June 2, 2014 Charlie Minato Regulations,  Smoking Bans

Forest Grove Reverses Course, Expands Proposed Smoking Ban

A week after Forest Grove, Ore. removed the inclusion of all city-owned or leased properties as part of a proposed smoking ban, it’s back on the table. The Forest Grove City Council voted on a smoking that would extend to all city-owned and leased property, as well as all city events.

It will not include a ban on smoking on sidewalks or streets. A second reading of the vote will take place on June 9.

Forest Grove is located in Washington County, 25 miles west of Portland. It has a population just over 20,000. Earlier this month, a smoking ban in Portland advanced. In addition, a ban in all state parks will take effect next year.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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