Virginia banned smoking in most restaurants a month ago — and not all of them mind. North Carolina follows suit. The changing face of the Old Dominion can be seen in the stuff Jimmy Cirrito sweeps up off the floor of his bar every night. It used to be cigarette butts — now it’s gum. “I got Nicorette and Bubblicious and green and yellow and purple. It looks like a circus down there,” said Cirrito, owner of Jimmy’ ... Jump to full article >>

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Some of the money earned from the sale of black market smokes is fuelling firearm and drug smuggling efforts by organized criminal groups, an expert says. About $2 billion in tax revenue goes up in smoke as a result of the sale of illegal smokes, according to a report by the Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers Council. About 13 billion illegal cigarettes are sold in Canada a year. “People think selling contraband cigarettes is a victimless crime an ... Jump to full article >>

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FALMOUTH — Voters at last night’s town meeting gave a big thumbs down to those who like to light up on the town’s public beaches. Smoking is no longer allowed on any of the town’s 11 public beaches, following a 128-60 vote that makes Falmouth the third community on the Cape to snuff out smoking on municipal beaches. Proponents of the ban cited litter in the form of errant cigarette butts in the sand, as well as the harm caused ... Jump to full article >>

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Teenagers in the nation’s capital continue to smoke a significant number of contraband cigarettes, a new study suggests. The study, commissioned by the National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco, found that 23 per cent of cigarette butts collected from around 11 high schools in Ottawa were illegal cigarettes. “Kids, who shouldn’t be smoking at all, are having no trouble getting their hands on illegal cigarettes that cost penn ... Jump to full article >>

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The proposed punishment for Larry Bob’s Oasis’ violation of Iowa’s Smokefree Air Act could have been worse, but Davenport owner Larry Hergert said it could have been much better, too. Hergert learned Tuesday he faces a 14-day suspension of his liquor license for violating the statewide smoking ban. The proposed decision by administrative law judge John M. Priester stated a 30-day suspension was considered but rejected because t ... Jump to full article >>

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