Re: Can cities ban the sale or use of tobacco products?
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"William R. Cousert" <wrco...@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Do cities in the U.S. have the right to ban the sale or use of tobacco
> products in their city limits?
Absolutely!
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"William R. Cousert" <wrco...@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "richard" <mem...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:33:23 -0700, "William R. Cousert"
>> <wrco...@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
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>>>Do cities in the U.S. have the right to ban the sale or use of tobacco
>>>products in their city limits?
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>> Cities can ban the sale of, but not the use of.
>> Except in areas controlled by the city such as government offices.
>>
>> Has a city done this? If so which one?
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> I'm not aware of any cities that have done it yet. I just wanted to know
> if they had the legal right to do so.
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> To be more specific - can cities prohibit people from smoking in all
> public places, including outdoors?
Yes, of course.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-12-smoking-bans_N.htm
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> You can get second hand smoke if you walk behind a smoker on a sidewalk or
> sit next to them at a bus stop. I'd like to see this stop.
Douse them with Pepper Spray.
Robert
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>> "richard" <mem...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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>>> On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:33:23 -0700, "William R. Cousert"
>>> <wrco...@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Do cities in the U.S. have the right to ban the sale or use of tobacco
>>>>products in their city limits?
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>> Well do counties have the right to ban the sale of alcohol?
>>> Cities can ban the sale of, but not the use of.
>>> Except in areas controlled by the city such as government offices.
>>>
>>> Has a city done this? If so which one?
>>
>> I'm not aware of any cities that have done it yet. I just wanted to know
>> if they had the legal right to do so.
>>
>> To be more specific - can cities prohibit people from smoking in all
>> public places, including outdoors?
>
>Yes, of course.
In 1921, fifteen states had a general smoking ban.
>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-12-smoking-bans_N.htm
The article gives no example of a city where smoking is banned everywhere. There is only
one in the US: Calabasas CA.
>> You can get second hand smoke if you walk behind a smoker on a sidewalk or
>> sit next to them at a bus stop. I'd like to see this stop.
You're too late. These things go in cycles. The 1921 bans were all repealed by 1927. This
time it peaked in 2006. We're now on the downhill side of the curve.
Arth
or
>>> sit next to them at a bus stop. I'd like to see this stop"
Nut job- You can get 2nd hand smoke from that bus, too. Or from a car in the
road next to that sidewalk.
Duh
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"Arth" <badb...@twitz.com> wrote in message
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>">>> You can get second hand smoke if you walk behind a smoker on a
>sidewalk or
>>>> sit next to them at a bus stop. I'd like to see this stop"
>
> Nut job- You can get 2nd hand smoke from that bus, too. Or from a car in
> the road next to that sidewalk.
Go suck on a tailpipe then, addict
Stan The Man
"Arth" <badb...@twitz.com> wrote in message
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> ">>> You can get second hand smoke if you walk behind a smoker on a
> sidewalk or
>>>> sit next to them at a bus stop. I'd like to see this stop"
>
> Nut job- You can get 2nd hand smoke from that bus, too. Or from a car in
> the road next to that sidewalk.
>
People LIKE YOU should be horsewhipped.