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[Maryland] LETTER: O'HARA: Organizer celebrates success of indoor smoking ban

Feb. 1 marked the fifth anniversary of the Maryland Clean Indoor Air Law going into effect. Contrary to the dire predictions of the tobacco lobbyists and many members of the Maryland General Assembly, the restaurants, bars, casinos and tourist businesses
Gaithersburg (MD) Gazette
added Feb 26, 2013 11:04
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[Maryland] FOX 5 Investigates: E-cigarettes

Many believe the electronic devices are healthier, but there is growing concern about what's in e-cigs and whether the candy-like flavors appeal to kids. Everything about them looks like a real cigarette, except the battery-operated devices heat up a ni
WTTG Fox 5 (Washington, DC)
added Feb 19, 2013 19:26
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[Maryland] Resident Hall Association seeks input on campus-wide smoking ban

Residence Hall Association councils are hosting more than half a dozen meetings this month to garner student and public input on the policy, which the university is developing in response to last year’s University System of Maryland mandate that all camp
The Diamondback (UMD-College Park)
added Feb 19, 2013 13:07
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[Maryland] Man Sustains Serious Burns in Smoking Accident

A man in Glen Burnie sustained serious burns on Sunday morning when he began smoking while hooked up to oxygen.
Patch.org
added Feb 18, 2013 16:21
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[Maryland] Gazette.Net: Smoking ban gets tougher in Montgomery County

With a few exceptions, smokers must soon step off Montgomery County property to enjoy a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
Gaithersburg (MD) Gazette
added Feb 13, 2013 15:08
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[Maryland] County Council Passes Outdoor Smoking Ban

won't apply on the county's Falls Road golf course in Potomac or in county-owned or leased buildings that already include private residents. But it will apply to parks, around recreation centers and outside county buildings. Smoking is already banned ins
BethesdaNow
added Feb 13, 2013 13:35
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[Maryland] Senators Try Again to Ban Smoking with Kids in Car

This year, Sen. Bobby A. Zirkin, D-Baltimore County, is sponsoring legislation that would impose a fine of $50 on anyone caught driving or riding with children under 8. “A little kid in a baby seat doesn't have any option but to be there,” Zirkin said.
Southern Maryland Newspapers
added Feb 10, 2013 20:56
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[Maryland] Comptroller agents seize contraband cigarettes

arrested 22 suspects and confiscated more than 82,000 packs of contraband cigarettes in the month of January, representing a 69 percent increase in the amount of arrests and a 150 percent increase in seized contraband for the same time last year.
Cumberland (MD) Times-News
added Feb 3, 2013 11:49
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[Maryland] Commissioners' Corner: Centers to be tobacco-free

The health department announced plans to make several of its sites tobacco-free campuses effective Feb. 1. The Snow Hill Health Center, Ocean City Youth Center, and Worcester County Dental Center in Berlin will be the first sites to go tobacco free.
DelmarvaNow.com
added Jan 23, 2013 05:29
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[Maryland] Two support, one opposes Montgomery's new smoking restrictions

A proposal to ban smoking on county property received a mixed reaction from residents. Only three came to testify Tuesday on the bill proposed by Councilwoman Nancy Floreen (D-At large) of Garrett Park to prohibit smoking outside of libraries, in parkin
Gaithersburg (MD) Gazette
added Jan 23, 2013 04:59
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