Think of the children...
/Just Can't Quit: How far will smoking bans go?
And then, if you have the time, watch this 25min 2002 film TALKING BUTTS: A SMOKING DOCUMENTARY.
The film features classic cigarette television ads, a cameo appearance by John Waters and interviews with authors, journalists, scholars, activists, several state attorneys general and one governor.
California became the first state to ban smoking in bars a decade ago. Since then, smoking bans have flourished in bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, universities—you name it. Recently, the Bay Area city of Belmont passed a law that targets people who smoke in their own homes.
Smoking is one of the worst things you can do to your body, but how dangerous is second-hand smoke? Are banners saving lives or battering science? Are they progressive champions or plunderers of property rights?
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California became the first state to ban smoking in bars a decade ago. Since then, smoking bans have flourished in bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, universities—you name it. Recently, the Bay Area city of Belmont passed a law that targets people who smoke in their own homes.And then, if you have the time, watch this 25min 2002 film TALKING BUTTS: A SMOKING DOCUMENTARY.
The film features classic cigarette television ads, a cameo appearance by John Waters and interviews with authors, journalists, scholars, activists, several state attorneys general and one governor.
