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Fw: Nicotine Free Generation: April 2026
From Lewis, Barry < BLewis@yarmouth.ma.us >
Date Thu 2026-04-30 8:09 AIV
To Provos, Sara < SProvos@yarmouth.ma.us >; Hillard Boskey < hillard.boskey@gmail.com >
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Ba rry
From: Nicotine Free Generation <nicotinefreegeneration@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2026 7:40 AM
To: Nicotine Free Generation <nicotinef reegeneration @gmail.com>
Sub.iect: Nicotjne Free Generation: April 2026
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April has been an extremely exciting month for the advancement of Nicotine Free Generation (NFG),
both in Massachusetts and internationa lly.
Two weeks ago, Nofthampton became our 23rd municipality to enact NFG. This raises the total
number of people living in NFG communities to over 659,000. Notably, this now includes over 607o of
Hampshire County residents, encompassing the county's two largest cities and two largest towns.
Several other municipalities are also moving forward toward adoption.
Furthermore, yesterday King Charles lll gave final Royal Assent to the United Kingdom's version of the
Nicotine Free Generation policy. This milestone followed months of strong multi-partisan support and
successful votes in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern lreland, and back again in the UK Parliament. As
a result, thousands of young people across the UK will be protected from premature deaths in the
coming decades.
The NFG policy uses a birthdate to set a limit on retailers' ability to sell nicotine products. NFG prevents
the creation of.future demand /br nicoline bt preventing sales lo an)'one born after the designated hitth
date. Users who currently are legally sold nicotine are NOT affected.
The growing list of NFG communities now includes Amherst, Belchertown, Brookline, Chelsea,
Concord, Conway, Dover, Hardwick, Hopkinton, Leverett, Malden, Melrose, M a nchester-by-the-Sea,
Needham, Newton, Northampton, Pelham, Reading, Somerville, South Hadley, Stoneham, Wakefield,
and Winchester. More are on the wayl
A few people have asked us about our informal group of volunteers who actively support NFG. We
include medical school and law school professors, physicians and nurses, medical researchers, public
health professionals, board of health members, and many others. Perhaps more than anyone else, the
high school students who testify at public hearings are our most effective advocates: they want to
protect their friends and family from early deaths. We are all unpaid volunteers, working against high-
paid Bi9 Tobacco lobbyists. Ours is a good fight against nicotine addiction.