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Article: PULLING PLUG ON CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINES

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MATTHEW MOSK, Staff Writer
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
07-07-1995
PULLING PLUG ON CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINES
By MATTHEW MOSK, Staff Writer
Date: 07-07-1995, Friday
Section: NEWS
Edition: All Bergen Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early

HACKENSACK -- An effort to keep tobacco products out of the hands of children has
moved the city to join a growing number of towns that have proposed
snuffing out cigarette vending machines.

Officials in towns around North Jersey are pressing stores to push
cigarette cartons behind the counter, where clerks can monitor buyers.

"The problem with vending machines is that there is no one standing
there to prevent access to minors," said ...

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