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Ads prepare District for Jan. 2 smoking ban
Publication Date: 2006-12-02
- Author:Gregory Lopes
- Publication:Washington Times
District residents will be treated this month to a slew of advertisements signaling the upcoming smoking ban in nearly all of the city's restaurants, businesses and bars.
The District's smoke-free workplace law takes effect Jan. 2. Print advertisements touting the new law began running in restaurants, bars and Metrobuses in the city yesterday.
The ad on Metrobuses depicts a middle-aged man whose cheeks appear to be turning blue, and the headline reads, "Hold Your Breath. January is Coming." Another ad, running in 62 restaurants across the city, shows a tree-shaped air freshener labeled, "New Bar Scent," with a headline reading: "At least the bar will smell better."
The American Cancer Society is spending about $100,000 to run the ads.