Summary: The Jefferson Exchange: August 7, 2014 Hr 1A: The fresh salt air. The sound of the waves crashing on the shore. The smell of cigarette smoke. Two of those will continue at Oregon ocean beaches, and it's probably not the smoke. The Oregon State Parks Department proposes ending all smoking on Parks property along the ocean... which is almost all of Oregon's coastline. This follows a similar smoking ban in inland state parks. A public comment period is open through late August; we hear the next steps in the process.
