A proposal by commissioners from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to ban smoking in public parks has been tabled. A 2010 law banned smoking within 100 feet of park buildings, playgrounds, public pools, beaches and in park buildings, but the new law would have restricted the smoking of tobacco products within the parks themselves.

Representatives from anti-smoking groups, as well as smokers made their voices known—part of the reason why the Park Board tabled the matter.

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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.