What has picked up steam in small town America is now gaining momentum in big cities. The city council of Cleveland, Ohio has raised the age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. On Monday, the City Council passed a measure that not only raises the smoking age to 21 they also announced starting in 2017 the city will only hire tobacco-free employees. The measure to increase the age from 18 to 21 was […]
The City Council in Cleveland, Ohio has created a work group that is making an effort to create new legislation to be submitted to the council on December 7, 2015. The new legislation may follow the example of the Cleveland Clinic which currently does now allow the hiring of people who smoke. The measure which one can call discrimination would exclude smokers from getting city jobs. In addition to this measure, the city is considering […]
Starting October 1st, there will be no tobacco use on Ashland County owned property, which of course includes cigars. The county commissioners passed the new ordinance on October 1st, and this will include next years Country Fair and Balloon Festival. Ashland Country is considered part of the Cleveland Plus area in the state of Ohio and has a population just under 53,0000.