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The
following chart reflects the current status of smoke-free states
| U.S.
Smoke-Free Workplace |
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States
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Offices
(all areas of offices) |
Restaurants
(all areas of restaurants) |
Bars
(all areas of bars)
|
Casinos
(all areas of casinos)
(non-Indian) |
| California
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Delaware
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| New
York |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Connecticut
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Maine
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Massachusetts
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rhode
Island |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Vermont
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Washington
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Puerto
Rico |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hawaii
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Ohio
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Arizona
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Washington
DC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
Effective 2007 |
Yes
Effective 2007 |
| Montana
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
Effective 2009 |
Yes
Effective 2009
|
| Utah
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
Effective 2009 |
Yes
Effective 2009
|
| New
Jersey |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Colorado |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Nevada |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Florida
|
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Georgia |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Idaho
|
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Arkansas |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| North
Dakota |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Louisiana |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| South
Dakota |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Maryland
|
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Guam
|
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Worldwide:
the entire countries of:
Ireland,
Italy,
England, Norway,
Sweden,
New Zealand, Uganda,
Malta,
Uruguay, Peru,
and
Bhutan have enacted comprehensive
smoke-free workplace legislation, including smoke-free restaurants
and bars. |
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FLORIDA
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
ARTICLE X, SECTION 27 |
PROTECT
PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY YOUTH, FROM ADDICTION, DISEASE, AND OTHER
HEALTH HAZARDS OF USING TOBACCO
To protect
people, especially youth, from addiction, disease, and other
health hazards of using tobacco, the Legislature shall use
some Tobacco Settlement money annually for a comprehensive
statewide tobacco education and prevention program using
Centers for Disease Control best practices. Specifies some
program components, emphasizing youth, requiring one-third
of total annual funding for advertising. Annual funding
is 15% of 2005 Tobacco Settlement payments to Florida, adjusted
annually for inflation. Provides definitions. Effective
immediately.
This amendment
requires state government to appropriate approximately $57
million in 2007 for the Comprehensive Statewide Tobacco
Education and Prevention Program. Thereafter, this amount
will increase annually with inflation. This spending is
expected to reduce tobacco consumption. As a result, some
long-term savings to state and local government health and
insurance programs are probable, but indeterminate. Also,
minor revenue loss to state government is probable, but
indeterminate. (Click
here for full text of Amendment 4) |
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Florida
VOTES Yes ON
AMENDMENT
4
TO KEEP KIDS SMOKE FREE! |
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HERE.
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addiction and disease. Get involved!
Vote for your and your children's rights to not inhale secondhand
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