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If all businesses have to comply, there is no difference in service. Do people really avoid seeing live music because they can't have a smoke? Do they really start cooking more at home? There are needs that are not met by having that cigarette.

I can't speak for anyone else, but when Maine went smoke free in January 2003, I do not go to restaurants and/or bars any longer. I refuse to pay for that personal abuse of not being able to smoke a cigarette. I smoke. I enjoy it with my meals and beverage. If I can't enjoy a cigarette, I don't go. I order take-out now and home delivery.

There is documented proof that the bans are choking the economy across the Country.

Businesses Harmed by Smoking Bans