Nanny State Alert: Boston bans smoking in public parks...

This ban includes "lighted or vaporized" substances. I guess that means e-cigarettes are illegal too.

(AP) Boston has banned smoking in city-run parks, joining a growing list of American cities to do so.

The Boston Parks and Recreation Commission on Monday approved a ban covering the 251 parks, squares, cemeteries and other spaces run by the Parks and Recreation Department, including Boston Common, the Public Garden and Franklin Park. No one spoke in opposition to the ban.

The ban takes effect immediately and applies to tobacco, marijuana and other "lighted or vaporized" substances. Violators face a $250 fine.

The City Council approved the measure last month.