The government has just now decided to rule on banning smoking in public housing nationwide. Agencies now have a year and a half to get this going though the ban wont take place until next year. There are currently 200,000 homes which are already currently living under the ban. 178,000 apartments, with over 400,000 residents, owned by the New York City Housing Authority are to be affected.
(Video) California Raises Smoking Age From 18 To 21
California has just busted a lot of people’s bubble’s as they put a raise in the smoking age. To smoke a cigarette in Cali, you now have to be 21. This also of course includes E-Cigarettes.
Hawaii Becomes First State To Raise Smoking Age To 21
Starting today, the new legal smoking age for traditional and electronic cigarettes in Hawaii is 21 (from 18). They’ve now become the first state in the nation to implement this law. Public health officials are hoping that by making it more difficult for young people to get their hands on cigarettes, they will keep them from developing an unhealthy addiction. “In Hawaii, about one in four students in high school try their first cigarette each year, and one in three who get hooked will die prematurely,” said Lola Irvin, administrator with the chronic disease prevention and health promotion division of the Hawaii Department of Health. What are your thoughts?
Adele Talks About Why She Quit Smoking : ‘If I’d Carried On Smoking I’d Probably Have Died’
Adele is without a doubt the talk of the town right now , from her single ‘Hello’ to her record breaking album ’25’. We can’t seem to keep her name out our mouth. But the singer recently opened up about what caused her to quit smoking and the fear of losing her life. Read more after the jump for the full story.
Rich Homie Quan Issues An Apology For Video Smoking While Holding His Son
Well, this hasn’t been the best week for rapper Rich Homie Quan. After posting a video of himself smoking with his young son in his lap, he received a ton of backlash from fans and reportedly a visit from Child Protective Services. According to TMZ, CPS has teamed up with the police to find out if smoking around the toddler is a reoccurring thing. Quan could face criminal charges if evidence is found. Today, Rich Homie took to his Instagram account to post an apology about his recent behavior. Hit the jump to see what he had to say.
Oops! Wiz Khalifa Gets Confronted By Cops After Smoking Weed On The Red Carpet!
Wiz Khalifa was one of the many artists who blessed the stage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards and as always, he had to go out with a bang. While hitting the Red Carpet, the Taylor Gang head honcho had a blunt in his mouth and proceeded to light it as he posed for pictures. While Wiz was smoking and posing for the paparazzi, a police officer came up to him and asked him to put out his weed. To poke fun at the situation, Wiz posted up a picture that was captured of the police officer confronting him to put his L out kindly. Wiz captioned the picture, “‘Could you put the weed out sir’? Yes of course.” What a jokester! Check out the pics in the gallery.
