[CSM]

“Thus, in public venues, “

How do you define public venue?

[Rockingham]

That is up to the democratic process. A few years ago, Florida adopted by referendum a constitutional amendment banning cigarette smoking in bars and restaurants. I voted against it on philosophical grounds, but the measure won by a large margin and does not seems to have done appreciable damage to bars and restaurants as businesses. It turned out that most people preferred not to eat or drink with the odor of cigarette smoke about them. Arguably, this also has health benefits for nonsmokers.