A group that clearly does not like tanning applauds the efforts of a nanny state? Do we give this same type of legitimacy to every other rediculous barely an-entity? I care about SunAWARE less than I care for a spider that has somehow …

Nearly 90 percent of Americans believe the government should restrict teens younger than 18 from using tanning beds and prosecute businesses that allow them to do so, according to a New Jersey-based public opinion research group. …

A new law in Howard County, Maryland prohibits the underage use of tanning salons and restricts personal freedoms.

A bill that would ban minors from using commercial tanning beds in Baltimore County could face a tough vote next week after several councilmen on Tuesday questioned the need to supersede a year-old state law. …

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — Officials in a Maryland county have banned people under age 18 from using indoor tanning devices. It’s the first such ban in the country

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — Officials in a Maryland county have banned people under age 18 from using indoor tanning devices

The Howard County Board of Health has voted to ban people under age 18 from using indoor tanning devices.

Bruce Bereano, a lobbyist representing the Indoor Tanning Association, said that in order to create such a regulation under Maryland code, the board needed to prove tanning for minors is a nuisance or causes a disease. …

Howard County plans to propose legislation that would ban the use of tanning beds for those under 18(.pdf). Although science has not (yet) proven a cause and effect relationship between cancer and tanning beds, anyone with common sense …

Mark Bruce, who lives in Howard County and owns tanning salons in Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties, said studies referenced by the county executive and health officer included people with fair skin, therefore skewing results. …