Smoking Bans

Cigar Bar Exemption Hearing

October 16, 2007

Their will be a Proponent Hearing on exempting cigar bars from the smoking ban tomorrow at 2:30 PM at the State House in Columbus, OH. Unfortunately due to other obligations I can’t make it, but if you can make it, please let me know how it goes.

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Ohio Smoking Ban T-Shirt

July 26, 2007

    I ran across this shirt while doing a search for news on the Ohio Smoking Ban. Show your support for the state comrade!

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The State of No-hio

July 24, 2007

Peter Bronson has a great article on Anthony’s Cigar Bar & Grille. The article has some great information on what the smoking ban is doing to business in Cincinnati and some great quotes. Something is missing on the sign over Greg Varacalli’s business in the Voice of America Center in West Chester. “Anthony’s (empty space) [...]

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Ohio Cigar Bar Exemption News

July 19, 2007

The Journal News has an article on the cigar bar exemption bill in Ohio. I nearly fell out of my chair reading this asinine quote. Tracy Sabetta, vice president of government relations in Ohio for the American Cancer Society, said the organization will be watching how the bill fares when the senate reconvenes in September. [...]

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Ohio Smoking Ban Exemption in the Works.

July 16, 2007

From WCPO’s Website: Among the businesses impacted by the smoking ban approved last year by Ohio voters are cigar bars. They too are smoke-free, but an effort to grant them a smoking exemption is underway. They are working at both the local and the state level to find an exemption to cigar bars. If you [...]

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