Los Angeles County, Calif. Expands Smoking Ban
There will soon be fewer places to smoke in the unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as on Tuesday the Board of Supervisors voted to expand the county’s existing smoking bans to common areas of golf courses such as driving ranges and eating areas, outdoor areas of bars, bus stops and the parking lots of parks and beaches, among other places.
While it’s not likely to have a drastic effect on cigar smokers, it does bring the county in line with many existing policies of the city, and will drastically reduce the number of places where people use tobacco alternatives, as the county added the use of e-cigarettes and vaping devices, as well as the smoking of marijuana, to the list of things that are prohibited in areas where smoking is banned.
Los Angeles County includes 88 cities as well as a number of unincorporated areas and is home to approximately 10.16 million residents.
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, the G-League's Valley Suns, 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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