27th September 2009, 12:37 PM
In states where smoking in restaurants is legal though, most restaurants DO have it. You often don't have a choice, so you can't pretend that you do... few restaurants ban smoking in places where it's legal! Most just maybe put up a half-wall and put smokers on one side and nonsmokers on the other, but the smoke just drifts over so really it's all smoking. In Maine smoking has been banned in all restaurants for like 15 years now, and in bars and clubs for a few years as well, and it's made a huge difference. Huge improvement!
Oh, and as in most places, the mythical "economic damages" caused by banning smoking never materialized.
Oh, and as in most places, the mythical "economic damages" caused by banning smoking never materialized.
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