Judge lets Nevada smoking ban stand; measure allows $100 fines (Las Vegas Sun)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Nevada judge let stand a voter-approved smoking ban on Tuesday, ruling that parts of the measure providing for a civil fine of up to $100 were constitutional while ruling out stiffer penalties including jail time.
Source: www.lasvegassun.com

If you quit smoking, they profit (The Herald News)
One man's inspiration to stop smoking can be another man's business opportunity - from hypnotists to makers of cigarette substitute products, anti-smoking pills, nicotine replacement therapies and more - though it's too soon to say whether tougher smoking bans will translate into bigger business.
Source: www.suburbanchicagonews.com

Smoking Bans Spur Business Opportunities (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
In a story Jan. 20 about smoking bans creating business opportunities, The Associated Press incorrectly attributed information about the prescription drug Zyban to Jennifer May, a spokeswoman for GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Judge lets Nevada smoking ban stand; measure allows $100 fines (KESQ)
LAS VEGAS A Nevada judge let stand a voter-approved smoking ban today.
Source: www.kesq.com

Council bans smoking in restaurants, workplaces (The Frisco Enterprise)
When the smoke cleared, a divided Frisco City Council voted, 4-3, to prohibit smoking in restaurants and to create smoke-free work environments.
Source: www.friscoenterprise.com

If you quit smoking, they profit (The Herald News)
One man's inspiration to stop smoking can be another man's business opportunity - from hypnotists to makers of cigarette substitute products, anti-smoking pills, nicotine replacement therapies and more - though it's too soon to say whether tougher smoking bans will translate into bigger business.
Source: www.suburbanchicagonews.com

Stop-smoking businesses get boost from bans (San Jose Mercury News)
When Ohio voters last fall banned smoking in public places, Richard Stone got inspired to try to quit his 15-year, one-pack-a-day cigarette habit.
Source: www.mercurynews.com

West Valley offers help to quit smoking (The Idaho Statesman)
West Valley Medical Center will offer Commit to Quit: Smoking Cessation from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday in the Indian Creek Room at WVMC.
Source: www.idahostatesman.com

New restrictions reduce smoking in Quebec (CBC Ottawa)
A Quebec ban on smoking in most public indoor locations has spurred hundreds of thousands of people to quit smoking, according to a new provincewide study.
Source: www.cbc.ca