Quote Originally Posted by Purple Banana
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EDIT: I think the smoking ban is absolutely ridiculous, especially in bars where it's soo common. I don't smoke cigs, nor will I ever, but I choose to go to places with cigarette smoking because it's my choice. It should always be up to the establishment to allow smoke or to not allow smoke. People can choose to go elsewhere if they don't want to be in a smoky environment.
i actually see things a little different, just the other day the state smoking ban went into effect here. And not that i mind so much because i dont smoke, but i agree and disagree with you. I think that smoking should be banned from certain types of restaurants, such as ones where the bar, and smoking customers are a small percentage of the patrons, which means most restaurants. Though i believe that smoking should still be allowed in bars and clubs. It is expected that certain places will have a smokey atmosphere and it should be up to the establishment to make that decision. Though for my state atleast, i was reading the frederick post, i read an article about it and it said that businesses that feel that banning customers from smoking inside the establishment would negatively afffect their business, in the way that they go from making money to losing money due to loss of business can apply for a special permit to get a 3 year waiver from having to comply with the ban. But they have to be able to prove it. So this basically means that clubs and bars that end up losing business over it can have inside smoking sections.