By Bob Katzen

This bill would exempt flavored and menthol hookah tobacco from the 2019 law that prohibits the sale of any flavored or menthol tobacco products.

“This bill will ensure that small businesses and consumers are responsible in the sale, purchase and consumption of certain flavored tobacco products,” said sponsor Sen. Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth). “This would place regulations on the sale of certain tobacco products that will ensure the safety of the business themselves, and their consumers, while allowing for an exemption from the flavored tobacco ban in Massachusetts. Overall, this bill is meant to protect our members of the public and ensure responsibility when participating in recreational tobacco.”