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China’s Capital Ramps Up Fight Against Public Smoking

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 06/02/2015 - 18:48

Beijing, the capital city of China, is moving rapidlytowards banning smoking. It’s part of an ambitious attempt to curb a habit that has taken its toll on the health of Chinese citizens.

For years, Chinese health experts have pressed government officials to do something about the country’s devastating addiction to smoking. Currently, it’s estimated that more than 300 million Chinese citizens–almost the entire population of the United States–are smokers. Of course, that also means millions more are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke.

Part of the problem is the cheap cost of smoking–it costs just five yuan, or about 80 U.S. cents–to buy a pack of cigarettes in China. However, the other part of the problem is where and when people can smoke, unlike the United States and Canada, there are relatively few restrictions on where and when someone can “light up.”

But that’s about to change. Starting now, anyone who...

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