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Originally Posted by Poppinjay
Interesting that most cities in North Carolina - the heart of tobacco country - banned smoking in public buildings long ago.
I wonder how much business fall off this causes? Here in DC, it's been banned from bars for a long time, that's why so many bars developed rooftop rooms that are thriving. I go out with my cow-orkers and the smokers just go to the rooftop. They don't even think about complaining. In a generation or so, nobody will think much about this, and it certainly won't go backwards. Once a toe hold has been established, it never lets go.
I avoided the bars and clubs where smoking was allowed. I'm allergic, and it just plain smells bad. Now I can go and have fun too.
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Personally I like the way they handled the issue here in Tennessee. You can have a smoking establishment but only if you cater to an over 21 clientele and have a sign stating the business is a smoking establishment. If a business owner wants to cater to smokers he can by simply selling beer and carding at the door and customers can decide weather or not they want to go inside. Winners all around! YAY!
I'd be curious also to see what kind of effect these laws have on business. I remeber when they passed the no smoking law in Maine in the late 90's there were a lot of small bars and diners that went under but I've never read any stats on the real numbers and overall effect one way or the other.