My city just passed one. All bars, restaurants, and private clubs can no longer allow smoking. Only 1 business is exempt - the local casino and the only reason they got an exemption is because they provide about $5 million in tax revenue a year to the city.
I'm not a smoker. I hate the smell of cigarette smoke. My nose is so sensitive to it, that I can tell if the car in front of me in traffic has someone smoking in it and I have to click the button the recirculates air inside of my vehicle instead of bringing fresh air in from the outside.
With that said, I find smoking bans forced onto businesses by the government to be the ultimate in hypocrisy.
You allow people to go into bars, restaurants, and clubs, and consume a product - alcohol, that can fuck up and end innocent people's lives hours after consuming it, but you can't allow smoking. The act of people smoking cigarettes typically doesn't start bar fights, cause property damage, or cause someone to hit someone head on in a vehicle.
I'm not a smoker. I hate the smell of cigarette smoke. My nose is so sensitive to it, that I can tell if the car in front of me in traffic has someone smoking in it and I have to click the button the recirculates air inside of my vehicle instead of bringing fresh air in from the outside.
With that said, I find smoking bans forced onto businesses by the government to be the ultimate in hypocrisy.
You allow people to go into bars, restaurants, and clubs, and consume a product - alcohol, that can fuck up and end innocent people's lives hours after consuming it, but you can't allow smoking. The act of people smoking cigarettes typically doesn't start bar fights, cause property damage, or cause someone to hit someone head on in a vehicle.