smoking laws

Found this online and thought it was interesting. Proposed cigar-tax hike has aficionados fuming Dennis Hawk is going to keep smoking cigars ... for now. The 41-year-old isn't ready just yet to give up his hourlong smoking sessions, even in the face of a proposed federal tax hike...

Come on guys we really need to band together and speak out. We are getting closer and closer to seeing our beloved cigars disappear under the weight of an over zealous federal government. The big issue we face right now is the potential ridiculous over taxation of tobacco products to fund The...

Ok, so it may not matter to many ... http://icelandreview.com/icelandreview/ ... _id=283068

So this is interesting. States trump municipalities, right? http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/may ... akes_form/

AKARP, Sweden, March 9 (UPI) -- A Swedish woman has been sued for smoking in her own garden. a lawyer! :soap:

The Charlotte Observer: On Tuesday, the House voted 113-4 in favor of a bill that would further restrict smoking in state and local government buildings. The General Assembly banned smoking in its buildings last year and, in a landmark vote two years ago, agreed to raise the excise tax on...

Mar 7, 2007 — BEIJING (Reuters) - China's stability could be threatened if the government tried to curb smoking, a senior official said on Wednesday at a discussion of the annual meeting of parliament."Smoking harms people's health, but restraining smoking threatens social stability," said Zhang...

After being the last major Canadian city to ban smoking indoors, Calgary may become the first to prohibit it outdoors, if city council passes a bylaw today. http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/new ... 98&k=10651

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany may outlaw smoking in cars because it is a health hazard and a safety risk, the government's commissioner for substance abuse Sabine Baetzing said. traffic safety and health protection

There's much huffing over puffing on Hill Smoking has become the hot topic on Capitol Hill. Who is, who isn't, and where the lawmakers puff -- closeted or not -- are among the whispers in the hallways and on the presidential campaign trail. smoke "coming through the walls."

The Supreme Court of CT ruled against restaurant and bar owners today. The R & B owners filed a suit saying that since the Casinos and private clubs could continue to allow smoking, they were being unfairly discriminated against. The Court did not care that their businesses had seen 20-50%...

Anti-tobacco legislation has posed yet another huge threat on our right to purchase and enjoy premium, handmade cigars. Currently, twenty-two states have already banned cigars in bars and certain restaurants in addition to putting various tobacco-related companies out of business. As of Tuesday...

The funny stuff has started. Those of you that dont know Bangor Maine passed a law that says you can not smoke in your car if there is a kid under 18 in it. Here is the result. http://www.davegranlund.com/ed/archive/arc886.html

Pennsylvania Senators introduced a smoking ban. I recommend contacting your state senator to voice your opinion. Senate Bill No 246 - Clean Indoor Air Act (Smoking Ban)

BELMONT, CALIF. — When the City Council of this San Francisco suburb voted to consider what could be the most stringent tobacco regulation in America, anti-smoking activists cheered. Banning smoking everywhere but single-family detached homes and their yards would be a big step forward, even in...

Smoking indoors was banned in the Tuscaloosa, AL city limits. The only places that allow smoking indoors are the restraunts that turn into bars at 10 p.m. Also bars still allow smoking. They are trying to ban smoking indoors for good bars and all 24 hours a day.

Marysville, Ohio- One central Ohio city has enacted a smoking ban that extends to the outdoors, making it more restrictive than a statewide smoking ban that prohibits lighting up in public places. 25-acre Eljer Park

INDIANAPOLIS -- A group of religious leaders sent a letter to lawmakers Wednesday calling on them to increase the state cigarette tax by $1 per pack and use the money for anti-smoking and other health programs. new revenue to provide health insurance

Lincoln Smoking Ban Clears Air, But Some Bars Are Losing Money: LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ The cleaner air in Lincoln's bars and restaurants has come at a cost to many of them. keno receipts dropped an average $376,000 a month

Beginning in July, the air will be clearer in Charleston bars and restaurants. City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday night that would ban smoking in all public places. But another battle is brewing Wednesday..... The Supreme Court