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Tobacco Ban In Seattle Parks: 'Smell Flowers, Not Smoke'

caption: A crowd gathers at Seattle Gas Works Park at sunset. Under new rules,  no smoking will be allowed at any city parks from Monday on.
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A crowd gathers at Seattle Gas Works Park at sunset. Under new rules, no smoking will be allowed at any city parks from Monday on.
KUOW Photo/Gil Aegerter

David Hyde speaks with Christopher Williams, deputy director of Seattle's Parks and Recreation department, about a smoking ban in all city parks. The ban goes into effect Monday as Seattle joins hundreds of other U.S. cities with similar restrictions.

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