March 1, 2023 Charlie Minato Regulations,  Smoking Bans

Smoking in Nashville Bars Now Illegal

Starting today, smoking is no longer allowed in most bars in Nashville.

Last year, the Nashville City Council voted 30-4 in favor of extending the city’s smoking ban to “age restricted businesses,” any business that requires patrons to be at least 21-years-old, i.e. bars.

The ordinance includes an exemption for cigar bars, cigar retail stores, hookah bars and vapor stores and bars. If a business is not one of those things, smoking and vaping are now illegal inside. Those caught in violation of the new law are subject to fines up to $50.

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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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