Massachusetts Bans Flavored Vaping, Tobacco Products

Massachusetts Bans Flavored Vaping, Tobacco Products
A woman vapes in a file photograph. Richard Vogel/AP Photo
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BOSTON—Massachusetts lawmakers passed a groundbreaking ban on Nov. 21 on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes.

The bill would also place a 75 percent excise tax on vaping products and require health insurers, including the state’s Medicaid program, to cover tobacco cessation counseling.