As a lot of us here have recently made the transition from smoking cigarettes to vaping.. I have a question surrounding my schools tobacco free campus policy.
This is a cut/paste of the entire policy:
"The University of Montana provides a safe and healthy environment for its employees, students, and visitors. In light of the U.S. Surgeon General's findings that exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and use of tobacco causes significant health hazards, the University of Montana is a tobacco-free environment.
Subject to the exceptions listed below, the University of Montana prohibits tobacco use in or on property that is owned, leased, or used for specific events by the University or any of its components. For the purpose of this policy, “tobacco” includes any tobacco product that is present in a lighted or unlighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, bidi, clove cigarette, smokeless or spit tobacco, dissolvable tobacco, hookah shisha, snuff or snus, kretek, or cigarillo. The University of Montana also prohibits the free distribution or sale of tobacco products in or on property owned, leased, or used for specific events by the University or any of its components, and will not solicit or accept any funding, grant, gift, or sponsorship from a manufacturer or distributor of tobacco products.
This policy follows recommendations from college campuses outlined by the American Cancer Society.
COMPLIANCE
All University of Montana employees, students, visitors, guests, and contractors are required to comply with this policy, which remains in effect at all times. Students who do not comply with this policy may be referred for disciplinary action under the University of Montana Student Conduct Code. Refusal to comply by faculty and staff may be cause for disciplinary action in accordance with employee policies. Visitors, guests, and contractors who do not comply with this policy will be asked to leave campus.
EXCEPTIONS
The following activities may occur as exceptions to the policy, subject to approval in advance and as indicated.
Research/Instruction and Artistic Purposes
The use of tobacco products on University property for laboratory or classroom instruction, research experiments, or for artistic purposes may be allowed but must be reviewed in advance by the UM Tobacco Task Force or their designee. The Tobacco Task Force will provide a recommendation of approval or disapproval to the applicable University of Montana Vice President, who will make the final decision.
Ceremonial Use Exception
Ceremonial use of tobacco in or on property owned, leased, or used for specific events by the University must be approved in advance by the Director of American Indian Student Services (see UM Policy 201.5 Smudging/Pipe Ceremonies)."
Any input is gladly accepted!
Thanks ahead of time!
This is a cut/paste of the entire policy:
"The University of Montana provides a safe and healthy environment for its employees, students, and visitors. In light of the U.S. Surgeon General's findings that exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and use of tobacco causes significant health hazards, the University of Montana is a tobacco-free environment.
Subject to the exceptions listed below, the University of Montana prohibits tobacco use in or on property that is owned, leased, or used for specific events by the University or any of its components. For the purpose of this policy, “tobacco” includes any tobacco product that is present in a lighted or unlighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, bidi, clove cigarette, smokeless or spit tobacco, dissolvable tobacco, hookah shisha, snuff or snus, kretek, or cigarillo. The University of Montana also prohibits the free distribution or sale of tobacco products in or on property owned, leased, or used for specific events by the University or any of its components, and will not solicit or accept any funding, grant, gift, or sponsorship from a manufacturer or distributor of tobacco products.
This policy follows recommendations from college campuses outlined by the American Cancer Society.
COMPLIANCE
All University of Montana employees, students, visitors, guests, and contractors are required to comply with this policy, which remains in effect at all times. Students who do not comply with this policy may be referred for disciplinary action under the University of Montana Student Conduct Code. Refusal to comply by faculty and staff may be cause for disciplinary action in accordance with employee policies. Visitors, guests, and contractors who do not comply with this policy will be asked to leave campus.
EXCEPTIONS
The following activities may occur as exceptions to the policy, subject to approval in advance and as indicated.
Research/Instruction and Artistic Purposes
The use of tobacco products on University property for laboratory or classroom instruction, research experiments, or for artistic purposes may be allowed but must be reviewed in advance by the UM Tobacco Task Force or their designee. The Tobacco Task Force will provide a recommendation of approval or disapproval to the applicable University of Montana Vice President, who will make the final decision.
Ceremonial Use Exception
Ceremonial use of tobacco in or on property owned, leased, or used for specific events by the University must be approved in advance by the Director of American Indian Student Services (see UM Policy 201.5 Smudging/Pipe Ceremonies)."
Any input is gladly accepted!
Thanks ahead of time!
