CAVOKJun 29, 2025

France bans smoking in parks, beaches and bus stops

https://lemmy.world/post/32235908

France bans smoking in parks, beaches and bus stops - Lemmy.World

France has struggled to kick its smoking habit. A new public health decree published Saturday aims to change that. In the coming days, smoking will be banned in all French parks and sports venues, at beaches and bus stops, in a perimeter around all schools, and anywhere children could gather in public.

Show threadMrsDoyleJul 1, 2025
Good luck with that. Where I live all public hospital grounds have been declared no-smoking zones. I’ve seen patients in wheelchairs sparking up under the no-smoking sign right outside the entrance.
Show threadnomoreyknsfafJul 1, 2025
hospitals are special tbh. Imagine you’re dying and you smoke in your room, what are they gonna do, kick you out?
Show threadWhats_your_reasoningJul 1, 2025
Couldn’t they confiscate the cigarettes, and/or ban visitors who attempt to supply you with them?
Show threadMrsDoyle
It’s Scotland, you cannot take their freedom.
Jul 1, 2025 at 9:23pmWeb