MA think it has found a way to prevent its occupier from smoking: scare them to health

Following in the venous blood vessel of such luminary trailblazer as Commonwealth of Australia and Europe, the commonwealth will soon postle-jacques-set-dancing-in-the-street-1985/”>force cigarette company to show graphic image around all outlet where tobacco merchandise are sold.

Some of the classic iconography on show will include rotting teeth, scarred and blackened lung and the occasional sphacelus leg

The enterprise is awaiting blessing from the Department of Public wellness, but if and when it passes, MA will be the first state in the country to force such an action on retail merchant.  punishment for not displaying the sign within two or three feet of hard cash registry will result in $100 to $300 dollar amercement for retailers.

According to The Hub of the Universe globe:

The campaign is being underwritten by $316,000 in federal stimulant money from the middle for disease Control and Prevention, which will allow the state to provide the stuff to retailers without charge Because the placard will be produced by outside vendors, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Public Health said, it conforms to the aim of the stimulant law, providing line in a sour economy

Full story: State to force store to post graphic sign vs. smoking – The Boston Globe