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SMOKING BAN  

If I want people to be able to smoke in my establishment I will let them and if an owner does not want smoking simply hanging a "no smoking" sign at the entrance should be good enough.

My town has just enforced the smoking ban. This ordinance is spreading faster than cancer itself.

A new research study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Drug Education, found that after a county-wide smoking ban was implemented hospital admissions due to heart attacks decreased 70 percent for non-smokers.

Research from Indiana University shows that since the nationwide smoking ban was put into effect, the incidence of hospital admissions for heart attacks has dropped 70%- in non smokers only.

A look in on the Old Hickory Inn almost two months after Louisville's newest smoking ban took effect.

www.freshairmn.org has officially launched and features a countdown until the Minnesota smoking ban takes effect on October 1st. The site offers tons of additional info on the law and quitting smoking.

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With smoking bans effecting more and more countries the Dutch have firmly said NO to banning smoking in their coffeeshops

A recent ruling by a Colorado judge has reopened the debate on the state's controversial smoking ban.

The Smoking Ban In Pittsburgh Is Under Delay. At least it is until April, 2007.

Top 2006 News Stories for 2006 in Pittsburgh, PA - The Smoking Ban. Fair or not fair. It could be very detrimental to small business owners.

The New New Jersey Smoking Ban is crazy. Crazy like a fox?

The State of Michigan House of Representatives has passed a comprehensive anti-smoking bill. It will most likely die in the Senate.

The Colorado Coalition for Equal Rights on Monday denounced the state's ban on smoking in public places, saying that data from the state's hurting tavern and bar industry gives the lie to the efficacy of the measure.

State-wide smoking bans have become very popular in the last few years. But they are being enacted in opposition to the very foundational ideas set forth by the founding fathers.

Reuters reported that Afghanistan has started its campaign to ban smoking in public places.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, according to Reuters, is planning to end smoking in the city by the year 2009.They will be implementing the ambitious plan in a phased manner.

Lawmakers in Springfield, Illinois have passed legislation to ban cigarette smoking in bars, restaurants and other public workplaces in Illinois.

In November the voters voted and as of today, May 1st, Arizona joins a growing legion of states to ban smoking in enclosed public areas.

Maine became another 'no smoking' state by taking smaller steps than most states. It took Maine 4 steps to become a 'no smoking' state.

Sometimes I wonder how much cities truly think things through when they pass 'bandwagon' legislation. In the same week that the city of San Francisco voted to instruct the police to treat marijuana smoking as the city's lowest law-enforcement priority,

The smoke free ban has been enforced in the little town of Greensburg, In and it is stirring up some debate.

Straight forward and simple, smoking is bad for you and for the people who are not smoking around you. We all know why it is bad, yet we still fight to pollute our lungs and our air supply.

Local economic leaders voice opposition.

The Smoke Free Illinois Act will officially start on January 1st, 2008, even if the mandate is still met with controversy.

My view of the tax increase on ciggarettes in Indiana.

Attention Smokers: You can no longer smoke in parks, the workplace, bus stops, INSIDE APARTMENTS and in CONDOMINIUMS. The violation of this order can result in a citation which can lead to possible jail time. Sounds hard to believe right?

It has been put into effect and sixteen hours into it, it has been zapped again.

Even with all the bad rapport with the issue, will Doyle stop with his plans?

With the New Year this year in Texas and several other states, a new tax increase on tobacco products comes into effect.

People need to wake up and realize that there are worse things that are bad for our health. Things that we have no control over.

The real problem in Chicago restaurants isn't the smoke, it's the food we eat there. The city will never address the real problem.

This is an opinion piece on what other citizens feel about the smoking ban.

A new study by Indiana University researchers shows that hospital admissions for heart attacks dropped by 59 percent for non smokers after a countywide smoking ban was implemented.

Many states have adopted a smoking ban for all public venues, but are laws like these really for our protection or just an infringement on our rights as citizens?

American society seems bent on taking political correctness to outrageous lengths. Soon there will be no segment of society except rich white male nonsmokers allowed in public places. There will always be some reason identified to ban another group.

With Illinois passing a new anti-smoking law, it has met controversy over what smokers' rights are and who should determine them.

When the New Jersey Legislature reconvenes in November, another historic anti-smoking ballot will be before them. The State Senate has now sent through a bill that calls for the complete and total ban of cigarette smoke in Atlantic City casinos.

Has the ban on smoking gone too far in these clubs designed for people to socialize?

I may not be a smoker but anit-smoking zealotry seems to have gotten a little out of hand once we start banning the activity in bars

Vermont is one of many states to put into effect smoking laws. These laws prohibit tobacco smoking in many locations to protect the citizens from secondhand smoke.

An article analyzing the fairness of the smoking ban controversy

Opinion, based on new smoking ban passed by Ohio voters. The majority passed a ban on smoking in public, while the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests congress should control advertising of junk food.

The new NO SMOKING ban in Ohio has many sources buzzzing about how truck drivers will be forbidden to smoke in the cabs of their trucks.

The Houston City Council, ignoring their own commissioned study done by major Texas universities, have banned smoking in order to clean the air of the most polluted city in the U.S.

I like to visit New York City, but I can't hang out at a bar or nightclub without leaving there smelling like a dirty ashtray.

The anti smoking lobby is dicating to us. It's time to stand up and be counted.

Despite Douglas County Emergency director Mark Conrey's request that people not call 911 for smoking infractions, police officials have insisted that citizens report their neighbors' smoking violations.

As more cities and states consider public smoking bans, we must continue to grapple pro and con arguments. If you intuitively support smoking curtailment but need some logical support, here are some brief arguments in favor of smoking bans.

A large number of workers, all across the country, have been put in a difficult situation due to workplace smoking bans. If you are one of those individuals then there are a number of things that you can do.