Chan School of Public Health experts share their views on the significance of the ban, its potential impact on public health, and why this step is long overdue
By the end of the century, the FDA predicts, 4.3 million fewer people would die because of cigarettes
Tiny Bhutan, already a world leader in promoting Gross National Happiness as an indicator of citizen well-being, bravely implemented a ban on tobacco sales in 2005
It isnt clear how effective the policy in Brookline will be, given the towns proximity to other jurisdictions where sales are legal
"Adults should have the right to choose what they want to do, what they want to consume," said Peter Brennan of the New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association