May 23, 2015 Charlie Minato Regulations,  Smoking Bans

Waynesville, N.C. Smoking Ban Passes

The Smoking Mountain town of Waynesville, N.C. just got a bit less smoky.

Last week, the Board of Alderman voted unanimously in favor of a smoking ban that will prohibit tobacco products—including e-cigarettes—on sidewalks, public parks, parking lots, greenways, city vehicles and the area in and surrounding town buildings. According to a report from Smoky Mountain News, the ban will go into effect in November.

A recent version of the bill indicated fines would be no more than $50.

Waynesville is the largest city in Haywood County with a population of just under 10,000 people. It is located in western North Carolina near the Tennessee border, about 60 miles southeast of Knoxville, Tenn.

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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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