Anti-smoking measures go into effect

Luis Medina CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KUNA) – The Cathedral City Police Department continued to utilize a 2024 grant from the California Department of Justice on Thursday to conduct citywide anti-tobacco enforcement operations. Cathedral City police officers first utilized a portion of the grant, designated for both tobacco education and enforcement, in December of last year. Officers conducted a retailer education operation focusing on the sale o…

Anti-smoking measures go into effect

The government has reinforced its ban on smoking in all government offices, schools, hospitals, shopping malls and public transport. Violators face fines ranging from Rs1,000 to Rs100,000. Shops are now required to display notices when selling cigarettes, and selling tobacco within a 50-metre radius of educational institutions is strictly prohibited, with penalties of up to Rs0.1 million. Authorised officers have the power to shut down shops, se…

In some countries in Europe, smoking in cars is prohibited in order to protect children and pregnant women from passive smoking. Read here what currently applies in Germany.

UW to remove all designated smoking areas by May 1

The next phase of UW’s transition towards a smoke-free campus will begin on May 1, with the removal of all designated smoking areas (DSAs) on campus. This next step applies to all UW campuses (Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, and Stratford). All forms of smoking will now be banned on campus, such as tobacco, cannabis,