Why should I have to "apply for a waiver" so I can run MY business the way I want to?
I knew that would come up, but how many other waivers do you have to apply for? You have to have a liquor license. If you sell food, you have to have a license for that too. You have to get your building inspected. If you do construction to renovate it before opening, expect to get a building permit. It's another piece of paperwork in a long line of it, but it's not something completely unheard of in society.
And besides, the key point is, after you get the waiver, you do get to run your business they way YOU want to, which is what's not often talked about with the smoking bans.
"Why should I have to "apply for a waiver" so I can run MY business the way I want to?"
Because the friggin nanny state and anti-smoking nazi's (including people that CLAIM to be "conservatives") say so.
It is disgusting