Good news for those of you who enjoy breathing clean, fresh air: The Boston Globe is reporting today that city health officials have approved a ban on the sale of cigarettes at Boston pharmacies and on college campuses. College kids are pretty smart, so they’ll find some way of getting their smokes onto campus, but it’s still nice to know that it won’t be as easy.

The restriction, which will start in early 2009, also includes a ban on smoking on the outdoor patios of bars and restaurants, on loading docks, and in all hotels, inns, and bed and breakfasts.

If only they would restrict smoking on campus completely! That way, non-smokers won’t have to slog their way through clouds of smoke on the way to class. But banning the sale of cigarettes on campus is certainly a step in the right direction.