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State hospital outlaws smokes
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| April 22nd, 2010, 02:11 PM | Vermont |
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MONTPELIER – Tobacco has historically been a crutch for many people with mental illness, but next month the Vermont State Hospital will ban the use of cigarettes for patients and staff.
Starting May 5, tobacco products will no longer be allowed on the premises of the state hospital, the state-run facility that is home to about 50 patients with mental health and substance abuse problems.
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Smoking ban soon set to take effect in Burlington
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| April 18th, 2010, 02:11 PM | Vermont |
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From Beverly Hills, to Boston, to Burlington, more and more cities nationwide are implementing bans on outdoor smoking.
"There's plenty of other places we can smoke. You don't need to smoke in front of kids or other people. This is supposed to be a healthy environment," said Meagan Royer of Essex Junction.
A ban soon set to take effect in Burlington bans smoking in all city parks and beaches. Those who break the law are subject to anywhere from a $50 to a $200 fine. While the ordinance has a lot of support,
there are a fair share of skeptics.
"Honestly it's a big wide open space. I don't think it's infringing on people's personal space too much, people who don't like to smoke. It's a big park," said Nick Gardan, a smoker from Burlington.
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Enosburgh Falls bans smoking in parks
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| April 16th, 2010, 02:11 PM | Vermont |
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Enosburgh Falls is banning smoking in the village's two parks.
Students worried about second-hand smoke pushed the issue.
Unless the ordinance is challenged it will go into effect on June 12.
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Rutland hospital lifts ban on smoking
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| May 8th, 2009, 02:32 PM | Vermont |
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RUTLAND (AP), MAY 8 — The Rutland Regional Medical Center has snuffed out its smoking ban on hospital grounds because of complaints about people smoking and littering on city streets.
In January, the hospital made its campus smoke-free.
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Legislation bans indoor smoking lounges
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| April 24th, 2009, 06:11 AM | Vermont |
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MONTPELIER _ At Champlain Cable Corp., APR 24 - the employee smoking room was closed down last fall, sending smokers outside. Employees were offered help to quit smoking.
What the Colchester cable manufacturer did voluntarily could soon be required throughout Vermont at the dwindling number of companies with indoor smoking areas. Legislation that would ban indoor smoking lounges -- shutting down smokers' last refuge in the workplace -- is likely headed for law.
Today, the House passed a bill that cleared the Senate earlier this year. Gov. Jim Douglas said of the bill, “I guess I'm amenable to that.”
“There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke,” said Rep. Patsy French, D-Randolph, told fellow House members. “Passing smoke-free workplace legislation saves lives and prevents serious illness while saving Vermont money.”
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