Beginning May 1 Ohio smokers will no longer benefit by crossing the border to smoke in Michigan restaurants, owners of Michigan eateries say. Next month all restaurants and work sites in Michigan must be smoke-free or face fines under an indoor smoking ban that goes into effect, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday. Since Ohio restaurants and bars went smoke-free in 2006, Buckeye residents living near the Michigan border have crossed into Mi ... Jump to full article >>

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The New Hanover County Board of Health voted unanimously Wednesday to uphold a fine against the Juggling Gypsy for violations of the state’s indoor smoking ban on bars and restaurants. The two-hour hearing Wednesday morning dealt with the first of three separate administrative penalties imposed on the Castle Street bar since the ban took effect earlier this year. Each fine from the health department is $200. The Juggling Gypsy so far has appeal ... Jump to full article >>

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The smoke officially cleared Jan. 2 in North Carolina, but public health officials say it could take a few more months for the dust to settle with the state’s new indoor smoking ban. Some warning letters have gone out to businesses not complying, but most owners appear to be adhering to the new rules, said Erin Morrissette, tobacco prevention educator for the New Hanover County Health Department. Morrissette, who is fielding complaints made abo ... Jump to full article >>

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A nonsmoking revolution is under way in downtown Mobile, led by new upscale hotels and restaurants that are trying to attract customers who don’t want to go home smelling like an ashtray. Health officials said they’re hoping the trend adds momentum to efforts to pass a citywide ban on smoking in public places. The bars and restaurants at the Battle House Hotel and the Riverview Renaissance Hotel don’t allow cigarettes, although ... Jump to full article >>

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Ministry of Health has directed the managements of hotels and restaurants to stop allocating designated areas for smokers in their premises to allow them using cigarettes, pipes, cigars and ‘Sheesha.’ According to official sources, they have been asked to implement anti-tobacco laws to protect the health of non-smokers, as there is no permission of allocating any designated area for smokers. While taking notice of open use of tobacco in the p ... Jump to full article >>

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With his fingers curled around a Marlboro Light and a gin and tonic in the other hand, Randy Dawe mused on the unfairness of a state smoking ban approved Thursday by the state Legislature. Next spring, he won’t be able to inhale at his favorite tavern, Bob’s Sports Bar, 725 Michigan St. NE. Meanwhile, people who frequent casinos still will be able to light up. “I think it’s a bunch of crap. I don’t think it’s f ... Jump to full article >>

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