things.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
While they're out of town, They're going to buy gas
in any other town, They're going to stop for food.

Speaker 1 (00:38):
Well, this policy may have merits in preventing bad habits,
many believe it's not pragmatic to implement. On the comment
Jim Ackay to believe Ez Boston's News Radio