Category Archives: Smoking Ban
Costa Rica tries to go smoke-free
Felipe Sanchez and Maria Aleman share a pack of cigarettes and talk over a couple bottles of beer early one evening at the Bahamas Bar. Their tobacco smoke lingers out of the bar, passing by the bartender, who lights his own cigarette, and wafts right by the bouncer who fiddles with a lighter in his hand. Some 14.2 percent of … Continue reading
French working on their smoking
Five years after France introduced a tobacco smoking ban in public places, a survey on behalf of anti-smoking activists indicates that increasing numbers of people are breaking the rules, particularly at work, according to a story in The Local. Regulations introduced five years ago banned tobacco smoking in all public places, including restaurants, cafés and workplaces. The survey, conducted for … Continue reading
Savannah celebrates one year of being smoke free
Savannah has been smoke free for one year. When the New Year turned to 2011, people were no longer able to smoke inside businesses or within 10 feet from the entrance outside. The law also eliminated outdoor smoking seating for restaurants, unless the outside seating is at least 50 percent of the indoor seating. It is the same for private … Continue reading
No room at the inn for tobacco smokers in Maine
From the beginning of next year, Maine will become the first state in the US in which all of its public housing is tobacco smoke free, according to a story by Katharine Q. Seelye for the New York Times. The move will affect about 12,000 tenants. But similar policies are being adopted with increasing frequency across the country as cities … Continue reading
Russia considers total ban on hookah
Russia’s hookahs lovers may soon be deprived of their beloved habit, as the country’s parliament is considering a bill on banning the smoky hobby in public places. The ban’s supporters say smoking hookahs is a hundred times more harmful than cigarettes. They also point out that the habit can spread tuberculosis and syphilis. The Russian government is also working on … Continue reading
UEFA bans smoking at Euro 2012
Smoking will be banned at the Euro 2012 football championships in Poland and Ukraine, the sport’s governing body in Europe said. UEFA said was enforcing “a complete smoking ban ban on the use, sale of promotion of tobacco” at all stadiums involved in next summer’s tournament. Poland and especially Ukraine have notoriously high smoking prevalence rates, but both have taken … Continue reading
Cigarette sales at stores rise follow vending ban
Convenience stores in England are reporting moderate rises in their tobacco sales following the ban on tobacco vending machines, which came into force on October 1. It is now illegal for pubs, clubs, hotels, cafés and bookmakers in England to sell tobacco products from vending machines. The law is as yet unchanged in the rest of the UK, although Scotland … Continue reading
Alexandria hospital to ban odor of smoke on workers’ clothes
Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria will implement an anti-tobacco policy for its entire campus starting July 1 of next year, expanding the policy put in place two years ago for employees of the women’s and children’s areas. The policy will prohibit the use of tobacco products by employees while on their shifts, including when they are on breaks. … Continue reading
Hundreds of Colleges Say No to Smoking
If you’re a smoker, you know how hard it is to find a legal place to light up. Now, add hundreds of college and university campuses to the no-smoking list, inside and outdoors. Salem State University went tobacco-free Sept. 1. The signs say it all over campus. Whether you’re a student or a teacher, don’t light up. “I think it’s … Continue reading
Smoking ban in Boise bars, parks looms
More than 600 cities across the country, including El Paso, Texas; Corvallis, Ore; and New York City already ban smoking in bars. Boise may follow suit if proposed Smoke Free Air Ordinances are approved. The ordinances will be on the table Tuesday at a City Council work session. If passed, they will add new restrictions to state laws that already … Continue reading
