Smoking

As someone with a wide swath of piercings and tattoos... I'm not quite sure why it matters to you.

BBQing at home has exploded in popularity since 2019. Come join the fun as Famous Dave's All-Star BBQ series stops in Billings on Saturday, 7/29. Prizes, samples and a Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship is on the line!

These restrictions carry hefty fines if not followed, so it may be a good idea to plan your parties with an open fire at a different time.

I don't know if any of you have ever tried to quit something but it can be one of the hardest things you've ever attempted. I remember as a kid I had to give something up for Lent, but not forever. So many things are so addictive that it really takes some willpower -- unless you're my dad...

A new federal law is banning tobacco products for people under 21. This ban includes vaping products and snuff affecting the health of our youth. Once again pot gets a pass.

After about a year of being smoke free, I was reading this article on pipe smoking. I have great memories of my dad smoking a pipe and the aroma that it left in the house. I decided I would go get a pipe, some tobacco and simply not inhale. In hindsight, it was a bad plan. Within a month, I was smoking cigarettes again.

The Washington Post reported that the FDA was considering banning menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars because they appeal to teens.

If you have employees that take time to smoke outside of their state mandated break, they should have to use PTO. Otherwise, the employees who don't should be awarded additional PTO. If they are paid hourly, they should punch out and punch back in for their smoke breaks...

A new rule prohibiting smoking within 20 feet of public entryways, windows or ventilation systems will take effect in Yellowstone County on March 1. Q2 reports that Rule 7 was voted in by the RiverStone Board of Health in December. The rule will also ban the use of e-cigarettes and other vaping devices indoors, putting them under the same restrictions as traditional cigarettes...

Tobacco companies have to start running ads again this week on the dangers of smoking. Where are the pot ads on the dangers of smoking? Ask your doctor about the carcinogens in pot vs cigarettes.  By the way if it's medicine, how come it doesn't have to come in a childproof container...

In conjunction with Tobacco-Free Awareness Week, the personal finance social network WalletHub released a study analyzing the Financial Cost of Smoking By State. According to their research, cigarettes will cost the average Montana smoker an extra $1,370,191 during their lifetimes...

Let me be clear, I'm not for the government telling us what vices in which we can partake. I was personally miffed when the federal government outlawed internet poker. On the other hand I think smoking bans in the workplace