How a smoking ban is regressive policy
Imagine a smoking ban in the privacy of your own home? For over 2.3 million residents of public housing, this will be their reality. On November 12, 2015, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Julian Castro, announced HUD’s policy for “smoke-free” federally funded public housing. The policy requires that residents refrain from “using tobacco products in their units, common areas, and within 25 feet of public housing and …