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[District of Columbia, Virginia] On Metro, can you e-smoke one if you got one?

"What most people don't realize is that it is actually local ordinances that govern what's prohibited on Metro," Metro spokesman Dan Stessel said. In 2010, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II ruled that the state's smoking ban does not apply to
The Washington Post
added May 19, 2013 15:50
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[District of Columbia] Transportation and the Environment: B20-93 and B20-95

Bill 20-93, the Prohibition of Smoking Near Playground Act of 2013, would prohibit smoking within 25 feet of any playground. Bill 20-95, the Smoking Restriction Amendment Act of 2013, would also prohibit smoking within 25 feet of a playground and would
Council of the District of Columbia
added May 14, 2013 13:26
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[District of Columbia] "PROHIBITION OF SMOKING NEAR PLAYGROUND ACT OF 2013".

Council of the District of Columbia
added May 14, 2013 13:20
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[District of Columbia] D.C. Considers Banning Smoking Around Playgrounds

The D.C. Council heard testimony Monday supporting a new smoking ban within 25 feet of any city playground. It would be the first city legislation affecting smoking in places other than buildings and restaurants. Smoking already is banned in public build
NBCWashington.com
added May 14, 2013 13:18
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[District of Columbia] DC Council Considers Smoking Ban Near Playgrounds

The D.C. Council held a hearing Monday to explore new bans on public smoking aimed to keep sin stick smoke away from kids. Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward2) proposed a bill to ban smoking within 25 feet of a playground, while Councilmembers Vincent Ora
DCist (dc)
added May 14, 2013 13:15
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[India, District of Columbia] Mumbai surgeon wins US award for anti-tobacco campaign

Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi, a cancer surgeon at Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital, has won a prestigious US award for his innovative leadership in the fight to reduce tobacco use and tobacco-related disease in India. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids presente
IANS - Indo-Asian News Service (in)
added May 3, 2013 23:59
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[District of Columbia] Psy Requsted A Smoking Hotel Room

One of the stipulations for his attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner was that they book him a hotel room where he could smoke. He stayed at an undisclosed hotel in Georgetown, said one of his handlers.
fishbowlDC (blog)
added May 3, 2013 22:56
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[District of Columbia] Hookah Bars, Cigar Lounge Violating D.C.'s Smoke-Free Law, Says Group

Smokefree D.C., the advocacy group behind the passage of the 2007 law banning smoking in bars and restaurants, wrote a letter Mayor Vince Gray and the D.C. Council this week alleging that Civil and a number of other establishments in the city--primarily
DCist (dc)
added Apr 16, 2013 03:32
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[District of Columbia] Report: Civil Lounge Violates Smoking Ban, Group Claims - Potomac, MD Patch

Smokefree D.C. says that the cigar lounge in the Chevy Chase Pavilion, on the DC side of Friendship Heights, has not gotten an official exemption from DC's smoking ban, DCist reports.
Patch.org
added Apr 16, 2013 03:30
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[District of Columbia] VIDEO: Smokefree DC says hookah bars violate DC smoking ban

claiming several businesses are breaking the law by allowing smoking and even specifically catering to the smoking crowd. The D.C. Health Department tells ABC7 that not only is this problem on its radar, but it's formed a collaborative interagency task f
WJLA-TV Ch. 7 (Washington, DC)
added Apr 14, 2013 13:04
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