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The Czech Republic has a partial ban on smoking: http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2005/07/06/law-on-smoking-sparks-contempt.php 89.102.231.182 20:13, 9 January 2007 (UTC)Chris[reply]

I've been keeping track of smoking bans worldwide on this page:

 http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves/whiteboard/smoking

Need to check the link above for anything recorded there that's been missed on the Wikipedia page.

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania not mentioned but all have bans (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5026536.stm)

Needed: USA map depicting smoking laws

It would be fantastic if someone with graphics skills could show a map of the USA, with each state colored to show if that state does or does not have a state-wide ban against indoor smoking in workplaces like bars/restaurants. It would need the ability to be updated as new states are added, etc. Or even if there was the abilty to show which states have such laws by a given date in time, that would help bring the number of states into a visually interesting context. I am just brainstorming here (hey, that's what the discussion sections are for, right?), but maybe someone out there has this ability? Peter-F 02:51, 6 April 2006 (UTC)Peter[reply]

Such a thing wouldn't be that hard to do. I'm sure there's a map of the United States somewhere on either here or Commons that's public domain, and then from there, we can make said map. Editing wouldn't be that hard, either. It would just be a matter of taking it into MS Paint, changing some colors, and then re-uploading it to the same name. SchuminWeb (Talk) 04:01, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Schumin, thanks for the reply. From your description, it is obvious to me that you know FAR more about this than I do. I don't currently possess the computer skills to carry out the steps that you outlined. Can you create that map?? -Peter

U.S.-centrism

I think there should be a separate sub-article for the United States. As of now, most of this one refers to U.S. jurisdictions, and it's also rather difficult to navigate. I'll wait a bit before boldly doing it myself, though. —Pablo D. Flores (Talk) 14:31, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree: it would make it more manageable to split out the US states stuff, particularly as the detail gets down to the level of individual cities. — Matt Crypto 16:39, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

'Tis done. Now, shouldn't also there be an article about the proposed ban in England? There's a full story in this article, which maybe should be left for a separate page. —Pablo D. Flores (Talk) 17:20, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've gone ahead and done it (see Smoking ban in England). Feel free to categorize, write a good intro, rename, etc. —Pablo D. Flores (Talk) 12:56, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with Smoking bans by country

Both articles have the same content: a list of smoking bans, sorted by country. I think it should be merged. --~ ~ James Hetfield (previously Wesborland) ~ ~ 02:15, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I also agree since most are related. Anyone up to the task to do a format on it?That-Vela-Fella 09:18, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Smoking bans by country article was newly created in March 2007. Both are placed under the "Articles with unsourced statements since February 2007" which would seem to suggest that some of the content was transferred by copy-and-paste. The usual solution to cases like this is to merge contents to the older article. In this case, the List of smoking bans article which was created in February 2006. —Tokek 09:50, 14 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bus stop smoking bans - North Vancouver, BC

Not sure if this will be of help to you guys, but there's a proposal to ban smoking in North Vancouver at bus stops. Source story: [1] --Naisenu 20:27, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Smoking in Japanese railway stations not illegal

Smoking on the platforms is actually usually legal (on the extreme ends), and the ban only stands during rush hours. Smoking inside closed stations is not permitted, nor enclosed platforms. Southsailor (talk) 09:04, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

--What the heck happened to all the other country info???!!!----

jersey isn't part of the UK

Jersey isn't part of the UK.. the sectioning of this article should reflect that. 131.111.24.187 08:28, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have moved Jersey (so to speak) I didn't look here first though Ram4eva 14:01, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Singapore

Perhaps Singapore should be added in? Lotsa bans here. Ğavin Ťing 12:34, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Czech Republic

I've done some grammatical clean-up of the section on the Czech Republic (under "Proposed bans"), but it doesn't seem to distinguish between bills (which are proposals for legislation) and acts (which bills that have passed into law). Could someone check and make any necessary changes? Or, if these terms are POV (they are used in the UK as I have described them), please provide NPOV terms. — Paul G 13:30, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for my english grammar..thought that was alright but it didn't.. i've checked that and the using of legal terms is okay..i've done some reorganization...moved something among List of smoking bans (a current smoking ban in force) and left the rest as it was before..contact: ondra.huml@gmail.com Andy 2 May 2007

total tobacco ban in bhutan

is it successful?

Why is this list so Euro centric?

I have added the bans from asian countries, and they always get removed. Why???? Asian countries has bans too, not only Europe and North America!!

Because Europe and North America tends to speak more English and are online more, and thus the English version of Wikipedia tends to be a bit Euro-American-centristic. 81.227.3.57 (talk) 00:03, 21 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is that a good explanation for why added Asian bans are removed? Southsailor (talk) 09:01, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

More in Argentina

ok here is a list of some provinces in which is banned smoking in public buildings: Mendoza, La Rioja, Tucumán, San Juan, Córdoba, Santa Fe, Chubut, Salta, Chaco, Neuquén, Tierra del Fuego y Río Negro. i don't know how to post it so, please can somebody do it? JDeus01 04:28, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ok can do, but is there also a website we can get the source from? That-Vela-Fella 09:00, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.infobae.com/notas/nota.php?Idx=192724&IdxSeccion=100442 is in spanish, also buenos aires was one of the latest in apply the law. JDeus01 17:28, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot 06:46, 26 October 2007 (UTC) Who wrote all these entries? Sounds like antsmoking assholes from the world over got together. Who knew there were somany places not worth visiting???? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rayalbieri (talk • contribs) 05:50, 31 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Shaded Map of World Bans?

It would be really nice to have a shaded map showing the different types of bans in place across the world. This map could also have links to the countries so that if you click on the country it takes you to the info on the page. this would be really nice if anyone could do this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.235.168.104 (talk) 09:39, 1 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Ban lack of enforcement in Brazil

The ban seems not to be enforced at all in Brazil currently, but this information has been removed from the article [2]. I admit that the single reference which I added, a newspaper story saying that people smoke in malls in São Paulo, may not be enough in itself to give credit to such a broad assertion, but I guess it's better to use this reference than to say nothing on the matter and give the wrong impression that the ban is enforced. Artur (talk) 11:55, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Or lack thereof?

Somebody has taken the liberty to change the intro to

This is a list of smoking bans (or lack thereof) by country.

and to re-add the section on Chad on this basis. There are a few problems with this:

The article title is List of smoking bans. Not List of smoking bans and lacks thereof.
Is this trying to state that no public places whatsoever have their own smoking bans, or merely that there isn't any legislation on the matter?
If we had a section for every country that doesn't have legislation banning smoking, the article would get very repetitive. Better would be to list them under a "Countries without statutory smoking bans" section.
Such statements can easily become out of date, and so would need an 'as of' date in any case.

-- Smjg (talk) 18:19, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that makes no sense to me also as it's about bans itself, not a lack of them! Until a nation implements one, then it can be added to the list. If the person wants, they can do a sub-list of nations at the bottom that don't have one yet. That-Vela-Fella (talk) 21:30, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Smoking on train platforms in England - illegal?

"It is illegal to smoke on all train platforms in England, even if they are uncovered."

It's worth bearing in mind that these platforms are private property, not public places, under English law. Is smoking on them actually against the law, or just against the "rules of admission" set by the train companies?

Note that the Tyne and Wear Metro light rail system in north-east England has banned smoking on all of its trains and platforms (indoor and outdoor) since August 1980, long before the idea of a national smoking ban was even on the radar. 217.155.20.163 (talk) 23:19, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Got wondering about that, so looked to find a source & did, thus added it in. I'll also change the wording to say "not allowed", since "illegal" does imply it's a law, rather than a policy that was done. http://www.smokefreeengland.co.uk/faq/vehicles.html#train That-Vela-Fella (talk) 07:54, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Does the ban apply only to National Rail stations, or to tourist railways and the like as well? The referenced webpage states that ATOC and Network Rail are behind the policy. From what I can make out, it seems that both of these deal exclusively with National Rail, implying that the statement "Smoking is banned on all railway platforms in England" is inaccurate. Can anybody confirm the situation here? -- Smjg (talk) 14:56, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to know that also, but have no idea if those other kinds of stations are also under the same rules & controls within the ATOC and Network Rail groups or if they come under the rules & regulations set by the government. Will have to wait & see till someone does find out and if there is a website that does state it specifically. That-Vela-Fella (talk) 20:36, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is an outstanding example of centralized info on wikipedia

Of all the pages I've seen here over the years, this is one of the best examples of data that's not collected (in the same format, concision and clarity) anywhere else. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.84.193.74 (talk) 16:24, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Moved from main article

The following content deleted from smoking ban may be useful here. Sandstein 21:45, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

alex (talk) 12:28, 27 December 2011 (UTC)- but why was this text deleted? what happened to it?[reply]

In 1973, Florida became the first state in the United States to pass a comprehensive law restricting smoking in public places. California enacted a workplace smoking ban in 1994, and a complete smoking ban in enclosed spaces in 1998. Florida made a workplace smoking ban part of its state constitution in 2002.^[1] Washington state passed initiative 901 by referendum in 2005, banning smoking within 25 feet of public buildings or places of employment.^[2] In 2003, the state of New York banned smoking in most public places, excluding cigar bars, members-only social clubs, and Native American gambling parlors. In 2006 Arkansas passed a law banning smoking in cars when there are passengers younger than six years old.

In March 2004, Ireland established a nationwide smoking ban in all enclosed workplaces. The ban now extends, voluntarily, outside of buildings. For example, smoking is not allowed at the entrances to buildings at Dublin Airport, but only in areas where signs indicate that smoking is permitted. In 2008, Ireland will ban advertising in shops (advertising is already banned in print and on radio, television, and billboards) and ensure that cigarettes are not visible in stores. However since the smoking ban was introduced the percentage of people who smoke in Ireland has increased from 27% to 29%.^[3]

Norway banned smoking after Ireland, followed shortly by New Zealand on December 10, 2004.^[4]

Italy introduced a full ban on January 10, 2005. Estonia had smoking banned on June 5, 2007 in all facilities that serve food, including bars and nightclubs. Bar owners were allowed to provide special rooms for smoking without food or beverage service, but few did.

Each nation of the United Kingdom implemented a similar ban: Scotland on 26 March 2006;^[5] Wales on 2 April 2007;^[6] Northern Ireland on 30 April 2007;^[7] and England on 1 July 2007. Hong Kong, which was a colony of UK, also banned smoking in 1 July 2007 in public places (some adult-only venues can extend to 30 June 2009).

France established a ban in January 2008 when the existing ban was extended to cover bars and cafés.

Denmark banned smoking in clubs and restaurants on 15 August 2007, although the legislation made exemptions for small bars and restaurants with separate smoking rooms. The Freetown Christiania area of Copenhagen is exempt from the ban.

Sweden established a similar ban on July 1, 2005.

The Netherlands banned smoking in bars and clubs on 1 July 2008.^[8]

Hungary is set to implement a blanket ban in 2009. Currently the ban is partial.^[9]

Spain has a law, introduced by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, which came into force at the start of 2006 and bans smoking in workplaces. It has some restrictions for public spaces, such as airports and train stations, but pubs, restaurants, and other public places smaller than 100 m² are exempted.

South Africa introduced the Tobacco Products Control Act in 1993. The act was amended several times and currently smoking is restricted in all public areas, such as the workplace, restaurants and bars, shopping malls, sports venues, and airports. Smoking is only permitted in these areas when it is separated by a physical barrier, or in the outdoors. The act also bans the advertising of any tobacco product, except at the point-of-sale. It also regulates the warnings that must be displayed on tobacco products ^[10]

Switzerland introduced the smoking ban in public buildings, bars, and restaurants in the canton of Geneva on 1 July 2008 but due to a bureaucratic formality the decision was nullified by the country's supreme court on 29 September 2008. The Federal Court annulled the ruling by the Geneva cantonal government on the grounds that the legal basis for the ban was faulty. The law should first have been adopted by the cantonal parliament before the government exercised its veto.^[11]

In 2008, the island nation of Niue began considering banning smoking and the sale of tobacco in public areas and private homes.^[12]

India introduced a public smoking ban on 2 October 2008 which is also Gandhi Jayanthi day (the day M. K. Gandhi was born). The ban is a ban on smoking in public places, including restaurants, bars, and all enclosed public spaces.

At 15 May, 2009 the Bulgarian government voted to ban the smoking in all enclosed public places including offices, bars, restaurants, and clubs. The ban is coming into effect on 1 June 2010.^[13]

In December 9, 2008 the Greek government ratified legislation on a nationwide ban on smoking in enclosed working and public places, which will come into effect on 1 July 2009.^[14] On September 11, 2008, Pennsylvania banned smoking in public areas, such as casinos, restaurants, stores, miscellaneous buildings, and parks.

References

^ "Florida state constitution (1968 revision), focused at Section 20 of Article X."
^ "Washington State Dept of Health". See also: "RCW 70.160.075".
^ "Survey shows smoking up since 2002".
^ "New Zealand Introduces New Smoking Ban".
^ "Smoking Ban Scotland".
^ "Smoking ban Wales - about the law banning smoking in Wales".
^ "Space to breathe for Northern Ireland: Smoke-free legislation from 30 April 2007".
^ BBC Dutch smoking ban goes into force 1 July 2008
^ Propeller - vezető hírek és vélemények
^ "Tobacco Products Control Act 1993".
^ Swissinfo Federal Court reverses Geneva smoking ban 30 September 2008
^ Marks, Kathy (2008-07-09). "World's smallest state aims to become the first smoke-free paradise island". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
^ http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/bulgariahealthsmokingban_20090515175453.html
^ http://www.parliament.gr/ergasies/nomodetails.asp?lawid=633^{[citation needed]}

Outdoor smoking bans

Smoking has been banned on the streets of Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward since October 2002. Ward employees patrol the streets and fine violators ¥2000. According to the cigarette company Japan Tobacco, Inc., 60 municipalities, whose residents comprise 10% of Japan's population, have regulations to ban or discourage smoking on the street. Only three municipalities assess fines for violations.

In April 2007 the City of Burbank, California joined Calabasas and Santa Monica in restricting smoking in public places.^[1] The Secondhand Smoke Control Ordinance was supported by Mayor Todd Campbell, Jef Vander Borght, and Marsha Ramos following independent requests by 2 Burbank residents, Eric Michael Cap & Robert Phipps Esq. [3] In May 2007, the City of Beverly Hills voted to ban smoking in all outdoor dining areas, effective October 1, 2007.^[2] Numerous other cities have since initiated their own public smoking restrictions, including Baldwin Park, Belmont, and South Pasadena. The City of Los Angeles has banned smoking in its Parks following the 2007 Griffith Park fire, started by a smoker.

In February 2008, the Hawaii County Council voted to ban smoking at county recreation facilities on the island of Hawaii.^[3] Mayor Harry Kim expressed concerns over the bill's failure to allow designated smoking areas,^[4] and ultimately vetoed the bill. On April 22, 2008, the Council overrode his veto by a 7-2 vote, and smoking was banned in all county recreation facilities, including beach parks, rodeo arenas, and the Hilo drag strip.

On October 7, 2008, the Glendale, California City Council voted (5-0)^[5] to ban smoking in many outdoor areas of the city. The ordinance bans smoking in most public places and in common areas of multi-unit rental housing.^[6] ^{[dead link‍]} The ordinance aims to reduce human exposure to unwanted second-hand smoke.

The ban in Glendale prohibits smoking in/on and within 20 feet from all city property (except streets and sidewalks); city vehicles and public transportation vehicles; city public transit stations; places of employment; enclosed public places; non-enclosed public places; and common areas of multi-unit rental housing.

Some of the areas where smoking is prohibited are authorized to have smoking-permitted areas, subject to regulations.

Also, landlords in Glendale are required to provide disclosure to a prospective renter, prior to signing a lease, as to the location of possible sources of second-hand smoke, relative to the unit being rented.

In Scotland, smoking is banned in all public and government buildings (like hospitals, schools etc) both indoors and outdoors. Anyone who wishes to smoke must leave the premises of these buildings. Smoking is also banned in any enclosed public space in Scotland, like bus shelters. Anyone found violating the smoking ban is issued a £50 fixed penalty.

On January 7, 2008 in Evergreen Park, Illinois an ordinance became effective that prohibited smoking outdoors anywhere within the village except single family residential property with permission of the owner or occupant, and within areas on all other property designated by the owner as a smoking area as long as the designated area is at least 15 feet away from any entrance to a building on the property and 15 feet away from any public sidewalk, parkway, street, alley, or parking lot.

References

^ Planning and Transportation Division
^ http://www.beverlyhills.org/presence/connect/CoBH/Homepage/For+Residents/News+and+Information/Press+Releases/LG-PD-Press_Release_Smoking_Ban?QUERY=smoking
^ Honolulu Star-Bulletin, February 13, 2008.
^ Honolulu Advertiser^{[dead link‍]}, April 5, 2008.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Glendale News Press > Archives > Politics > Council passes smoking ban
^ http://www.ci.glendale.ca.us/gmc/Ordinance5628.pdf

Cyprus

Smoking indoors in Cyprus will be banned. The parlament just voted the law. It will be enforced on 1.1.2010. The article in Greek: http://www.philenews.com/main/1,1,22,0,12417-.aspx —Preceding unsigned comment added by WhiteMagick (talk • contribs) 21:36, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No Contraversy?

This non-smoking fascism has an anti movement, which needs to be mentioned here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.214.250.26 (talk) 22:26, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Duly noted here, but if source are found, then it may be added to the article. That-Vela-Fella (talk) 20:04, 6 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Removing "6000 pubs have closed their doors" (Republic of Ireland) claim.

I'm removing this edit which claims 6,000 pubs have "closed their doors" since the introduction of the smoking ban. While it is technically correct (every pub in Ireland "closes its doors" when it locks up at night!) it is also misleading. Firstly, it implies the pubs in question have ceased trading yet provides no citation to prove this. Secondly, it implies the cessation is due to the effects of the smoking ban but again provides no evidence. And remember, even if it is shown that pubs have closed, this doesn't mean the smoking ban was responsible. Correlation is not causation.

Some quick Googling throws up a claim by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (whose neutrality and lack of bias must be called into question) who claim 400 pubs are closing per year. Given that the ban is only 5 years old, that would be a maximum of 2,000 pubs closed. And even then there is no evidence provided to prove the closures are directly attributable to the smoking ban. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.14.112.203 (talk) 11:20, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism?

Are the recent edits by 81.224.132.67 (in the Netherlands section) vandalism? I don't want to interfere with other peoples work, but I have the impression 81.224.132.67 simply doesn't like the Dutch Smoking ban and wants to go back to the the status quo ante. Baltshazzar (talk) 12:42, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Croatia / Ban-ralated business failures

In the same vein as the alleged 6000 closed pub doors in Ireland..., I edited the standard tobacco industriy propaganda recently addded to the Croatia section (according to which smoking bans lead to widespread hospitality business failures) into a more balanced form.) Neither the link between a smoking ban and business failures in the hospitality sector nor the extent of these failures are based on sound statistics. The figures most often used by the pro-tobacco lobby stem from (often biased) questionnaires in which business owners are asked to report felt or expected difficulties related to the smoking ban. Nonetheless, I don't want to interfere with other peoples honest work and keep WPs neutral point of view, so I haven't suppressed the edit, but simply given it a more cautious phrasing. Baltshazzar (talk) 13:20, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Denmark

It says that Denmark's smoking ban is set for revision. The problem is that it says "set for revision in 2009". Well, it's 2010 and I haven't seen a change. Has it been discussed at all? Because, if it hasn't there should be more news on the situation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdisnard (talk • contribs) 17:43, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The revision of the law was postponed [4]. Also, it is not true that "Freetown Christiania is exempt from the ban". While the ban may not be enforced everywhere in Christiania, it certainly is so in some places, eg. the concert venue Loppen. I have removed the paragraphs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.157.128.95 (talk) 10:26, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Minister of Health Astrid Krag, who's planning a full-scale review of national smoking legislation in Spring 2012, welcomed Mr Lykketoft's decision. "Smoking is one of the main reasons why we have a shorter lifespan in Denmark than other countries," she sa

http://www.b.dk/english/no-smoking-for-mps

Austria

The color of Austria in the map should be changed to "strong national ban in public areas except entertainment and restaurants, or weak enforcement in indoor entertainment areas". You cannot put it in the same category like Italy and France because laws are completely useless in pubs and restaurants. - Flexman (talk) 22:15, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Brown On The World Map?

Can anyone explain why India's and other countries' shade of brown isn't on the key at all? 98.168.192.162 (talk) 10:05, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Romania-smoking ban

Romania-Beginnig 1 January 2009 a smoking ban law was set nationwide that prohibits smoking in public areas including bars and restaurants with a fines of 2500-5000 RON (600 euro-1200 euro), except if the bar is less than 100 m2, with the condition that the owner declare it to be a smoking establishment. In bigger restaurants and bars it is mandatory to provide an area of 50%, with special ventilation for smoking customers.But the law is poorly enforced, and as most of the bars and restaurants are small the law does not apply to many. Since 1/3 of the population are smokers, the state is trying to reduce the smoking through prices by imposing higher taxes, and warnings on the cigare packages, and forbide advertising in public places with fines of 10 000-50 000 RON (2 500-12 000 euros). In the last 9 years 5% of smokers quit smoking in Romania, and selling tobaco products to youths under the age of 18 is strictly forbiden,

By the law in January 2009, smoking is forbiden in central and local public institutions, public alimentation institutions, in turistic, comercial, educational, cultural, health, sportiv institutions, and all the public transportations, also antostations, rail stations, and airparts, as in work places. However with the exception of delimited spaces special built for smoking inside these institutions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.85.135.188 (talk) 07:36, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ban smoking on Monday

I have looked at the reference for the section regarding Saudi Arabia, where it says:

"Saudi Arabia has no restrictions against smoking. However, on 20 June 2010, the Council of Ministers urged the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to ban smoking at all airports and their facilities in the Kingdom on Monday. It also advised GACA to impose a fine of SR200 on people who violate the new regulations"

But I have also read the article cited in the reference for this section (http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article70606.ece) and I think that it means that the decision to ban smoking was made on a Monday (the 21st of June, 2010 [as opposed to the 20th of June, 2010, as cited]) rather than the council deciding to ban smoking from airports, but only on Mondays.

What is the feeling here? CybergothiChé (talk) 15:36, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ADD POLAND AND UPDATE THE MAP

Poland on 15 Nov 2010 introduced smokin ban in public spaces, transport means, medical facilities, universities and schools, restaurants, discos, pubs and so on. Why there is a brown shade on the map for example India is marked brow but that color is not linked to any category? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.204.198.105 (talk) 16:07, 16 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If someone updates the map to include Poland, it would also be a great idea to upload the map to Commons if it's possible, and use it from there... It is a very, very good resource, and we would love to include in other wikipedia languages ;-) Thanks! --Cmontero (talk) 17:25, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There is an updated image with also the correct colors in Commons [5] so we should use that one instead... but as the file name is the same, the software uses the one stored in en.wikipedia [6]. How do we link to the Wikimedia Commons in this case? Do we add the tag NowCommons to the WP image page? Thanks. --Cmontero (talk) 14:09, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

UPDATE SPAIN IN THE MAP

Spain has a new law, it's now forbidden in all public places.

Tan color in the map

What's that supposed to mean please? (e.g. Italy) 124.147.70.223 (talk) 02:59, 2 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

New title

This page has been moved from its previous title, 'list of smoking bans', for two standard Wikipedian reasons. The first is that of common name, as although the term 'smoking ban' continues to be used often enough in English speaking news media, it is not the term favoured by organisations involved in forming or applying such regulations - and a colloquialism can be dealt with quite simply through a redirect and a brief mention in the introductory text. The second, perhaps stronger reason, is to remove ambiguity; 'smoking ban' suggests prohibiting smoking per se, which with the possible exception of Bhutan is almost never attempted in reality, most smoke-free laws regulating simply where one may smoke rather than whether. This improvement appears uncontroversial to me so I have 'been bold' and made the move, along with other articles covering smoke-free laws - however, if it raises concerns, or if fellow Wikipedians feel the article will benefit from further discussion, this is the place to do it.Hypocaustic (talk) 15:57, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Without any discussion whatsoever, Hypocaustic has systematically attempted to change every mention of the term "smoking ban" on the English Wikipedia to "smoke-free law." I would propose that, under basic WP:UCN and WP:MOVE principles, the title "smoking ban" is more appropriate because it is far more common and the unilateral move was absolutely improper. Hypocaustic's reasoning that "smoking ban," while obviously more commonly used, is "not the term used by organizations involved in forming or applying such regulations," inherently violates WP:NPOV. If Hypocaustic wants this moved, he/she should propose it in the proper channels.Wikophile (talk) 16:38, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

India

Which colour is India? And Italy?

Why isn't it in the legend? WHY? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.53.27.174 (talk) 10:18, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Are there no countries where smoking is illegal, completely ?

If so, I think there should be an indication on the map shown, with supplementing wording in the text box below.

Is this possible for some to ressearch? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.83.52.167 (talk) 21:38, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No there isn't, the furthest the smoking ban goes is the fact that you are illegal to smoke in public places. This is of course what the law is in England. Assisted Reputation (talk) 14:32, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lebanon to ban smoking in closed public places

Lebanon will start implementing the law no. 174 against smoking in closed public places starting the 3rd of September. Here is the official link http://www.tobaccocontrol.gov.lb/Legislation/Documents/Law%20english%20pdf.pdf — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.42.229.114 (talk) 17:50, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tobacco free country

Is there any country where tobacco is totally banned — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.201.229.207 (talk) 14:35, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ecuador

I think the portion of the article regarding Ecuador should be removed since Ecuador does not have any ban and the information provided is not useful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.176.146.222 (talk) 23:31, 22 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Why the equivalent in dollars?

It seemed very odd to read the parenthesised equivalent of UK fines in dollars. If the fine is £50, it's £50. Rates of exchange can vary widely. Tony Holkham (talk) 22:54, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Biased

This article was written by contributers who obviously don't have a passport. Ha Ha!!! Most of these "bans" are not even enforeced. Syria??? Syria is busy fighting US sponsored terrorists! Russia, China, Lebanon, Ukraine, Syria do not enforece these laws. This article is so heavily biased by "anti-smokers rights" groups. FYI it is diesel exhaust that causes lung problems not tobacco this has been known for decades. In June of 2011 the WHO finally admitted it in a press release.

Where is smoking banned outdoors? Please tell us we are dying to know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:540:C001:7708:6571:3A7F:6E60:B9E2 (talk) 00:28, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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I don't know how to edit a picture, but the picture is incorrect. The state of Tennessee should be Yellow in color. It has banned smoking in all enclosed workplace areas, enclosed public areas, and restaurants since 2007.

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France should go from red to dark brown on the map (Corsica and French Guyana included). I don't know how to update the chart, otherwise, I would have done it. Can anyone help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:CB0C:57E:9A00:4487:9419:3351:2ADE (talk) 06:54, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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World map seems incorrect for France

Why is France red and not burgundy? The ban seems to cover restaurants and entertainment... Can someone please fix the map? Thanks. 2A02:C7D:DA0A:DB00:90E6:48D3:922A:33FB (talk) 06:17, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Austria also, apparently. 2A02:C7D:DA0A:DB00:90E6:48D3:922A:33FB (talk) 06:20, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

<< The law had the following aspnects: restriction upon tobacco use in public ,........... >>

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Legislation v. Reality

It is not enough to simply state the policies of individual countries. This must be qualified by remarks on compliance, which is not simply relevant, but core. On this list, I can immediately see at least five countries I recently visited touting Draconian anti-smoking legislation where one is free, more or less, to smoke in the oncology ward of the local hospital. Hanoi Road (talk) 19:42, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

France: map and article contradict each other

The map and article contradict each other on France. Which is correct? Mr G (talk) 22:29, 21 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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