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  • September 2008

    • India Readies Smoking Ban; Unruly Public Shrugs

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 30, 08 5:45 PM CDT

      India Readies Smoking Ban; Unruly Public Shrugs

      (Newser) - India is about to institute a ban on smoking in public places, including bars, restaurants, hotels and hospitals, the Wall Street Journal reports. The ban, which begins Thursday, is being greeted warmly by health officials, with skepticism by smokers on the ground. “Such rules are made and broken every day," one said. “The ban will have no effect on me.” More »

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      India  • public health  • tobacco  • smoking ban  • criminal  • fine

    • Casinos Choke on Smoke Bans

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 19, 08 2:20 PM CDT

      Casinos Choke on Smoke Bans

      (Newser) - Taking deep breaths of clean air won’t stave off panic for casinos confronted with smoking bans in an increasing number of states, the Wall Street Journal reports. In Illinois, casinos have posted double-digit revenue drops since a ban took effect in January. “Gamblers like to smoke and drink while they gamble,” explained one consultant. “You've got three co-dependent bad behaviors that go together.” More »

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      gambling  • casino  • smoking ban  • anti-smoking

  • July 2008

    • Dutch Fight Smoking Ban With God

      Radio Free Netherlands  |  Jul 22, 08 12:27 PM CDT

      Dutch Fight Smoking Ban With God

      (Newser) - Worshipers are flocking to the One True Universal Smokers' Church of God—whose "masses" are held in bars—since the Netherlands instituted a smoking ban July 1. Adherents claim their right to light up is protected as a religious freedom, Radio Free Netherlands reports. "I genuinely believe in the freedom God has given us. That includes the freedom to smoke," says one bar owner. "So I smoke in the name of God." More »

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      religion  • smoking  • Netherlands  • church  • smoking ban  • bars  • cigarette

  • June 2008

    • Dutch Smoking Ban Leaves Pot Users in a Fog

      USA Today  |  Jun 30, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      Dutch Smoking Ban Leaves Pot Users in a Fog

      (Newser) - Effective tomorrow, the Netherlands bans smoking tobacco in public places, and the new law means big changes for Amsterdam's famously relaxed coffeehouses, reports USA Today. Because the law doesn't cover cannabis or hashish, users can continue to smoke them inside. But those who prefer their pot mixed with tobacco, as many do, will have to step outside. More »

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      smoking  • marijuana  • tobacco  • smoking ban  • Amsterdam  • cannabis  • Dutch government

    • Frank, Chicago Isn't Your Kind of Town Anymore

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 28, 08 2:28 PM CDT

      Frank, Chicago Isn't Your Kind of Town Anymore

      (Newser) - The gritty home of the Bulls and Bears is turning soft, Radley Balko gripes in the Chicago Tribune . The Windy City has developed a nasty case of paternalism that’s trampling the rights of its people to smoke, drink, and eat trans fats freely—and even ranked last in a poll gauging the freedoms of America's most-populated cities. More »

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      Chicago  • smoking ban  • gun ban  • nanny laws  • drinking bans

    • Want to Skirt Smoking Laws in Germany? Join the Club

      Associated Press  |  Jun 20, 08 11:44 AM CDT

      Want to Skirt Smoking Laws in Germany? Join the Club

      (Newser) - Smoking in a bar is verboten in much of Germany, so many watering holes have decided they’re not “bars” anymore—they’re private clubs where members are free to light up. The dodge appalls anti-smoking groups, but one club owner says cigarettes are essential to his business. “I wanted to offer three things: smoking, drinks and good music,” he said. “Without one, it doesn't work.” More »

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      Germany  • smoking  • smoking ban  • bars

    • Chicago Fines Aim to Kick Smokers' Butts From Beach

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 18, 08 11:43 AM CDT

      Chicago Fines Aim to Kick Smokers' Butts From Beach

      (Newser) - Chicago will fine smokers who toss cigarette butts on the beach—or within 15 feet of one— up to $500. The new law is aimed at cutting the cost of cleaning up after smokers, who have been forced outside by smoking bans, reports the Chicago Tribune. Millions of tons of butts are cleared from beaches every year.  More »

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      Chicago  • smoking  • smoking ban  • Surgeon General  • Ocean Conservancy  • Earth Day

  • May 2008

    • Portugal PM Gets Heat for Smoking on Plane

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 16, 08 2:41 AM CDT

      Portugal PM Gets Heat for Smoking on Plane

      (Newser) - Portugal banned smoking in public places five months ago but the country's prime minister appears to have forgotten the rule his own government enacted. Jose Socrates—known to be a smoker in private—stunned passengers and triggered an uproar when he blithely lit up in the first-class cabin of a TAP flight from Lisbon to Caracas. More »

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      Venezuela  • Spain  • Portugal  • smoking ban  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Caracas  • Lisbon  • secondhand smoke

    • Bans Keep Teens From Lighting Up

      Associated Press  |  May 6, 08 11:27 AM CDT

      Bans Keep Teens From Lighting Up

      (Newser) - Restaurant smoking bans are effective at discouraging teen smoking, the AP reports. Studying Massachusetts because of its patchwork of local smoking restrictions, researchers found that teens living in places with strict bans were 40% less likely to become smokers. Local laws didn’t change how many experimented with cigarettes, but had an effect on how many moved on to habitual smoking. More »

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      smoking  • restaurant  • Massachusetts  • cigarettes  • smoking ban  • cigarette  • teen smoking

  • April 2008

    • New York City Woman Sued for Smoking—at Home

      ABC News  |  Apr 6, 08 9:47 AM CDT

      New York City Woman Sued for Smoking—at Home

      (Newser) - Forget bans in bars and restaurants—Galila Huff’s neighbors want to stop her from smoking in her own apartment. The New York restaurateur smokes up to two packs a day, and lawyers who live 50 feet down the hall say the smoke seeps into their 10x100-foot common hallway. They sued her for endangering their heath in a case that got the attention of ABC's 20/20. More »

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      health  • lawsuit  • smoking  • smoking ban  • cigarette  • frivolous lawsuits  • neighbors  • home

    • Beijing Bans Smoking in Time for Games

      Times (UK)  |  Apr 1, 08 4:28 AM CDT

      Beijing Bans Smoking in Time for Games

      (Newser) - China, the world's most populous country, is also home to the planet's largest number of smokers. But in the latest effort to clear the air for the Olympics, Beijing has banned smoking in government offices and public transportation, and mandated smoke-free areas in restaurants as of May 1. The penalty:  $700 for lighting up illegally in a country where a pack of smokes goes for 20 cents. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Beijing  • smoking ban

  • March 2008

    • 'Actors' Beat Smoking Ban in Minn. Bars

      Associated Press  |  Mar 6, 08 8:21 PM CST

      'Actors' Beat Smoking Ban in Minn. Bars

      (Newser) - Stage performers are the only exception to the new smoking ban in Minnesota bars, so patrons are turning temporarily thespian and lighting up. The only props required at some of the 30 bars working the loophole are cigarettes and ashtrays—though some get more creative. "They're playing themselves before Oct. 1," one owner said. "You know, before there was a smoking ban." More »

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      actor  • smoking  • Minnesota  • theater  • cigarettes  • smoking ban  • bars

  • February 2008

    • Hotel Pays Staff to Sniff Out Smoking Guests

      Chicago Tribune  |  Feb 25, 08 7:20 PM CST

      Hotel Pays Staff to Sniff Out Smoking Guests

      (Newser) - That chocolate on your pillow may be a bit of a Judas kiss: Chicago's Swissotel isn't the first hotel to fine sneaky smokers who break its puff-free policy, but it is the nation's first to pay staff to sniff out offending guests, reports the Chicago Tribune . Spraying air freshener won't fool its housekeepers, who get a $10 reward per scofflaw. They, in turn, get slapped with a $250 fine. More »

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      Chicago  • smoking  • cigarettes  • hotel  • smoking ban  • fines  • Marriott