Raleigh, N.C. Removes Smoking Ban Exemption for Two Parks
While parks in Raleigh, N.C. have been smoke-free for seven years, two downtown parks received exemptions from that ban, Nash Square and Moore Square. However,…
Rowan County, N.C. Bans Smoking in Parks and Trails
Tobacco use is about to come to an end in the parks and on the trails of Rowan County, as on Monday the Rowan County Commissioners…
Cherryville, N.C. Bans Smoking in Public Places
Cherryville, N.C. has banned smoking in publicly-owned buildings, city-owned grounds, parks, vehicles and most businesses. Smoking will still be allowed in “certain tobacco shops, premises…
North Carolina Legislators Seeking to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
At least one more state will consider an increase in the tobacco purchasing age this legislative session, as a group of North Carolina state representatives…
Bessemer City, N.C. Bans Smoking in Parks and Public Spaces
Come Sept. 1, smokers in Bessemer City, N.C. will be hard pressed to find a place to light up, as the city passed a comprehensive…
Brunswick County, N.C. Unanimously Passes Parks Smoking Ban
The Brunswick County (N.C.) Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a ban on the use of all tobacco products in county-owned parks on Monday, according to…
China Grove, N.C. Passes Parks Smoking Ban
On Tuesday night, the town council of China Grove, N.C. unanimously passed a smoking ban for its five parks and community building, quickly approving it as…
Iredell County, N.C. To Begin Implementing Smoking Ban
It will be a bit of a lengthy process, but come Jan. 1, 2017, smoking and the use of e-cigarettes on Iredell County property will…
Chatham County, N.C. Making Government Grounds Tobacco Free
Chatham County, N.C. will make all government-owned grounds completely tobacco free next year after the Chatham County Board of County Commissioners heard and acted on…
Waynesville, N.C. Smoking Ban Passes
The Smoking Mountain town of Waynesville, N.C. just got a bit less smoky. Last week, the Board of Alderman voted unanimously in favor of a…
Pitt County, N.C. Says No to Parks Smoking Ban
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposed smoking ban for parks and recreation areas on Monday, with a vote of 5-4 allowing smokers…