http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/05/maryland-joins-dc-in-restaurant-smoking-ban/ A Washington DC insider's travel guide that's full of area information for both tourists and residents. Covers area attractions, activities, events, nightlife, memorials and monuments, historic sites, museums, the Smithsonian... Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:38:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/05/maryland-joins-dc-in-restaurant-smoking-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-596 Anna M. Reuben Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:59:00 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/maryland-joins-dc-in-restaurant-smoking-ban/#comment-596 Restaurants should have the right to exercise the option for everyone to smoke. No one has the right to give restaurants direct orders for smopking bans in their establishments. Restaurants should have the right to exercise the option for everyone to smoke. No one has the right to give restaurants direct orders for smopking bans in their establishments.

]]> http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/05/maryland-joins-dc-in-restaurant-smoking-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Lindsey Rava Mon, 21 May 2007 20:36:37 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/maryland-joins-dc-in-restaurant-smoking-ban/#comment-185 Virginia and North Carolina are both big tobacco producing states. Here in North Carolina, our legislature recently voted down a proposal to ban smoking in public. We conducted a survey to see what people really thought. One thing we found is that, at least here in North Carolina, people feel that smoking is more of a nuisance than it is a health problem. 30% of the respondents said they would support a ban on all tobacco products, which was somewhat shocking considering our heritage of tobacco farming. Also, over 60% support a public ban on smoking. When we asked the same people to rank the greatest health threats, they put smoking last behind drugs, alcohol and obesity. Look at our blog if you're interested. www.brogansurvey.blogspot.com. You can see how the results varied by age, race, gender and geography. Virginia and North Carolina are both big tobacco producing states. Here in North Carolina, our legislature recently voted down a proposal to ban smoking in public. We conducted a survey to see what people really thought. One thing we found is that, at least here in North Carolina, people feel that smoking is more of a nuisance than it is a health problem. 30% of the respondents said they would support a ban on all tobacco products, which was somewhat shocking considering our heritage of tobacco farming. Also, over 60% support a public ban on smoking. When we asked the same people to rank the greatest health threats, they put smoking last behind drugs, alcohol and obesity. Look at our blog if you’re interested. http://www.brogansurvey.blogspot.com. You can see how the results varied by age, race, gender and geography.

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