Banning smoking in public areas 93 Articles

by K Yecar

Should smoking be banned in public places? *Argument for a total ban* In November 2004, The Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health (SCOTH) reported that exposure to second hand smoke (or passive smoking - Passive...read more

by Jeffrey Vermeire

Every adult has the right to choose whether to smoke or not: for many of us, the choice not to smoke means staying at home. If the debate about public smoking came down to the issue of personal choice, there would be no...read more

by Reynold Conger

It is well documented that tobacco smoke is a health risk to the smoker and the nonsmoker. On the positive side, smoking is a practical way to administer the drug, nicotine, and some people enjoy a physical and psychologi...read more

by Susan Clark

I went along with you when you added the first dollar in taxes to my pack of cigarettes. I even went along with you when you added the second dollar. I was pretty much in agreement when you banned smoking in restaurants. I...read more

by Belinda Mayer

Banning smoking in public areas will not resolve the problems people seem to think. First let me state I do not smoke and never have. If those who think banning smoking will improve the air we breath, thus creating a bette...read more

by Leah Keranen

It may appear that banning smoking in all public areas is beneficial to everyone. Several states have adopted the ban for the piece of mind that they are forcing healthy living on everyone, smokers and non smokers alike. ...read more

by Mary Pong

Smoking should definitely be banned in public places! People that smoke often have no consideration for those that don't smoke and are sensitive to cigarette smoke and to the lingering odours on people's clothing. I have...read more

by Chris Baca

Let's face it: bars and pubs were meant to have that gritty, dark, and smoker-friendly atmosphere. Even if they weren't, it should still be up to the individual business owner as to what kind of atmosphere they want to ...read more

by Jennifer Painter

When it comes to banning smoking in public places there are many different opinions. The whole purpose of the issue is non-smokers claim it is bad for their health as well as whoever is smoking. Well, here's a little bit o...read more

by Serena Edwards

So what shall we define as a "public place"? Is the middle of the Mojave Desert a public place? Most anyone could go there, if they chose to, and some of it is public land. Is a an open boat within the confines of the Unit...read more

by T J Neale

In our liberal societies we normally only curtail individual liberty if there is a good reason to do so. The case for banning smoking in public areas rests on the damage to the health of non-smoking members of the public. ...read more

by Jane Allyson

Banning smoking in public areas is on the whole, a good thing and smokers themselves are often the first to apologize for the effect that their cigarette smoking may be having on you. Nevertheless you do find that many oth...read more

by Lakeccrunner

No doubt, smoking should be banned in public areas. Anyone should be able to walk into their favorite restaurant or bar and not have to inhale smoke the whole time. Smoking is a habit, not a necessity. It isn't fair ...read more

by Bill Whitney

As an ex-smoker of 35 years and now a cancer survivor of bladder cancer that was directly caused from smoking cigarettes, I think smoking should be banned in public places and really anyplace as far as that goes. When I ...read more

by Jenn Salvadori

Until there is a law stating that cigarettes have officially become illegal, I think this is an absolute invasion of a persons personal rights. I am an ex-smoker. We are usually the harshest on our current smoking ancest...read more

by Shari Thring

I am an active advocate of personal freedoms. I believe in a smokers right to smoke as i do in a non-smokers right to put their health first. I will never criticise a smoker for smoking; my mother who has been smoking 22 y...read more

by Phillip Chambley

I started smoking cigarettes about 35 years ago. I still enjoy the pleasure that it makes me feel especially after I eat a relaxing meal in a restaurant. Unfortunately, there are so many non-smokers that just don't want to...read more

by Mario Donatelli

I'll be the first to admit it: I was duped too. I am, like most Americans, a victim of the deceitful rhetoric of the anti-smoking lobby. I've always supported the right to smoke, and I've always supported the right of priv...read more

by Malcolm Toogood

Everyone knows that, at times, the law can be an ass. And this is never more true than when it gets all hot-under-the-collar when someone finds an ingenious way through a loophole it never spotted whilst drafting legislat...read more

by Richie Caldicott

A person is not born a smoker or non-smoker, a smoker is a person who chooses to smoke cigarettes, a person who is usually aware of all the negative effects but either views them as inconsequential or outweighed by the ple...read more