Dutch smoking ban to cover coffee shops
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A Dutch smoking ban will come into force in July next year for all restaurants and cafes - including coffee shops where cannabis is the top attraction, the government decided on Friday.
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A parliamentary panel in cigarette-friendly France called Tuesday for the government to ban smoking in public places like cafes and restaurants in less than a year _ and floated the prospect of special 'smoking ...Comment
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The mayor of the Dutch city of Maastricht wants to ban all 16 cannabis cafes in the city centre and set up a &quot;weed boulevard&quot; to keep drug tourists and criminals out of town, his spokesman said.
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A parliamentary panel in cigarette-friendly France called Tuesday for the government to ban smoking in public places like cafes and restaurants in less than a year &#151; and floated the prospect of special "smoking rooms."
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An international treaty aimed at curbing tobacco sales and advertising is set to come into force.
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A ban on smoking in public spaces came into effect Thursday, a change that may alter the image of a country defined in part by its smoky cafes and cigarette-puffing intellectuals.
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A ban on smoking in cafes and restaurants, and pubs that serve prepared food, is expected to head the list of policy initiatives in the Government&#39;s long awaited White Paper on Public Health.
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The health secretary is today expected to detail new restrictions on smokers in a move which could see smoking banned in the vast majority of pubs and all restaurants in England and Wales.
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TORONTO - The Ontario government unveiled plans Wednesday to ban smoking in all workplaces and most other enclosed public places within 18 months.
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Reports suggest there are plans to force pubs and restaurants to apply for a special licence to allow smoking.
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Turkey's parliament approved on Thursday a sweeping ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, but commentators say enforcing the new law could prove difficult in a nation long addicted to nicotine.
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Smoking in most Australian hotels and bars will be banned from 2007 to protect the health of bar workers.
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New guidelines on fostering to be published on day smoking ban comes into force.
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Smoking has been banned in bars in the capitals of France and Germany. Send us your reaction.
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Smoking in public is set to be severely restricted in Russia under new legislation backed by the upper house of parliament.
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BERLIN, Feb 20 (IPS) - The future of a ban on smoking in public places in  Germany is in doubt following a court order limiting application  of any ban.
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THE government is today expected to announce wide-ranging restrictions on smoking in public - but will stop short of a total ban. Health Secretary John Reid is due to unveil a blueprint for the nation&#39;s health