I’m a big fan of Kennesaw’s Swift-Cantrell park, and I was dismayed to see this sign posted yesterday.
I understand the ban on tobacco. Secondhand smoke is a very real hazard, and nobody likes to see cigarette butts or puddles of treacly tobacco on the ground. E-cigarettes are a different matter. They don’t generate litter, and exposure to bystanders is pretty much nil outdoors.
Furthermore, e-cigarettes aren’t tobacco. Ordinance § 66-2(c)(3) makes it unlawful to “sell, smoke, or consume tobacco products.” The Breathe Easy policy is overreaching.
Doug Taylor is the Parks & Recreation Director for the city. He can be contacted here. Please be civil and polite in all correspondence.