smoking ban; good or bad?

Question

I don't smoak, so it's nice to be able to go out and not be by surrounded smoak. But whats you're opinion?

Hey, I'm not complaining. I just want you're opinion.
And i don't think there is a total ban, just a ban on smoking inside public areas. smoking areas usually are (or sholud be) provided. I know that were i work, there is a smaking area.

Answer 1

Im an ex-smoker but im grateful for the ban as i have recently quit and it is partially this ban being introduced which has help spur me on to do it and i hope to be fully successful this time.

I hate it when my hair and clothes smell of smoke and having recently been in a pub since quitting have realised how awful it must be for non smokers

Answer 2

This depends on the locale. I think that most restaraunts and public buildings should be smoke free, in general, but some accomodation should be made for the smoker as well. A non-smoking section in a bar is sufficient to keep the air clear in most. With good air circulation, I personally believe that the threat of second hand smoke is greatly overstated.
Where bans are in effect, smokers tend to gather outside main entrances anyway, so non-smokers must pass through some haze anyway. I doubt seriously that the smokers are adding much to the general air polution in most citties and I find it interesting that advocates for smoking bans do not seem to mention all the other toxic pollutants in the air.

Answer 3

We got the smoking ban almost a year ago and I absolutely love it. I don't care what other people do to their bodies, but I'd prefer it if I didn't have to passive smoke every time I wanted to go to a club or pub. That being said, I'm not against designated smoking areas, or even whole pubs which allow smoking. I just think it should be the exception rather than the rule.

Answer 4

I don't smoke but i think there should be places where smoker`s can go to smoke
Not just hang around doorways because i think it looks awful but there again sometimes i have to leave a cafe because of the air is so thick with smoke you cant breathe
So maybe a room on their own would be a Good idea
but then you find young mother`s take their young children in with them that should definitely be banned

Answer 5

Although I'm a smoker, I'm really not biased on this one. Smokers better use some etiquette - don't smoke at bus stops, outside movies, etc. as they are pretty much blowing smoke into other people. However, when considerate, smoking outside or in one's home is perfectly acceptable. Smokers have as many rights as anyone else, but should be considerate of others. They can't pass laws to make people stop smoking outside, as it goes against the constitution and it's not an "illegal" substance.

Answer 6

I love the fact there are smoking bans in place in several places. Its nice to be able to go to a restaurant or a bar and not stink like smoke afterwards or be coughing up my lungs from the second hand smoke.

People complain that it is going to take away business from bars and restaurants, however, they seem to be just as busy here in New York City.

Others say these anti-smoking laws are taking away their rights. Well, what about the rights for people to not have to smell that secondhand smoke? What about the rights for people to enjoy a drink or a meal without that disturbance?

Answer 7

I'm an ex smoker, and there's nothing so pious as an ex smoker -so I love it.
As we in the developed nations begin to realise more and more how disastrous to our health all smoke (including industrial pollution etc) is , then the act of smoking will gradually decline. The tobacco companies of course are a multi-bulti-billion pound world wide industry and have all of the advertising power the that brings. I've seen it in less developed countries where believe me every man and his dog smokes.
Mind you, I used to love my ciggies, and I'm smart enough to know that if I were stupid enough to try one "just for the hell of it", then I'd be right back on 20 a day.

Answer 8

I'm all for it. Even when I did smoke I was all for it as it would help me to cut down. Now I've managed to give up anyway I can't bear going out anymore because my clothes stink and my chest is always terrible the next day. Bring on the ban I say!

Answer 9

It is nice to go to a restaurant and not worry about the smoke but I don't appreciate the government taking rights away from people. Why should a cafe or donut shop with a segregated room with a separate atmosphere not be allowed to exist. I can understand the concern for the mixing of smokers with non-smokers but if they're not affecting one another than who is it bothering.

Answer 10

All depends on whom you talk to~

- Smokers will rant and rave as though they're about to be put in striped jammies and ushered onto a train.

- Non-smokers are delighted not to have to make acrid cigarette smoke part of their $40 dinner or be able to enjoy more live entertainment without having breathing apparatus and coming home reeking of smoke.

- Waitresses (at least, the non-smoking ones) are probably delighted that their jobs aren't so hazardous anymore.