Another weekly roundup on smoking bans:
- Wisconsin’s Smoking Ban is set to hit the legislature in 2008.
- The Smoking Ban in Illinois goes into effect on January 1st.
- The Mayor of Naples, FL wants to ban smoking on an 8 mile stretch of the beach.
- The Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 501 in Middletown, OH has racked up 183 complaints so far this year.
- The Ontario Medical Association is pushing for a ban on smoking in cars with children present. I don’t typically smoke in the house or in my car with the kids, but I’m irked by the fact they have to make this a law.
- German Restaurant gets around smoking ban by cutting holes in the wall so patrons can “smoke outside”.
- Louisville, KY is set to pass a new smoking ban this time Churchill Downs will not be exempt. The previous ban was rule unconstitutional because the exemption for Churchill Downs.
- Pennsylvania appears to be close to passing a statewide smoking ban.
- Taco Shop in Illinois closes doors and reopens as cigar lounge to get around smoking ban.
- Sisha bars fear France’s smoking ban.
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Just two days into the Smoking Ban in Illinois and boy do I feel healthier! Just kidd’n. The ban is BS and I had to watch the bowl games at a friend’s house instead of going to my local pub. This ban will hurt small business in each of the 22 states.
Another example, the East St. Louis, IL riverboats no longer allow smoking. Therefore, all the gamblers are going over the bridge (2 minutes) to St. Louis, MO where they can enjoy a smoke in peace.
Again, Liberal “Do-Gooders” killing America’s small business. So, think twice before you vote this November.