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Will the Commission propose lifting the ban on oral tobacco/snus?
Snus is a smokeless tobacco product. It is a moist snuff which is placed under the lip for extended periods of time. The sale of snus is illegal in the European Union. Sweden is the only country in the EU that is exempt from this ban. The derogation was granted on condition that Sweden shall take all the necessary measures to ensure that snus is not placed on the market in other Member States.
The opinion of the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) of February 2008 states that snus is a harmful product. This opinion calls for a very cautious approach; there are currently no plans to lift the ban.
Many restaurants and bars along Michigan’s border with the Buckeye State benefited after Ohio banned indoor smoking in 2006. Smokers slipped across the state line to drag on their favorite cigarettes with their beer or bucket of wings.[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
But on May 1, Michigan eateries and other work sites must be smoke-free or face fines under the state’s smoking ban. The bonanza for border bars and restaurants that relied on smokers — especially those from Ohio — may be extinguished.
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Indiana, which has discussed — but not approved — a statewide smoking ban, is “a little far to drive,” he said.
For many years, the state’s Elks and Moose and ethnic, military and loyal orders of every brand have been free to drink, smoke and exchange secret handshakes in private clubs.
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But that sanctuary could be in jeopardy now, with some area clubs adding no-smoking sections or banning smoking.
Over the past seven years, as mounting evidence has documented the health hazards of secondhand smoke, several private clubs have restricted smoking to at least part of their establishments, with more getting ready to move in that direction.