Con: Should Somerville Ban Nicotine Purchase?
Somerville has rung the death knell for nicotine products and the businesses that sell them. On March 20, 2025, the Somerville Board of Health hosted a forum to discuss a proposed ordinance replacing the age to buy nicotine products with one based on birth year. Just five days later, on March 25, the ordinance was […]
Pro: Should Somerville Ban Nicotine Purchase?
Recently, the Somerville Board of Health unanimously passed a Nicotine-Free Generation (NFG) ordinance that prohibits anyone born on or after January 1, 2005, from purchasing nicotine products. They join 14 other Massachusetts towns with NFG policies. This policy is, in effect, an incremental prohibition on nicotine. Say “Group A” is people born before 2005, and […]