Smoking tobacco outdoors is a thing of the past in the city of Boulder, Colorado after the City Council voted unanimously to adopt an outdoor smoking ban. The latest smoking ban expands on an existing ban that prohibited smoking at the Pearl Street Mall in 2012 and included the Cigar Area and near Boulder High School last year. The new measure prohibits smoking in the downtown business district, city parks, open spaces, within 25 feet […]
Colorado which legalized recreational marijuana in 2014 might become home to a city that has a full smoking ban. In 2015 the city of Fort Collins will be voting on an ordinance that could completely ban the use of tobacco in public. Currently it is illegal to smoke in the city in the places we have come to expect. This includes restaurants, bars, hotels and indoor businesses. It is about to go a step further […]
The City Council of Boulder, Colorado is set to expand on the existing smoking ban for the city with a new ordinance. The proposed changes will include a smoking ban at the Pearl Street Mall, parks, golf courses, open spaces, mountain parks, trails and set rules prohibiting smoking within 25 feet of a city library and 15 feet of a transit stop. Violators of the new ordinances should they pass will face fines of up […]
In a state that legalized marijuana, one would least expect Colorado to not join the anti-smoking push that is under way across the country. In Golden, CO the city council has just approved an ordinance to limit tobacco use in public spaces. Ordinance 1985 prohibits smoking in outdoor city-owned property, which includes city parks, trails, Fossil Trace Golf Course, Clear Creek RV Park, and public events on any city street or right of way. The […]