1. List the products health officials in Westminster, Massachusetts would like to ban.

2. What reasons do officials give for proposing this plan?

3. a) What group of people is opposed to the plan?
b) What reasons do they give for their opposition?

4. What organization is also opposed? Why?

5. What is significant about Westminster’s proposed ban?

6. a) Who will make the final decision on this ban?
b) Do you think this is the best way for local officials to institute such a ban? Explain your answer.

7. a) Does the government (local, state, federal) have the right to ban legal products that could harm the health of citizens?
b) Should adults have the right to decide what legal products they should be able to purchase or is it better for the government to just ban products they know are bad for your health?
c) What about certain activities that are known to be harmful to people’s health and known to cause negative health outcomes?
Explain your answers.

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