In Brief: June 11th, 2014
Beginning July 1 the College of Charleston will be a tobacco-free campus, according to The Post and Courier. This ban will not apply to public streets or sidewalks that go through the campus. Smoking is also permitted in personal vehicles on college property so long as windows and doors are closed. The ban applies to all forms of tobacco as well as electronic cigarettes and signs are posted throughout the campus to remind the community. The city of Charleston has already banned smoking in indoor places such as restaurants and bars and restricted outdoor smoking in workplaces. Smoking is also banned around the area of the Medical University of South Carolina. The University of South Carolina implemented a similar tobacco ban on campus in January 2014.