[SheLion]

But a majority of those polled support a modified ban, and 62 percent believe business owners should be allowed to determine their own smoking policies.

[SheLion]

[RandallFlagg]

VERY good news indeed!

[trubluolyguy]

Poll results released late Tuesday show most Ohioans favor a smoking ban that exempts bars, bowling alleys, private clubs and restaurants that reserve separate rooms for smoking

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Doesn't matter what the public wants, the anti-smoking Nazi's will forbid it everywhere.

[TSgt]

This is BS.

There was another poll earlier in the week that showed there was overwhelming support for it.

They have enough signatures, it will be on November's ballot and my wife and I will vote for it!

http://www.smokefreeohio.org/oh/

[TSgt]

Poll Shows Ohioans Favor Smoking Ban

http://www.wcpo.com/news/2006/local/02/06/smoke.html

The poll also says that support for a smoking ban is strongest in northeast Ohio and among people over 65, college graduates and people with higher incomes.

Translation: Wiser and smarter folks know smoking is bad for you.

[Rudder]

Although not yet regulated by law, the only public places in Ohio where indoor smoking is permitted are bars, sections of retaurants and private clubs. So, then, why the effort to ban smoking?

[mysterio]

Any step towards a smoking ban is a complete smoking ban. Doesn't matter. Fedgov will mandate it nationwide withing 10 years or so and will hold highway money hostage to force states to comply. I can only hope that they really mess up and ban tobacco or alcohol entirely. That will bring our entire failed war on some drugs crashing down.

[printhead]

From trans-continental flights to domestic flights to no tv ads to no radio ads to no magazine ads, anyway they'll get their ban. If not all at once then a piece at a time.

[gidget7]

As it shows here: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyid=2006-03-09T144335Z_01_N085265_RTRUKOC_0_US-SMOKING.xml&rpc=22

Smoking is way down. As it declines further, it seems this is why the rise in taxes. The more smoking declines, the higher the price per pack. They have to get the revenue don't ya know!

I have come to believe this is all the prices/taxes and bans is about, raising tax revenue. The fewer people who smoke, the higher the tax rate on cigarettes.