(US) Town set to ban smoking ANYWHERE outside... even in your own backyard

snowgal

ridiculous idea, it better not come in to this country. tho knowing us it'll be maon moan, no way and then 3 months later we're all stuck smoking indoors for life. aggggh

Nothingbetter2d

lol if they passed that law i'd say there would be a fairly substantial drop in population, jobs, and tourism. Gotta love them crazy yanks.

Ellis Dee

Put prohibitive taxes on fags and ban them everywhere. Ireland needs a new growth industry, a new success story to inspire young people - and cigarette smuggling and bootlegging has the potential to create many new millionaires.:rolleyes:


Here's a Wikipedia article about a country that is way ahead of either the US or Ireland when it comes to trying to ban snout, but I have the feeling that - like so many other things in the Himalayan kingdom - it isn't quite working out as planned. Besides, it beats me how anyone would want to smoke tobacco there when you think of the much more enjoyable alternative smoke that is available.

Bhutan

Following a resolution of the 87th session of the National Assembly on 17 December 2004, a national prohibition upon the sale of tobacco and tobacco products went into effect, but importing limited tobacco would still be permitted with very heavy taxes. Smoking in all public places in Bhutan became illegal on 22 February 2005. It thus became the first nation in the world to outlaw this practice outright. However, there is little enforcement. Cigarettes are widely smuggled, and bars in the Bhutanese capital Thimphu are usually smoky.

The National Council decided on 10 July 2009 to lift the bar upon the sale of tobacco and tobacco products while discussing the tobacco control bill.

The council, with a majority, agreed to delete the section C in chapter three of the bill, which says, “No person shall sell tobacco and tobacco products.” The council chairperson, Namgay Penjore, said that they discussed including a new clause to control the sale of tobacco and tobacco products through pricing.

Council members said that the bar upon sales had been ineffective and led to a black market. Some said tobacco was easily available anywhere, but at exorbitant prices because of the ineffective restrictions.

“The idea is to make tobacco expensive by imposing higher taxes,” said the chairperson. The name of the bill is “Tobacco control bill” and not ‘… ban’. “The change (deleting the clause) was to do away with the thriving black market,” he said.

Meanwhile, the council also suggested inserting another clause restricting the sale of tobacco products to youth below 18 years. However, Namgay Penjore said the bill was still under discussion and not endorsed. The bill will be submitted to the National Assembly.

3 June 2010
According to the bill, people selling tobacco products will be punished for the offence of misdemeanour liable for a prison term of one to three years. Smuggling tobacco products into the country will be punished for the offence of felony of fourth degree liable for prison term of three to five years. However, the bill was passed with 61 “yes” votes and five “no” votes. Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency (BNCA) will serve as the secretariat of the tobacco control office and its board members will also be the board members of the tobacco control board, according to the Health Minister. The tobacco control board, among other functions, will provide effective leadership and coordination in imple­menting the act, formulate and implement national tobacco control strategy, monitor the enforcement of the provisions under the act and approve rules framed under the act. The Health Minister said that, once His Majesty gives his assent to the bill, the rules and regulations will be drafted

housetypeb

JupiterKid wrote: »

It had to happen - it's being going in that direction for a long time now. Another Californian community, Calabasas, already bans smoking in public areas outdoors.

I remember one time having a meal with my in-laws in Calabasas, the restaurant straddled the next district where smoking was allowed, so when dining outside you had the funny situation where you could legally smoke at one end of the table but not at the other end.

Wetai

gamgsam wrote: »

The only subsequent (il)logical result is the following scenario:

Burglar burgles house. Houseowner wakes up, hears a noise. Sparks a cigarette to relax and goes to investigate. Burglar then sues the houseowner for endangering his health.

Haha

It'd be inevitable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeXQBHLIPcw