I was on Smoke Free Wisconsin’s blog and they, brag about the Success in Washington state. I have not found any information on Washington yet but I will keep looking, funny though, they claim success there but where it is failing they blame the economy . . . Hmmmm. I will be gone for the 4th, but I wanted to review Smoke Free’s success stories:
While Mayor Bloomberg tries to make the world safe from greenhouse gases, his cigarette ban is going up in smoke.
Scores of trendy clubs and neighborhood pubs across the five boroughs have become smoking speakeasies, where bartenders and bouncers regularly ignore the prohibition launched in 2003.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05272007/…
Landlords are fighting to keep their head above water faced with a choice between bending the rules or going out of business.
Before long the traditional community pub could be a thing of the past.
One landlord, who allows his customers to smoke after hours, says: “I would say at least half of pubs like this are doing what we do.
http://www.lep.co.uk/features/Landlords-ignoring-smoking-ban.4235628.jp
TAYLORVILLE, Ill.— The sign on the door of the American Tap warns patrons not to smoke. But sitting at the bar, customers merrily puff away, sharing cigarettes with the bartender and the owner while openly defying and mocking the state’s ban on indoor smoking.
“I told the health department weeks ago,’Go ahead and fine me,’ ” said owner Gary McWard, flicking an ash from his cigarette into an empty beer can on the bar top. “And I’m still waiting.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-downstate-smokingjun30,0,2717342.story
More than 6,000 pubs in the UK could close in the next five years if they do not deal with the impact of the smoking ban and the current squeeze on customer spending.
According to a report by consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2,000 pubs could cease trading in 2008 alone as the industry continues to struggle to adjust a year after the smoking ban was introduced throughout the UK.
http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/06/30/321852/6000-…
Makes one wonder what exactly is the compliance rate in Washington? Do good laws make criminals out of honest, hard working businessmen?
IF TRUTH IS ON THEIR SIDE, WHY DO THEY LIE?
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Quite a few bars in my area comply with the ban during the warm weather when people enjoy being outside, but when winter arrives, back to smoking like they did last winter.
I’d bet despite that there isn’t a site on businesses choosing to be smokeeasies and defying the IL state ban(sadly, unlike Ohio!), I’d expect the real figure in Illinois would be probably similar to Ohio. And it’s more than just businesses along for example, the Wisconsin or Indiana border(or any of the other IL state borders) defying the ban to stay alive!