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GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Gaston County commissioners voted Tuesday night to ban tobacco products in government buildings, inside venues open to the public and parks.
[2019's tobacco settlement gives South Carolina $79 million]
The county health department said tobacco use is in the top five leading causes of death in the county.
The change starts in July 2020.
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