#RA-3463Read AloudCore & AcademicHard

ASmoking Ban

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Prep: 30-40 Seconds

A smoking ban is a public policy that includes criminal laws and health regulations that prohibit smoking in certain public places and workspaces. There are varying definitions of smoking employed in this legislation. The strictest definitions define smoking as being the inhalation of any tobacco substance while the loosest define smoking as possessing any lit tobacco product.

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Timing Standard

Response Window: 35-40 Seconds

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