U.S. ban on smoking in public housing is upheld

[El Presidente]

Aug 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a ban on smoking in federally subsidized public housing.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) properly enacted a 2016 rule requiring state and local public housing agencies to ban cigarettes, cigars and pipes inside housing units and indoor common areas, and outside within 25 feet of those spaces.

Six tenants and a smokers' rights group, the New York City Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment ("NYC Clash"), challenged the ban, known as the Smoke Free Rule.

 

CONTINUED

[NSXCIGAR]

Crack's still fine though.

[Hemclas]

I'm sure one-hitters are fine too

 

 

[BoliDan]

They are just doing what private apartments have already done. If you can find a smoker friendly apartment/rental in the US, Id be shocked. 

[BrightonCorgi]

Good luck trying to evict them in most states.  Especially if they're in housing.  They know every trick in the book to fight it.

[anacostiakat]

Only the high brow places enforce this crap around here.

[KCCubano]

They can always shoot up liquid nicotine with heroin syringes. Where is a will there is a way