Environment

Jan. 2019

Arroyo wants to ban sale of ‘nips’ in Boston

City councilor calls small liquor bottles a public health hazard and litter blight

By Michael Jonas alcohol sales, Environment 0 Comments Mar 20, 2023

IT COULD BE the shot ban heard ‘round the state. Fed up with thousands of tiny booze bottles littering his district, and concerned about the public health impact of a product that seems tailor-made to feed alcohol addiction, Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo is calling for a hearing to consider a ban on the sale of(...)

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