“It's not good for your health, but outside I don't see why. »
According to the “Air Quality Ordinance” adopted in 2020 by Milan, “from 1is January 2025, the smoking ban is extended to all public spaces, including streets.
Only one exception
A ban that does not please Myriam Illiano, a 21-year-old saleswoman who finds this legislation “exaggerated”. “Inside I agree, because smoking can be annoying and it’s not good for your health, but outside I don’t see why,” she said.
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On the other hand, Chiara Ciuffini, a 39-year-old content creator, is for: “I am sporty and I don't smoke, I hope smokers can understand the desire of non-smokers to breathe cleaner air.”
Only one exception is tolerated by the new regulations: “isolated places where it is possible to respect a distance of at least ten meters from other people”, which in a dense and populated city like Milan is a feat, except maybe in the middle of the night.
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The vice-president of the Italian Federation of Tobacconists, Emanuele Marinoni, himself the owner of a tobacconist in Milan, also expects “a drop in sales of 20 to 30%”.
Electronic cigarettes are not affected by this measure.
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