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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 634037" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am not as militant as some of you over this. I do think that some areas should be non-smoking, period. I totally support places designed to promote health not selling tobacco, and I think it is wonderful that CVS is doing this. I would also LOVE to see places that sell gasoline not sell alcohol, but that one may never happen. </p><p></p><p>If a restaurant does not market to children in any way, I think laws demanding that they be smoke free are out of line. If the restaurant has kids meals or cute cartoon characters or kid menus or playgrounds or whatever, then they should be smoke free, period. Children cannot legally smoke and should not be subjected to the smoke of strangers. For adult only businesses, I think that the customers should dictate whether the business is smoke free or not. If you don't want smoking areas, you spend your $$ in restaurants that are non smoking. This gives the decision to the business owners and to the customers and does NOT put it in the hands of the government. When adults are the ones impacted, I think that the gov't should NOT make this decision. The capitalist market can make it and enforce it just fine.</p><p></p><p>I do believe that smokers should not smoke at entrances to buildings, esp hospital an health care related buildings. I do think that a smoking area away from the entrances but WITH at least an overhang and a bench should be available. </p><p></p><p>Car smoking? Not in my car, not ever. That smell just won't come out. I cannot ride in cars with someone smoking or that someone has smoked in. I can't breathe if I do. But I don't have the right to tell you that you cannot smoke in your car. I think while on the grounds of a hospital or school, you should not smoke with your windows down. On a public street? You have as much right to smoke as I have a right not to. </p><p>I like that smoking is less common, but as long as it is legal we should not treat smokers as if they are out to harm us. That really IS the way many people come across when they discuss the issue. Making smoking illegal isn't going to help the issue because it will work as well as Prohibition did with alcohol or as well as the DEA is doing with pot. Taxing the snot out of it seems so far to be far more effective.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 634037, member: 1233"] I am not as militant as some of you over this. I do think that some areas should be non-smoking, period. I totally support places designed to promote health not selling tobacco, and I think it is wonderful that CVS is doing this. I would also LOVE to see places that sell gasoline not sell alcohol, but that one may never happen. If a restaurant does not market to children in any way, I think laws demanding that they be smoke free are out of line. If the restaurant has kids meals or cute cartoon characters or kid menus or playgrounds or whatever, then they should be smoke free, period. Children cannot legally smoke and should not be subjected to the smoke of strangers. For adult only businesses, I think that the customers should dictate whether the business is smoke free or not. If you don't want smoking areas, you spend your $$ in restaurants that are non smoking. This gives the decision to the business owners and to the customers and does NOT put it in the hands of the government. When adults are the ones impacted, I think that the gov't should NOT make this decision. The capitalist market can make it and enforce it just fine. I do believe that smokers should not smoke at entrances to buildings, esp hospital an health care related buildings. I do think that a smoking area away from the entrances but WITH at least an overhang and a bench should be available. Car smoking? Not in my car, not ever. That smell just won't come out. I cannot ride in cars with someone smoking or that someone has smoked in. I can't breathe if I do. But I don't have the right to tell you that you cannot smoke in your car. I think while on the grounds of a hospital or school, you should not smoke with your windows down. On a public street? You have as much right to smoke as I have a right not to. I like that smoking is less common, but as long as it is legal we should not treat smokers as if they are out to harm us. That really IS the way many people come across when they discuss the issue. Making smoking illegal isn't going to help the issue because it will work as well as Prohibition did with alcohol or as well as the DEA is doing with pot. Taxing the snot out of it seems so far to be far more effective. [/QUOTE]
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