China’s State Council Proposes Ban on Smoking and Tobacco Advertising
The State Council of China announced plans yesterday to create a widespread smoking ban as well as ban tobacco advertising, tobacco use in movies and television and other measures to curb smoking. The current draft of the proposal would ban smoking in all indoor places as well as a number of outdoor venues, as well as ban vending machine sales of cigarettes along with limiting tobacco companies’ sponsorship of events and promotional activities.
The move comes as a way to reduce the cost of tobacco-related health conditions, which the World Health Organization says will cost the country $500 billion dollars in a ten-year period ending in 2015. Before being decided, the proposal will be subject to a period of public comment.
Additionally, the Wall Street Journal reports that the National People’s Congress, China’s legislature, has been looking at ways to limit tobacco advertising, while Beijing has passed anti-smoking laws but has not been strict in enforcing them.
China has an estimated population of 1.35 billion people, of which approximately 300 million are smokers.
Patrick Lagreid
I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.
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