<p>The pending lawsuit against the City of Gulfport is causing the city council to review and possibly overturn their smoking ban at the beach. In Florida, no city, town or county can have a law that is different from state law, Gulfport overstepped state law and their ban is illegal.<br />
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Missouri has no statewide smoking ban but recently a bill to ban smoking in the State Capitol was rejected. I think it is safe to say that there never will be a statewide ban which is good for everyone.<br type="_moz" />
<p><span class="BodyCopy">Gov. Martin O’Malley has placed yet another cigarette tax hike — which would raise the current $2 per-pack tax to $3, the sixth highest in the nation — on his current legislative agenda.<br />
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The last time the governor raised taxes on tobacco it caused a deficient because people bought their cigarettes elsewhere, what makes him think it will be different this time?<br type="_moz" />
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Australia has "plain packing" tobacco, it is not plain but has nasty photo’s on the packs. People have found a way to get rid of those photo’s, they buy the cigs and then slap on a sticker that blocks the government photo’s. Sounds right to us.<br type="_moz" />
Many businesses in Indiana are not happy with the smoking restrictions that went into effect July 1, 2012.<br />
Efforts are still underway to reverse some of the restrictions in Illinois.<br />