Absolutely yes!

Smoking should be illegal anywhere a non-smoker is forced to breath in second hand smoke. The state should follow Providence's Public Housing lead and ban smoking in multifamily housing. There are still many non-smoking people that are forced to breath second hand smoke in their homes or apartments because of smoke flowing through building wide ventilation systems or seeping through walls.

I am not a smoker, and have never smoked. Nevertheless, I don't think that smoking should be banned from the beaches. Smoking is not illegal. Outdoors, the smoke will quickly disperse. In the scheme of things that pollute the air, cigarette smoke is really low on the list. Let's go after trucks and cars that clearly aren't meeting the air quality standards, (which everyone has seen on the road, including police, but they are never pulled over). It's easy to get upset abo cigarette smoke and they make an easy target, but they are not the biggest problem. We should attack air pollution starting with the largest problem. There aren't many places that smokers can still enjoy themselves. We are over-regulating public places like beaches, due to the actions of a few. This is similar to the campaign to ban dogs off-leash on the beach. Rather than address personal responsibility, we go for draconian black/white rules (no I don't own a dog either).

Im not really a smoker, so I cant really say! But when people smoke on a beach it's really disgusting..

Lets include obnoxious perfumes too.....Why should I have to smell someones perfume instead of fresh air ? Perfumes are filled with all types of chemicals and they do off gas..... How about music on the beach that you might find offensive like some types of Rap Music. Do you see were we can go with this, we have enough goverment regulations as it is.

Beaches should outlaw smoking. The question brings vivid memories of wife and I picking a spot on Sachuest Beach, setting out our beach chairs and umbrella, and as soon as we are seated, smelling the acrid odor of cigaret smoke from an uncaring upwind smoker. We just live with the smoke until the smoker has finished.

These politicians are just a bunch of Hippocrates they need to put their money where their mouths are. I get sick and tired of the politicians telling us how bad cigarettes are for us and how they need to be banned in certain places. That they need to raise taxes to get people to quit smoking it’s all BS. If they were serious about the hazards of smoking they would just outlaw cigarettes and smoking in the state but they don’t want to lose the revenue they get from cigarette taxes. The State Legislature is addicted to cigarette taxes and can’t kick the habit.

Outlaw cigarettes....are they not now thinking of making pot legal ???? Does anyone see the logic in this ?

Getreal you totally missed my point I am not calling for cigarettes to be outlawed I am saying that politicians like to talk about the dangers of smoking and how they are raising taxes to get people to quit smoking but in reality they would never outlaw smoking because it makes the state too much money.

Maybe I did, the State does depend on that money......Wait and see what happens when Mass opens the Casinos and Twin River and Newport Grand revenue goes in the toilet....

No they should not make it illegal. I'm sorry if some are offended by the occasional smell that drifts there way,but I am offended truthfully by the smell of perfume. Some people don't like children,but I don't suggest keeping them off the beach. Then there is music.Should we ban that also. I can't stand some of it, but so what. Too bad for me. Stop picking on smokers. I don't want to hear the second hand smoke theory because we are talking about outside.

Correction in spelling. Their way

People need to look at the bigger picture -- What other things are the politicians to take away from us or decide for use what we can eat, drink, etc. They are already telling us what we have to feed to our children. Look at schools. Have a "smoking section" on the beach. They have a "surfing section" so why not. People are up in arms over the Cranston banner removal because their rights are being stepped on. They don't see this as another right being removed? Can't have your cake and eat it too.

INAPPROPRIATE PHOTO - shameful that this photo is used to discuss smoking. Is the undertone something else, say this girl was smoking would that change people opinion? Smoking in public places is going out slowly so if this law doesn't happen soon, it will happen in the future. Look at what has been done for smoking in bars.

Yes! Yes! Yes...and dispoable diapers and cans and bottles that can be left behind. and buckets of fried chicken, and fastfood and candy bars and fishing line (even on a reel) and plastic bags, CLOSE THE BEACHES!! THE HOLIER THAN THOU POLICE ARE COMING.

Big Brother is Watching!!

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING!!! Does anyone remember that old adage?

I want smoking banned from beaches because far too many smokers treat the beach like its a gigantic ash tray.

Also, next time you are stopped at an intersection take a look at the ground and you'll notice hundreds of butts. Not cool!