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Originally Posted by Nadia
I think the problem with smoking in public places is for the business - the whole second-hand smoke thing has been blown way out of proportion, but that means that people are scared about it. So if one bar has no smoking, and another allows smoking, most non-smokers would probably prefer to go to the no smoking bar to "protect themselves" from the smoke. I think it's more of a business manoeuvre than anything else.
But I do think smokers should be allowed to smoke in designated areas - it's their choice!!
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That doesn't make sense .. The tobacco industry is pretty big! If pro-business is all the government care about when making these laws, then they would promote that goal by working
against the tobacco companies and by helping the various little pubs and restaurants a little bit with the potential customers who are otherwise scared of or repelled by cigarette smoke?
I think it's more an active stance on a public health concern.