As I understand it, Vancouver, BC has banned the display of cigarettes in convenience stores, which has led to some interesting adjustments. It’s common to see an entire wall of nicotine behind the register of a convenience store – heck, the SuperAmerica by my house is basically a tobacco shop / casino – so what [...]
Perhaps you heard this past week about a study done by the U of MN that measured the pee of hospitality workers pre and post-smoking ban? Here is a summary of the results from the ClearWay site. ClearWay, by the way, is a group set up to spend tobacco settlement money on anti-smoking efforts. Conducted [...]
This is the first report I’ve seen from a newly smoke-free area of the state. Apparently, life has indeed gone on without smoking in bars and restaurants: New faces, atmosphere since ban on smoking “The first few weeks, there was an initial buzz where that’s all everyone was talking about,†Shol said. “But then things [...]
Roadguy is the best blog on the Star Tribune. If I’m wrong out that, let me know which is better. Here’s a great comment Roadguy received from a reader about a chain smoking SUV driver on 35W in the Northern ‘burbs. I have a feeling that I don’t have much in common with this woman: [...]
I couldn’t agree more with Rick Nelson’s analysis of this smoking restaurant. I removed the name of the restaurant since the same statement could be made about every restaurant that allows smoking today: Now open: A giant, all-American menu – with a helping of smoke What hit me as I first walked into [__________________] was [...]
The Times-Republican is reporting that the U of Iowa may be the first Big-10 school to go smoke free: Taking a cigarette break at the University of Iowa could mean hopping in a car and driving off the 1,900-acre campus under a plan headed for the school’s president. The proposed smoking ban could make Iowa [...]
