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EDITORIAL: Clayton Approves Draconian Smoking Ban: No Cigarettes in Parks 

Jump to full article: St. Louis (MO) Riverfront Times, 2010-08-25
Author: Chad Garrison

Intro:

​We here at Daily RFT have (for the most part) championed the many smoking bans voted in last year by various city councils and voters in St. Louis, Kirkwood, St. Louis County and other municipalities.

But the enhanced ban that Clayton's board of aldermen approved last night goes a little too far -- in our humble opinion. The law bans smoking in city parks as well as all city-owned outdoor properties, such as parking lots.

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