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If you're indignant that your boss just shut the smoking room and outraged that you have to leave the bar to light up, take heart. Life could be worse. You could be Bhutanese.
The tiny, trendy Himalayan kingdom recently became the world's first nonsmoking nation. Since Dec. 17, it has been illegal to smoke in public or sell tobacco. Violators are fined the equivalent of $232—more than two months' salary in Bhutan. Authorities heralded the ban by igniting a bonfire of cigarette cartons in the capital, Thimphu, and stringing banners across the main thoroughfare, exhorting people to kick the habit. As if they have a choice.
Meddling with an issue as personal as smoking is always tricky, and politicians err at their own peril. Yet Bhutan's ban appears to be sticking and with little public outcry. Even the country's smokers seem resigned to a smoke-free future. "If you can't get it, you can't smoke it," concludes Tshewang Dendup, who works for Bhutan's only broadcaster. He picked up his smoking habit while studying at Berkeley, but says he is now rapidly "downsizing" his consumption.
(Original article from http://slate.msn.com/id/2112449/)If you're indignant that your boss just shut the smoking room and outraged that... more
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The nicotine-free Liquid Smoking drink claims to give the same buzz as cigarettes.
It is aimed at those who struggle to cope with the smoking ban in pubs or long plane journeys.
Liquid Smoking is even safe for children to drink and impossible to get addicted to, United Drinks and Beauty Corporation CEO Martin Hartman told Sky News Online.
An "indigenous African herbal extract" provides a "slight energizing effect followed by a "euphoric sense of calming".
Mr Hartman said: "It can't harm anybody. You can't get addicted to a natural plant like this."
Since the ban on smoking in enclosed public places came into force in 2007 there have been a crop of products designed to replace lighting up, including the SuperSmoker "electronic cigarette".
Ash, the anti-smoking group, have warned the industry needs urgent regulation as consumers have no idea whether the products are safe or effective.
The nicotine-free Liquid Smoking drink claims to give the same buzz as cigarettes.
It... more
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A former British boxing champion was shot in London at a bar. According to the details James Oyebolaa was shot through the back of his neck when he was in Fulham Broadway. It happened after he asked a group of men to stop smoking. The incident happened after the three weeks when the smoking ban came into force July last year.
A former British boxing champion was shot in London at a bar. According to the details... more
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Okay, I SMOKE. Shoot me! It’s a TERRIBLE habit and now-a -days, practically illegal to do anywhere except in the privacy of your home or on a dirty sidewalk.
Maybe if New York City followed Holland's lead I could stop. Holland officially outlawed the use of tobacco in the country's infamous weed loving cafes. However the wacky tobacky may be freely smoked in over 700 "coffee shops".
Talk about a great way to take the edge off a bad day.Okay, I SMOKE. Shoot me! It’s a TERRIBLE habit and now-a -days, practically... more
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