▁ban ▁on ▁sm oking ▁in ▁the ▁streets . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁ban ▁sm oking ▁was ▁the ▁Old ▁Government ▁Building ▁in ▁Well ington , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁The ▁ban ▁related ▁to ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁fire , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁wooden ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁In ▁Canada , ▁three ▁provinces ▁b anned ▁under age ▁sm oking : ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁( 1 8 9 0 ), ▁Ontario ▁( 1 8 9 2 ), ▁and ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁( 1 8 9 2 ). ▁A ▁similar ▁federal ▁ban ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁as ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁on ▁total ▁prohib ition ▁for ▁all ▁ages ▁nation wide . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁ 2 6 ▁American ▁states ▁b anned ▁sales ▁to ▁min ors . ▁Further ▁restrictions ▁were ▁im posed ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁de cade . ▁S ale ▁restrictions , ▁including ▁prohib ition , ▁were ▁u ph eld ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁modern ▁attempt ▁at ▁restrict ing ▁sm oking ▁saw ▁Naz i ▁ ▁Germany ▁b anning ▁sm oking ▁in ▁every ▁university , ▁post ▁office , ▁military ▁hospital , ▁and ▁Naz i ▁Party ▁office , ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁Karl ▁Ast el ' s ▁Institute ▁for ▁Tob acco ▁Haz ards ▁Research , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁under ▁orders ▁from ▁Adolf ▁Hitler . ▁The ▁Naz is ▁conducted ▁major