"I have asthma and there are days when I've had to move my chair three times because people, sometimes in groups, sat down near me and started smoking like chimneys." The Parks & Recreation Department has recorded nearly 700 instances in which officials approached smokers and warned them of the new law, the Journal reports, and in those cases, the smokers were compliant and no tickets were handed out
The restriction is in line with the current legislation in France, and is aimed at protecting our guests especially young people from the damaging effects of tobacco and also the security problems related to guest overcrowding in certain areas
The fine, the largest ever levied by the watchdog, comes after a seven-year investigation found that tobacco manufacturers had struck deals with retailers that linked the price of their cigarettes and tobacco with rival brands, restricting the retailer's ability to set its own prices
Mugwort, or artemisia, is a flowering plant in the daisy family
