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Massachusetts on Wednesday became the first state to institute a permanent ban on the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including mint and menthol cigarettes.

“The bill we signed today goes a long way toward restricting access to the most addictive kinds of nicotine and vaping products,” Gov. Charlie Baker said, moments after signing the bill.

The ban on flavored vaping products will go into effect immediately. Practically, Baker has banned the sale of all vaping products until Dec. 11, so this means flavored vapes will never again be allowed to be sold in Massachusetts.

The sale of other mint and menthol tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars and chew, will be prohibited as of June 1, 2020.

Flavored products will be allowed to be sold in smoking bars, to be smoked on-site.

While the federal government outlawed flavored cigarettes in 2009, mint and menthol cigarettes were exempt from the ban.

Public health experts say the ban will stop an epidemic of youth vaping, and prevent teenagers from a lifetime of addiction to cigarettes.

The bill will also impose a 75% excise tax on e-cigarettes

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