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Opinion provides for public safety, while eliminating confusion created by interplay of smoking ban and medical marijuana amendment LANSING, Mich., Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association applauded yesterday's ruling by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette indicating that it is illegal for medical marijuana certificate holders to smoke in places of public accommodation. The opinion (Opinion No. 7261) eliminates confusion surrounding a...
New York City's outdoor smoking ban went into effect on Monday, adding the city's parks and beaches to the list of places where smoking is prohibited as part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign to promote healthy lifestyles.The ban augments the city's 2003 prohibition on smoking cigarettes in bars and restaurants.The new law will not be enforced by police, but by staff who oversee the city's 29,000 acres of park land and beaches. Violators face a $50 fine."We don't think that...
More than 800 bar owners in Belgium led their supporters in demonstrations on Saturday after the Constitutional Court increased its smoking ban to include all cafés and casinos beginning July 1, according to a report by the AFP news agency. The federation of café owners and restaurateurs organized the demonstration, which was held in Brussels. The group claimed that upwards of 5,000 of the country's 12,000 cafes are in danger of closing because of the new legislation. The country has...
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new poll released today finds 70 percent of Texas voters support prohibiting smoking in indoor work and public places, including restaurants and bars. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110201/DA40513) The poll, released by the Smoke-Free Texas Coalition and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, found support for smoke-free indoor work and public places cuts across party lines, including 67 percent of Republicans, 69 percent of...
Join the "Women Who Quit" campaign and quit smoking for the Great American Smokeout Nov. 18 BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Are you ready to quit smoking and willing to share the good, bad, and ugly about your experience? If so, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) wants to feature you on their Smokefree Women Web site (Women.Smokefree.gov) as part of the "Women Who Quit" campaign. The "Women Who Quit" campaign was developed by the creators of the Women.Smokefree.gov...
SEATTLE, Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Washington State Department of Health: WHO: Secretary of Health Mary Selecky Dr. Cheryl Healton, president and chief executive officer, Legacy Foundation Dr. Jeffrey Harris, director, University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center WHAT: News conference to announce new research on lives and money saved due to the state's tobacco prevention and control efforts. Thursday is the Great...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- truth, the nation's largest smoking prevention campaign for youth, is teaming up with MTV Games on a new dance-related initiative that includes an online dance contest, grassroots tour stops, and online outreach. All efforts are built around the video game Dance Central(TM) -- a highly-anticipated new immersive dance video game (exclusively for Kinect for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft) that will release on November 4,...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Honorable Gary R Herbert, Utah's 17th Governor, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Legacy, the national, independent public health foundation dedicated to building a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit. Governor Herbert served as Lieutenant Governor under Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. for about five years, before taking the Oath of Office on Aug. 11, 2009. Governor Huntsman had also served on the Legacy...
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MSA (NYSE: MSA) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire General Monitors, headquartered in Lake Forest, Calif., a leading innovator and developer of advanced flame and gas detection systems. The transaction is valued at $280 million and will be financed with a combination of existing cash balances and incremental borrowing. General Monitors, which employs approximately 225 people globally and has annual revenues of approximately...
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- San Antonio will soon become the latest Texas city to implement a comprehensive smoke-free ordinance providing workers, residents and visitors protection from the dangers of secondhand smoke in all indoor workplaces. The City Council approved the ordinance at its Thursday meeting by a vote of seven to four. "This is a significant milestone for San Antonio workers, citizens and visitors," said Suzanne Lozano, Smoke-Free San Antonio Coalition chair....
