December 29, 2013 Charlie Minato Regulations,  Smoking Bans

Cumberland County, N.C. Readies Extended Smoking Ban

Beginning Jan. 1, smoking will be prohibited within 25 feet of many of Cumberland County’s properties in the start of what could be an extended fight over smoking. According to The Fayetteville Observer, smoking will be banned at all libraries, the Health Department, Social Services, the Womack Army Medical Center and other properties.

On July 1, the list of places where smoking is banned within 25 feet will add the Sheriff’s Office, jail, Animal Control and the remainder of the country courthouse, but that does not appear to be the end.

Next month, the Cumberland County Smoke-Free Committee will decide its future plans, which could include bans on sidewalks, bus stops and other areas, similar to the ban implemented by Durham, N.C. in 2012.

Cumberland County is located in south-central North Carolina with a population of 320,000 and includes both Fayetteville and Fort Bragg.

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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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