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Organizations seeking venues for events often pass on Indianapolis because of the city’s poor air quality. Indianapolis has allowed smoking in bars, taxis, and hotel rooms for some time, but on June 1, 2012, the city passed a ban on

Some of the most popular cruise lines have recently changed their smoking policies to cut down on secondhand smoke. Disney banned smoking on all balconies on November 15th. Other lines have imposed similar rules. Cunard Line, MSC Cruises, P &

In an opinion piece for the New York Times, Joe Nocera, former editor of Fortune Magazine reflects on the history of cigarette regulation in the United States. The fifty-year anniversary of the surgeon general’s announcement linking cigarette smoking to illness and death marks major changes

A statewide smoking ban was implemented four years ago in North Carolina requiring all bars and restaurants to go smoke-free. Many owners worried that the policy would drive away regular customers and hurt business. It turns out that business is

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the first surgeon general’s announcement linking smoking to lung cancer in men. Smoking was common in the 1960’s, and even lauded for its health benefits. After this report, and years of subsequent research,

A recent poll suggests that smokers are becoming less and less popular with cruise passengers. About a quarter of patrons surveyed by Cruise Critic said that they want ships to become completely smoke-free. These results were released soon after passengers

To achieve USA Tobacco-Free in 33 begin requesting smoke-free taxis with tobacco-free drivers; and smoke-free hotels restaurants with employees that are tobacco-free; and airlines that have tobacco-free crews; drivers, housekeepers, maintenance, servers, flight attendants and pilots all track second-hand smoke

Seabourn Cruises was the last major holdout in the fight against smoking in cabins, but the cruise line recently announced a company-wide ban. Smoking is now regulated to smoking areas and some terraces. A spokesman for the company said that

Smoking bans are usually enforced by state and local officials. But what happens when a business falls outside the law’s jurisdiction? Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut is owned by the Mashantucket Pequot tribe and local indoor smoking laws do not