Maine Attorney General Steve Rowe and the Partnership for a Tobacco Free Maine said today Cumberland Farms stores in Maine are joining the NO BUTS responsible tobacco retailer program.

The program provides retailers with the materials they need to properly train employees to prevent underage tobacco sales, while stressing the underlying compelling health reasons for restricting sales of tobacco to teens.

NO BUTS, Blocking Underage Tobacco Sales, was first launched in 2001 with 120 stores participating. Since that time, the number of stores using the NO BUTS program has grown, and with the addition of Cumberland Farms, 729 Maine retailers are now enrolled.