Tobacco.org

Guilford County leaders enact smoking restrictions 

Guilford County's health department unanimously passed a new smoking ban in county buildings Monday evening.

Many of the municipalities around the area have already enacted some restrictions. The plan will ban indoor smoking in all county buildings, including PTI Airport. The facility is designated no smoking, but does have a smoking lounge, among the few left these days.

Texan Lou Tornabell was having a cigarette out on the sidewalk Monday and was unaware of the smoking area.

"The last airport I was ever at where there was a lounge was Hong Kong, and if you never smoked before, all you had to do is walk and breathe," said Tornabell.

Jump to full article »