(BOSTON) AUG 5 – BOSTON’S MAYOR WEDNESDAY AT A NEWS CONFERENCE WITH HEALTH AND SPORTS ADVOCATES SAYING NEXT WEEK HE’LL ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO OUTLAW CHEWING TOBACCO USE ON ALL CITY BALL FIELDS INCLUDING FENWAY STARTING NEXT APRIL.
FOX NEWS RADIO’S BILL MARCUS HAS MORE.
WALSH AT NEWS CONFERENCE SAYING CHEWING TOBACCO PRODUCTS ARE ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES THAT CAUSE ADDICTIVE DISEASES INCLUDING FATAL CANCERS.
A FORMER U-S SECRETARY OF HEALTH AT THE NEWS CONFERENCE SAYING SMOKELESS TOBACCO, DIP, OR CHEW CONTAINS 28 CARCINOGENS AND IS USED BY ONE IN EVERY SIX TEENAGE BOYS.
THE MAYOR ADDING THAT IF A CHEWING TOBACCO BAN IS SUCCESSFUL IN THE CITY OF BOSTON A STATE LEGISLATOR IS ALREADY SAYING HE’LL INTRODUCE A BILL TO MAKE THE BAN STATEWIDE.