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COLUMBIA (AP) - A business owner in Columbia is voicing his displeasure at a new local ordinance banning smoking with a sign that reads: "Smoking allowed until January Ninth, City Council banning beer next, and hopefully, karaoke!" For the first time in the nation's history, more than half of Americans live in a city or state with laws mandating that workplaces, restaurants or bars be smoke-free. That according to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights. The group says seven states and 116 communities enacted tough smoke-free laws last year, bringing the total number to 22 states and 577 municipalities. Now, 50.2 percent of US citizens live where there is some sort of anti-smoking law in place.
Posted by: Cierra Putman
Published: Saturday, January 20, 2007 at 7:55 PM
Last Updated: Saturday, January 20, 2007 at 8:40 PM |
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