If they allow smoking in the business, then they allow non-smokers to breathe in that second hand smoke.
Why can’t I and most other citizens pass laws to prohibit that? It’s still a free country.
Ban tobacco then outright. If you are not permitted to use it in public or in your home or in your car, ban it outright.
That is the California standard. It’s all going that way.
You guys remind me of the telethon that was held on the old “Fernwood 2-night” show, which had a big sign in back of Martin Mull and his co-host, saying, “help stamp out death in our lifetime!”
Yeah, it’s (still) a free country, sort of, and you’re free to go to smoke-free bars if you so choose. You have rights, but so do other people. There’s enough room in the world, methinks, to accomodate everyone.
If you prefer that particular bar that has smoking in it, then you’re gonna have to make a choice, and that’s one of the important elements of life on this planet - making choices.
You make yours. You do not get to make mine.
End of discussion.
CA....
Why can’t I and most other citizens pass laws to prohibit that? It’s still a free country.
Ah, yes. The freedom to make everyone else act like you want them to.
Most of these pool halls are holes in the wall where people come to shoot pool, drink beer, and smoke. If enough of the people who frequent these bars say, "Hey, I'm sick of the smoke, someone will open up a pool hall and ban smoking. Then all the people who want to drink beer and shoot pool without smoke will go to that hall. However, a simpler method is to simply force everyone in the place to quit smoking, so you can enjoy your smoke free environment.
No one forces you into a pool hall, and you have the option of going to any pool hall you wish. However, you want to make everyone else conform to your norms, instead of choosing a place that makes you happy.