Massachusetts Town Clashes Over First-in-Nation Ban on Tobacco Sales Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Shop owner Izzat Asfour sells a pack of cigarettes to a customer March 9, 2006 in San Francisco. Sales of cigarettes in the U.S. in 2005 hit a 55-year low. ( Justin Sullivan / Getty ) Produced by Kurt Karandy and Elizabeth Ross Hosted by Todd Zwillich Produced by PRI and WNYC