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EDITORIAL: Timing is good for smoking ban
Publication Date: 2005-02-04
- Author:Editorial
- Publication:The Daily Times (DE)
Delaware enacted what was the nation's most radical smoking ban in 2002, outlawing smoking in all public places including bars, casinos and restaurants...
In addition to suffering negligible, if any, economic damage, Delaware has also seen an 11 percent decrease in smoking overall since the ban was enacted...
If Maryland legislators pass a comprehensive Clean Air Act this session and ban smoking in public bars and restaurants, it is likely that business will stabilize and perhaps improve...