French PM about to announce public smoking ban (Middle East Times)
BAN: French are to be banned from smoking in public areas. (REUTERS) PARIS — The French government is about to announce a ban on public smoking effective from January 2007, with a year's reprieve for bars, restaurants and nightclubs, Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper reported Sunday.
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Smoking proposal too soft, some say (Houston Chronicle)
Several City Council members and a group of restaurant owners who support a total citywide smoking ban questioned Thursday whether the proposal put forth by the city includes too many exceptions.
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Row as 7-year-olds are taught to act out smoking cannabis (Daily Mail)
Primary school pupils are being told to pretend they are smoking joints at a party and dealing acid and ecstasy in controversial new drugs education classes
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