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As of October 1, 2021, according to the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation, 82.1% of the U.S. population lives under a ban on smoking in "workplaces, and/or restaurants, and/or bars, by either a state, commonwealth, or local law", [2] and 62.3% live under a ban covering all workplaces, restaurants, and bars. [3] A smoking ban (either state ...
Smoking has been restricted in indoor public areas and workplaces since 4 June 2005, except in restaurants. Subsequently, a ban on smoking in bars, restaurants, coffee shops and nightclubs started on 5 June 2007 (although smoking is still allowed in isolated smoking rooms). Water pipe and cigar smoking is allowed in special clubs with a license.
E-cigarette use is prohibited in workplaces and many public spaces, including restaurants and bars. It is allowed wherever smoking is allowed. [7] Communities can have stronger e-cigarette laws, e.g. covering parks, beaches, bus stops, outdoor worksites, and so on. [8] Sale of e-cigarettes to persons under 21 is prohibited. [9]
In the late 2000s, when smoking bans swept across the Kansas City area, one municipality bucked the trend: Raytown. Even today, in the year of our lord 2023, you can still find cigarette smokers ...
Ohio House Bill 530 would lower restrictions on cigar bars from state's indoor smoking ban. ... cigar lounges can allow indoor smoking if 80% or more of their sales come from cigars or cigar ...
Residents of 12 states in the South and Midwest are more likely to smoke – and to smoke more – than people living in the rest of the United States, according to a new report.
As of 1 October 2007 Minnesota enacted a ban on smoking in all restaurants and bars statewide, called the Freedom to Breathe Act of 2007. [34] The resort town of Aspen, Colorado, became the first city in the US to restrict smoking in restaurants, in 1985, though it allowed smoking in areas that were separately ventilated. [35]
State lawmakers threaten decades of progress Since indoor smoking bans were passed in 2006, there has been steady progress in limiting tobacco access to children and reducing smoking in adults.