smoking

Do you smoke? Have you tried to quit?

If you’ve been smoking in Seattle, you may have broken the law in Seattle and not even known it.

Investigators say the fire was started by "discarded cigarettes."

The 2022 “State of Tobacco Control” reveals that the country has made substantial progress in advancing tobacco control policies

Washington state has a reputation for being tough on the public nuisance of smoking.

OLYMPIA (AP) — Smoking and vaping at all Olympia public parks will be prohibited starting in 2018. The Olympian reports the Olympia City Council approved the proposal Tuesday to take effect in January 2018. Associate Parks Director Jonathan Turlove says there are no plans to issue civil infractions or to trespass people from parks...

Many people are finding a way to kick the smoking habit by taking up vaping. What is vaping? It's defined as the following; “To inhale water vapor into the lungs.”

For the fourth time since a smoking ban took effect, Washington state is seeing a movement to give cigar lovers state-regulated places to smoke. A bill passed unanimously Thursday by the Commerce and Gaming Committee of the Washington state House would legalize cigar bars and smoking rooms in tobacco shops, allowing 115 new venues to smoke pipes and cigars...

The City of Salem is looking at banning smoking on some public sidewalks.

This past week at the Yakima City Council meeting, Sara Bristol brought up the idea of banning smoking in city parks. It's an interesting proposition and one I think most families would agree with. Other cities around the country have enacted similar bans. So as we wait for this issue to come back to the city council, what do you think?