Lawrence Township, N.J. Bans Smoking In Parks
Smoking in public parks in Lawrence Township, N.J. will now earn you a fine. The township committee unanimously passed a smoking ban at its January…
Hawaii Beach Smoking Ban Proposed
Earlier this month, the island of Oahu banned smoking on public beaches and parks. On Friday, a bill to ban smoking on all public beaches…
Pennsylvania Bill Aims to Ban Smoking at Cigar Stores & Others
Bills in both house of the Pennsylvania Legislature have been filed that would remove exemptions in the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act of 2008, a…
Grand Prairie, Texas Passes Smoking Ban
Smoking in restaurants, arenas and city facilities in Grand Prairie will be banned after the Dallas suburb’s City Council voted unanimously in favor of the…
Streetsboro, Ohio Divided On Proposed Smoking Ban
The city of Streetsboro, Ohio is split on a possible ban on smoking on all city property. Councilman John Ruediger has asked the City Council to…
St. Joseph, Mo. Voters To Decide Smoking Ban
The fight over smoking in St. Joseph, Mo. will go on. Less than a month after the City Council refused to enact a smoking ban,…
Bullitt County, Ky. Bans Smoking In Public Buildings
For now, smoking in private businesses in Bullitt County, Ky. will be allowed, but smoking in public buildings will become illegal. After months of speculation…
Weatherford, Texas Moves Forward With Smoking Ban
Smoking inside businesses that serve food as well as in parks in Weatherford, Texas will likely become a thing of the past. In separate moves,…
Beach Smoking In Rehoboth Beach, Del. In Jeopardy
Rehoboth Beach is discussing a change in the city’s laws that would ban smoking on the beach and boardwalk on the Delaware coast. The proposal comes…
Lakewood, Wash. To Decide On Park Smoking Next Month
As early as next month, the Lakewood City Council could announce bans on park smoking. While the largest city in Pierce County—Tacoma—banned smoking at parks…
Bill to Raise Smoking Age to 21 Proposed in Maryland
Following similar pieces of aged-based legislation in New York City and various areas of Massachusettes, one Maryland state senator is introducing legislation to raise the…