Jesse SchecknerJanuary 3, 2023
7min0
Unfiltered cigars and vaping products are still allowed.
Tag: smoking ban
Jesse SchecknerJanuary 3, 2023
Wes WolfeJune 22, 20227min0
There is the cigar and pipe loophole, however.
Peter SchorschApril 9, 2019
7min553
Legislators and lobbyists are trying to dismantle the citizen initiative process
Jim RosicaMarch 18, 2019
7min715
"The will of the voters is upheld."
Jim RosicaMarch 13, 2019
5min1359
The bill next heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Jim RosicaMarch 11, 2019
6min834
The Senate version is "language that we did agree to in the House."
Jim RosicaFebruary 12, 2019
6min810
Lawmakers face a March 15 deadline to get a smoking ban repeal to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Jacob OglesJanuary 2, 2019
5min791
Could cigarette butts become a thing of the past on Florida beaches? A bill filed by state Sen. Joe Gruters would outlaw smoking on all Florida beaches. But the ACLU already has voiced concerns about how the law will be enforced. The legislation (SB 218) would penalize smokers with a $25 fine and up to 10 […]
Jacob OglesDecember 29, 2018
4min706
State Sen. Joe Gruters filed three bills Friday related to water quality and predicts the issue will dominate this year’s legislative session. “If I had to guess, I’d say the environmental bills will triple from last year,” he said. That’s because red tide dominated politics in a different way in 2018, particularly in coastal communities. […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 14, 2018
4min1344
The state constitution “creates a procedural right to seek treatment with smokable marijuana,” according to a new filing in an appeal by patients seeking to light up medicinal cannabis. Attorney Jon Mills filed a 48-page answer brief late Thursday, in response to the state’s 57-page brief last month arguing that the smoking of medical marijuana […]