Contraband Cigarettes Keeping Canadians Smoking

Many countries have seen a huge drop in smoking rates, but Canada does not seem to be among them. The Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey showed that overall, about 18% of Canadians reported that they smoked every day or occasionally. This percentage has remained roughly the same since 2005. The senior policy analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, Rob Cunningham, feels concern for this slow decline in smoking. He feels...

Iraq Facing "Western" Smoking Ban

When it comes to stress, Iraqis have their fair share of it as they were bombarded nearly every single day — the last concern on their minds is the health hazard of smoking. However, the government has decided to give anti-smoking laws a try, and most Iraqis are either surprised or outraged, as they have been able to light up just about anywhere they pleased. Smoking will be banned in cafes, restaurants, clubs,...

Hotels go Non-Smoking in Wisconsin

A statewide smoking ban will be taking effect in Wisconsin next summer, but hotel owners are a bit worried and are taking steps to be exempted from this law. Workplaces like bars, restaurants and hotels will all be covered by the ban, this means that designated smoking rooms will no longer exist. The manager of Doubletree Inns in Madison and Milwaukee, Tom Ziarnik had been hoping to make 25 percent of his rooms designated to...

Legal Issues put off South Dakota Smoking Ban

The battle over the new smoking ban in South Dakota has been an ongoing ordeal, and it is to go to the courtroom in August. There was a call for South Dakota's smoking ban issue to become a public vote, with residents filling out a petition. However, petitioners were found to be 221 votes short and the secretary of state decided to reject nearly 9,000 signatures. Four of the sponsors of the petition have decided to sue...

Concerns Surrounding the Electronic Cigarette

Consumers are being warned about the health risks of electronic cigarettes by the FDA and other health experts. They are more commonly known as "e-cigarettes" – they look like regular cigarettes but are battery operated and were thought to come with lower health risks. Nicotine and other chemicals are turned into vapour by the device, which is then inhaled by the user. They can be bought online and in most...

Non Smoking War Zones

The idea of banning smoking in the military has been present in the American government for some time now. This type of ban would prohibit smoking on military property and in war zones. The Pentagon decided to go against such a ban as it is felt that troops in combat are under enough pressure as it is. There are more smokers in the army than anywhere else in the country, and in time of combat the number of smokers rises even...