Texas A&M University Going Smoke-Free

Source from:  CBS Dallas 12/11/2019

Texas A&M University will become a smoke-free and tobacco-free campus effective Jan. 1, 2020, President Michael K. Young announced Tuesday.

The initiative is in compliance with recommendations and requests from The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.

“Across the nation, more than 2,000 universities have already become smoke-free and tobacco-free,” Young said. “If other institutions can make this transition, I am confident that Aggies will show their spirit by supporting this new policy and sharing news of this change. With your help, everyone who comes to Texas A&M will be able to enjoy a healthier and more comfortable campus community.”

The A&M System instituted a ban on vaping and e-cigarettes across all 11 universities and eight state agencies within the System in October.

The Jan. 1 policy additionally bans cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookahs and water pipes, Bidis, Kreteks, smokeless tobacco including chew and snuff and other nicotine and/or tobacco delivery products.  Enditem