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Long Beach, California bans smoking in all city parks, at or within 20 feet of busstops, and at farmers' markets. Los Angeles, 2007, banned in all city parks, [50] and, 2011, all outdoor dining areas. [51] Marin County, May 23, 2012, banned in all condos and apartments, as well as all patios within residential units. Anyone caught smoking will ...
Additional restrictions placed on the sale of tobacco include a ban on cigarette vending machines in public areas accessible by juveniles, and a ban on the individual sale of single cigarettes. Revenue generated by the act was earmarked for various environmental and health care programs, and anti-tobacco advertisements.
The ban did not include workplaces, but covered all other indoor public spaces [37] and its enforcement was somewhat limited. [38] In the United States, California's 1998 smoking ban encouraged other states such as New York to implement similar regulations. California's ban included a controversial restriction upon smoking in bars, extending ...
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Advocates of the ban noted that cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, resulting in more than 480,000 deaths annually, according to the U.S. Centers for ...
It bans smoking while driving cars or buses and imposes a ban on tobacco advertising. The ban on smoking in cafes, restaurants and other public catering facilities has entered into force in March 2022. The ban on smoking in half-closed premises of public catering facilities will come into force in May 2024.
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San Francisco was the site of the first ordinance ever passed in the United States to prohibit the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies. [5] The ordinance was introduced on April 29, 2008 by Mayor Gavin Newsom, passed the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 17, 2008, by a vote of 8-3, and took effect on October 1, 2008.