A group of smokers using the the designated smoking area outside Gate 10 at the 2023 New York State Fair. (Don Cazentre)
Smoking policies have always been among the most contentious issues at the New York State Fair, and the arrival of legal marijuana in 2021 made it even more so.
In 2023, the fair adopted new rules intended to move all smoking and vaping — tobacco and cannabis — to designated areas outside the gates.
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