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Anti-tobacco forces losing ground in this year’s smoking ban battle

According to the Roanoke.com article, Smoking ban battle seems lost, the anti-tobacco coalition led by Senator Brandon Bell has seemingly lost yet again in this year’s battle to impose a smoking ban on the constituents of Virginia.

An attempt to ban smoking in Virginia’s public places, including restaurants and bars, appears to be dead for the year. A House subcommittee declined to take action Thursday on the Virginia Smoke Free Air Act (Senate Bill 1161), leaving the measure technically alive but with its future in doubt.

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