[Gabz]

Let me ask you folks something. If the free market had gone it’s course and every establishment in the state would have gone non-smoking, would you have accepted that?

I know you didn't ask me, but I would like to chime in.

Yes, I would have accepted that and used the opportunity to open my own place that permitted smoking and create my own market niche.

One of the very first bars to go non-smoking, on it's own, in Delaware was doing a booming business. Then the state-wide ban went into effect. The place, after many, many successful years went, out of business within a year or so of the ban. The state essentially stole the market niche the owner had created for himself.

[RightWhale]

• I know you didn't ask me, but I would like to chime in.

  Some might wonder if brushfire or tundra fire can exist at 5 degrees. Yes, it can. It can also exist in S California, but due to smoking restrictions it is not so dangerous to health. Stop coughing.

[DoughtyOne]

I’m sure that probably took place at a number of business concerns. It is an interesting unfortunate dynamic regarding this issue. I appreciate you bringing it to our attention. It is part of the overall picture that must be considered on this topic.