(Gray News) – Smoking areas are going away at all Disney parks. The changes take effect May 1 and were detailed in the Disney Parks Blog. “Smoking areas will no longer be present inside Walt Disney World or Disneyland theme parks, water parks, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex or Downtown Disney District in California,” the […]
Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman David Irving was suspended for the third time last week after violating the league’s drug policy, and now he’s announced that he’s ready to retire from the NFL. In a live stream on his Instagram account, Irving let his fans know about his decision. “Basically guys, I quit,” he explained. “They […]
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio- Major arts organizations in Cuyahoga County are preparing for funding cuts for 2018. Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, the initiative that distributes cigarette tax revenue, announced organizations that receive funding will, on average, get 12% less than past years. The Cleveland Orchestra, one of the biggest recipients, will get $1.2 million in 2018 and […]
TUSCALOOSA, AL (WAFB) – If you’re thinking about getting your “nic-fix” at an SEC football game anytime soon, you might want to think twice. One Alabama fan decided to try and press her luck Saturday night at Bryant-Denny stadium by enjoying a smoke break from her seat when a police officer asked her to put […]
CLEVELAND – The law forbidding Cleveland tobacco sales to people younger than 21 years old goes into effect on Thursday. In December 2015, Cleveland City Council passed a measure prohibiting the selling, giving or distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products to anyone who is younger than 21 . Prior to the law, the legal […]
CLEVELAND – A Cleveland council member wants to increase the legal age in which smokers can purchase cigarettes in the city to age 21. That’s among other changes Joe Cimperman is asking city council to implement. Cimperman proposed in a Health and Human Services Committee meeting Monday that Cleveland raise the legal limit of purchasing […]
More Americans are smoking marijuana than ever before, as the number of smokers have doubled over the last ten years. The New York Dally News reports that a new study says approximately 22 million people are taking a toke of that green thanks to the legalization of recreational and medical marijuana usage in multiple states. Usage has also […]
There were no passengers in the bus during the crash. (CNN) – On drugs and in control of a 35-ton vehicle. Video shows Shaun Murphy, a bus driver in Australia, smoking synthetic cannabis behind the wheel. For a moment, he steers with his elbow, having no control at all at times. Finally, the […]
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Kansas City Bans Smoking Inside Public Housing Apartments It’s one thing to ban smoking from bars and restaurants, as Kansas City did in 2008 following…
Research highlights concern with smokers in their teens and 20’s and the effects done to them in their later years. If you thought smoking a joint occasionally was OK, a new study released Tuesday suggests you might want to reconsider. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, is the first to link […]
According to the CDC, there has been an increase in the number of cases of nicotine poisoning from e-cigarettes. Disturbingly, 51 percent of calls to poison hotlines have involved children aged 5 and younger, while 42 percent involved people aged 20 and older. “The time has come to start thinking about what we can do to keep […]