International Examples

Ohio
  1. Plan to make rules for enforcing the smoking ban
Baltimore
  1. Will be one of four cities airing edgy new ads aimed at helping people quit smoking
Wales
  1. A ban on smoking in enclosed public places
Geneva
  1. Discussion of a statewide ban on smoking in public places
France
  1. Starting in February, the ministry will give would-be quitters $66 coupons redeemable for the purchase of nicotine patches, chewing gum or lozenges.

China
  1. Preventing and reducing tobacco consumption and nicotine addiction through taxes, labeling and other measures as a signatory to the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
California
  1. Propose a ban on cigarette smoking on sidewalks, apartment buildings, the company car and even your own home, if a neighbor complains. One of the options is to also ban smoking in all workplaces, including outdoor cafes, shopping malls, construction sites and other public places.
San Francisco
  1. Bans smoking in city parks, golf courses and public squares
Denmark
  1. Introducing a ban on smoking in public places
Texas
  1. Considered making restaurants and bars smoke-free.
Belmont
  1. Aims to curb the harmful effects of second-hand smoke by preventing puffs not just in parks and around public buildings but in private apartments and city streets as well
New Jersey
  1. More and more gambling halls are going smoke-free
  2. The proposed ban - setting aside a quater of each casino's gaming floor as designated smoking areas was offered as a compromise to a total smoking ban that would have snuffed out all smoking inside casinos, making New Jersey the largest gaming spot in the nation to prohibit gamblers from the lighting up
As you can clearly see, more and more places are starting and planning to ban smoking in particular places
 
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