She said the key to cities having successful tobacco ordinances is to craft and ...Changes made to city tobacco ordinance ABC Newspapers (Coon Rapids, MN) - March 14, 2016 Two changes have been made to the city of Coon Rapids' tobacco ordinance.Minnesota's workplaces, restaurants and bars are 100% smokefree!The Minnesota Freedom to Breathe Act became law in 2007, making all workplaces, including bars and restaurants in Minnesota 100% smokefree.The burden of cigarette smoking may fall hardest upon American Indians, who in Minnesota ...'Like a snake moving its shifty body' ECM Post Review - March 16, 2016 "The smoking rate among people with mental illness and substance abuse is ...2017 State Legislative Session State Quitline Numbers: 1-877-270-STOP (270-7867) 1-877-2-NO-FUME (266-3863) (Spanish)American Cancer Society Quitline: 800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669) County smoking policy remains unchanged Princeton Union Eagle - August 22, 2016 Mille Lacs County provides employees with two outdoor compliant smoking areas: one at the southeast corner by the ...

She would also like to see the county prohibit e-cigarettes in public, indoor places where regular cigarettes are banned, a change the city of Mankato implemented two years ago.With a tobacco-free grounds policy, there would be zero tobacco of any form on county property, including regular and electronic cigarettes (vaporized nicotine), ...Goodhue County Board briefs Republican Eagle - March 5, 2016 Board approves tobacco policy Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve an updated tobacco policy for county property and authorize staff to set the locations of designated smoking areas.The Coon Rapids City Council March 2 adopted the ordinance which adds language to include electronic delivery devices and a new manager provision.City to consider ban on indoor e-cigarettes Fergus Falls Daily Journal - March 13, 2016 The proposed ordinance would ban the use of e-cigarettes in any place where smoking is already banned by the Minnesota Clean Indoor Act. Mille Lacs County considers tobacco-free facilities Mille Lacs County Times (blog) - March 11, 2016 The Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota presented information to the Mille Lacs County Board at its March 1 meeting about how and why the county should implement completely tobacco-free grounds.