In addition to the following email sent to the supporters of the CRA; The Cigar Rights of America has also shared how they plan to go about the potential regulations. We have omitted that from this posting. From the CRA: Today, The White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) – Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs published that they have received a Draft Final Rule for deeming cigars subject to federal regulation. As you […]
In Massachusetts, Lee, Lenox and Stockbridge fall under the Tri-Town Board of Health and on October 19th the Board passed a measure raising the tobacco age to 21 joining 74 other towns and municipalities in the state. The measure which was originally slated to be phased in over three years will go into effect on January 2, 2016.
The city of Mobile, Alabama saw the City Council extend its smoking ban from restaurants to all city-owned or operated premisses including parks and public libraries. The ban also includes a 50 foot buffer zone. The ban which includes cigars was voted on by the City Council and saw one vote against the measure. The comes three years after the City Council approved a ban that included most public places including restaurants but excluded bars. […]
As we reported yesterday, the first city in the state of California that raised its tobacco purchase age from 18 to 21 was under threat of a lawsuit due to its violation of state law in raising the tobacco age. Today, Healdsburg, CA has suspended that law. The litigation threatened by NATO (National Association of Tobacco Outlets) on behalf of the local retailers has forced the city to back down from selling tobacco to those […]
Mayor Tim McKinney of Berryville who was booked in 2009 on DWI/Marijuana charges while in office where he has been since 1991 has said the Arkansas city is close to banning smoking in public parks according to a report in the Hometown Daily News. Berryville which is located in the northern part of the state near the Missouri border had the first reading of the ordinance this past week at the City Council meeting. The […]
A year ago the city of Healdsburg became the first city in the state of California to raise the minimum smoking age from 18 to 21. When the law was changed there were rumblings that warned of a possible lawsuit from the tobacco industry. That day has come as city officials were recently notified that the measure to raise the smoking age is forbidden under state law that pre-empts local governments from raising the legal age […]
In 2016, the ability to light up a cigar on the beaches of Wareham will be a thing of the past. The measure which came from the town anti-littering organization will be voted on by the Board of Health and includes parks, playgrounds and public recreational areas. The measure was originally not part of the boards meeting agenda this week, but was discussed and will be passed once a public meeting is held on October 21 as […]
Yesterday, the “Board of Chosen Freeholders” voted to approve an ordinance that now makes Essex County’s 33 parks smoke free. The measure which was pushed by the “Global Advisors on Smokefree Policy” advised the board throughout the drafting process. Essex County which is home to Newark joins Burlington, Camden, Hudson, Passaic, Somerset and Union as counties that have passed a smoke free parks law. The measure also includes a ban on a 25 foot radius […]
Earlier this week the city of Rockville, Maryland saw the City Council vote 5-0 to ban smoking in the city owned plaza in the middle of Rockville Town Square as well as city parks which includes Red Gate Golf Course that is owned by the city. The ban will not carry over to county owned golf courses which are exempt. The measure joins existing regulations in the city that banned smoking inside city buildings, outside the Rockville […]
In the state of Massachusetts there are more than 70 cities and municipalities that have raised the smoking age to match that of the drinking age and Attleboro is looking to help that number grow. The Health Department is set to hold a public meeting on October 29th and decided whether they want to raise the age which doest not need the support of the City Council or voters. The move has been pushed by two […]