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Albany County Legislature Passes Measure Banning Pharmacy Tobacco Sales

Sam Fein, Albany County Legislator, 6th District.
Sam Fein
Sam Fein, Albany County Legislator, 6th District.

Cigarettes and other tobacco products could become harder to find on store shelves in Albany County.

The Albany County Legislature passed a measure Monday banning the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies or stores containing pharmacies. Legislator Sam Fein co-sponsored the bill.

"I think it's important that tobacco isn't sold at pharmacies. Pharmacies really exist to provide medicine that will cure people."

Fein adds the measure has legislative and public support. It now goes to Democratic County Executive Daniel McCoy.

"I know that he vetoed it last time but it's really up to him."

A McCoy spokesperson tells WAMC the measure is under review

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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