The Bernalillo County Housing Authority in New Mexico is going smoke free. The county housing department manages 75 public housing units including 54 units for the elderly and 21 for the elderly. The center of the county is Albuquerque. In order to sign a lease potential residents have to sign a nonsmoking clause before moving into or renewing a lease to live in the public housing apartments. The authority has constructed designated smoking areas on […]
On Wednesday night in the town of Southington, CT a hearing was held on the proposed park smoking ban that faces residents. The comments were mixed with comments in favor of the ban, and from smokers calling for a compromise. The idea to make the parks smoke free were originally brought up by Park Board member, Bryan Meccariello in August. The board plans to take the information gathered at the heart before coming up with […]
The state of Alaska comes in has having one of the highest tobacco taxes in the country at 75%. Now a local community, Petersburg wants residents to vote on a localized tobacco tax that would be 45% of the wholesale price on cigars. The ordinance 2014-17 will be voted on by residents of Petersburg on October 7th, 2014. Petersburg, Alaska is home to 3,000 residents over 46 square miles and was founded in 1910.
The city of Milford, Connecticut has begun the process to ban smoking in public. At the monthly meeting at the Milford Recreation Commission the process was put in motion for what the city leaders claim is a health and litter issue. The city of Milford is looking to ban smoke at parks, playgrounds, beaches and city sponsored events. Milford is home to 53,000 residents over 26.14 square miles and was founded in 1639.
Wayland, MA wasn’t the only community in Massachusetts to raise the age of purchasing tobacco to 21 last night, as Hull, MA joined the movement. The board of health unanimously approved the change at a meeting on Tuesday. The approval of age change makes them the 33rd community in the state where you must be 21 years old. The change goes into effect on January 1st. They board also voted to ban smoking in parks, […]
Starting on January 1st, 2014 you can die for your county but not purchase tobacco products if you live Wayland. The law passed last nice raising the minimum legal sales age to 21, and limited smoking in public spaces. The vote held to last night by the Board of Health, was unanimous, despite comments against the increase by local business owners. Wayland is home to just over 13,000 residents over 15.9 square miles and was […]
The new public health office for San Benito, California is pushing to make the sales of tobacco in pharmacies illegal. The movement to make a legal product illegal has begun. Dr. Anju Goel a Wisconsin native wants to also limit the advertising that can be displayed in the window of a storefront pertaining to tobacco products. She hopes to have the ban in place within a year. Dr. Goel decided to take a position in […]
Despite the law being on the books for more than 3 years, Hermosa Beach City Council has given into to pressure from American Lung Association to begin enforcing the law which prohibits smoking in public areas such as the Strand, city pier and Pier Plaza. The city has also begun a study to look into the possibility of licensing tobacco sellers. The vote which was held on Tuesday was unanimous to tighten up enforcement of […]
The state of Massachusetts is quickly becoming the front line for tobacco regulation and now the town of Ashland is looking to ban the sale of flavored tobacco. Back in 2013, the town made it illegal for pharmacies to sell tobacco and earlier this year they increased the smoking age to 21. There would be an exemption to flavored tobacco sales as the law would not pertain to smoking bars and retail tobacco stores. As […]
The nanny state of Illinois is looking to expand its current smoking laws. The changes would ban smoking on all public patios, decks, rooftops and at beer gardens in Illinois. The proposal to make changes come despite a 2012 legislation that protected beer gardens and patios. The public can weigh in on the issue until September 29th.