Smoking Bans

In late November, the Boston City Council voted unanimously in favor of banning smoking in parks, golf courses and other areas owned by the city,…

Beginning Jan. 1, smoking will be prohibited within 25 feet of many of Cumberland County’s properties in the start of what could be an extended…

Come Jan. 1, smoking in Hickory, N.C.’s public parks will be banned as the city is going tobacco-free as part of a joint-initivaite between the Catawba…

A number of new smoking bans took effect on December 25 in the central Asian country of Turkmenistan, home to just over five million residents,…

Changes are coming to people’s ability to consume tobacco in India’s third largest city, as a pair of hotel associations have pledged to go smoke-free…

The cities of Monroe and West Monroe, La. will ban smoking in nightclubs, bars and bingo halls on Jan. 2, the last two places where…

While not a full statewide ban, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is considering banning smoking on various areas of state parks including common areas…

The new year is bringing a new smoking ban to the island of Oahu, as bills banning smoking at all city parks, beaches and bus…

The city council of Salisbury, North Carolina will soon consider enacting a smoking ban in its 26 public parks, a move that comes with the…

On Thursday, the Glynn County Commission is expected to take up a vote over the second phase of its smoking ban which would prohibit smoking…

What started as an issue with people smoking at an outdoor concert could turn into a complete ban on smoking at town events in the…