City council members will consider next month the possibility of an outright ban on smoking in city limits. On Monday, the council’s Public Safety Committee discussed a long-proposed ban on smoking in apartment buildings, and Councilman Steve Haderlein asked the staff to find out whether the city has the legal authority to put a full smoking ban into place. Pasadena passed a ban on outdoor smoking in most public areas in 2008, and at the time pledged to consider the apartment restrictions within the next year. ... read more >>
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Pasadena to explore possibility of citywide smoking ban
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Smoking ban a gutter ball for bowling alleys?
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Some confusion surrounds Michigan’s new smoke-free law that goes into effect May 1 — especially among bar and restaurant owners.
“The state has stepped in and said, ‘We know more about the hospitality business than you do.’ Many of them are very upset,” said Andy Deloney, the Michigan Restaurant Association public affairs director. ... read more >>
Some confusion surrounds Michigan’s new smoke-free law that goes into effect May 1 — especially among bar and restaurant owners.
“The state has stepped in and said, ‘We know more about the hospitality business than you do.’ Many of them are very upset,” said Andy Deloney, the Michigan Restaurant Association public affairs director. ... read more >>
The worst thing about the smoking ban
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
As we know, the ban on smoking in public places, and the misery of being forced to stand outside like a naughty dog every time you want a fag, has caused almost everyone to give up. This has had a profound knock-on effect on our social lives. ... read more >>
As we know, the ban on smoking in public places, and the misery of being forced to stand outside like a naughty dog every time you want a fag, has caused almost everyone to give up. This has had a profound knock-on effect on our social lives. ... read more >>
Asheville Hookah bar to defy smoking ban
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
If it survives, a local bar could become the 21st-century version of a Prohibition-era speakeasy. On Jan. 2, a law extinguishing smoking in bars and restaurants statewide takes effect. There are a few exceptions, but none for bars that offer hookahs, the water pipes for smoking fruit-flavored tobacco that originated in the Middle East and are growing in popularity among young Americans. ... read more >>
If it survives, a local bar could become the 21st-century version of a Prohibition-era speakeasy. On Jan. 2, a law extinguishing smoking in bars and restaurants statewide takes effect. There are a few exceptions, but none for bars that offer hookahs, the water pipes for smoking fruit-flavored tobacco that originated in the Middle East and are growing in popularity among young Americans. ... read more >>
Hookah Bliss Owner Will Defy Smoking Ban
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
The owner of a Chapel Hill hookah bar says he will defy the state’s new smoking ban that has ensnared his business but exempted other types of smoking establishments. Adam Bliss, owner of Hookah Bliss, believes the ban is discriminatory. He will continue to sell hookahs and alcohol beginning Jan. 2, the day it becomes illegal to smoke in most North Carolina bars and restaurants. ... read more >>
The owner of a Chapel Hill hookah bar says he will defy the state’s new smoking ban that has ensnared his business but exempted other types of smoking establishments. Adam Bliss, owner of Hookah Bliss, believes the ban is discriminatory. He will continue to sell hookahs and alcohol beginning Jan. 2, the day it becomes illegal to smoke in most North Carolina bars and restaurants. ... read more >>
A weekend in Vienna: having a ball in the city of coffee and cake.
Friday, December 4th, 2009
Marie Antoinette’s famously deluded utterance, ‘Let them eat cake’, may long have been assigned to history’s dustbin, dismissed as journalistic cliché, but I couldn’t help thinking of the beheaded Queen of France while taking my table at Café Central, one of Vienna’s oldest coffee houses. ... read more >>
Marie Antoinette’s famously deluded utterance, ‘Let them eat cake’, may long have been assigned to history’s dustbin, dismissed as journalistic cliché, but I couldn’t help thinking of the beheaded Queen of France while taking my table at Café Central, one of Vienna’s oldest coffee houses. ... read more >>
Tobacco critics rip packets’ relabeling
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Taxes less if it’s marked for pipes. Layla Amussen likes to smoke. She knows cigarettes are bad for her health, but says she’s not likely to quit anytime soon. With increased federal and state tobacco taxes raising the cost on some brands to more than $5 per pack or by about $12 a carton, she’s changed her habits. ... read more >>
Taxes less if it’s marked for pipes. Layla Amussen likes to smoke. She knows cigarettes are bad for her health, but says she’s not likely to quit anytime soon. With increased federal and state tobacco taxes raising the cost on some brands to more than $5 per pack or by about $12 a carton, she’s changed her habits. ... read more >>
Smoking ban vital for youth, say doctors
Monday, November 30th, 2009
The UAE needs a national smoking ban, for the sake of young people’s health – and soon, several leading doctors have said. ... read more >>
The UAE needs a national smoking ban, for the sake of young people’s health – and soon, several leading doctors have said. ... read more >>
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