Smoking in and around parks in Medford, Ore. may soon carry a punishment. The City Council has agreed to formally consider adding punishments to a recent ban on smoking in parks. Earlier this month, Medford Parks and Recreation banned smoking, but as of now, police cannot fine violators.

Medford is located in central Oregon with a population around 75,000 persons.

The state of Oregon is considering a ban on state parks.

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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.