Cleveland State University Plans To Ban All Tobacco Use On Campus

Tobacco use will likely be banned on Cleveland State University's campus. The board of trustees' financial affairs committee today recommended the university develop a policy to ban all tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco. The full board is expected to approve a policy at its November meeting. CSU is one of the first two- or four-year public universities in the state that now allow smoking outside of buildings to take action following a recommendation by the Ohio Board of Regents asking each college's board of trustees to impose a ban. Meanwhile, the Ohio Board of Regents has said it hopes that colleges will heed their concerns about the detrimental effects of tobacco on the health of employees and students.