Before we get overly exercised about the proposal to ban smoking tobacco on Oregon beaches, we might want to ask: Where would the authority for such an action come from? And would a ban stand up in court if someone was charged with a violation of this imperial edict?
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Gov. Kitzhaber, Oregon beaches, Oregon Parks Commission, smoking ban, tobacco
Tags: Gov. Kitzhaber, Oregon beaches, Oregon Parks Commission, smoking ban, tobacco
Update: Ban smoking in parks?
(Please see the update at the bottom of this story.) We have plenty of rules, so by all means let’s have one more: No more smoking in Albany parks. Or “vaping” either. And if you have bad breath, please, stop breathing altogether lest somebody downwind get an unwelcome whiff.
Tags: Albany City Council, Albany parks, smoking in parks, tobacco, vaping