Smoking Ban Boon to Asthma Sufferers in France

by Sloane Miller
Thursday, January 03, 2008

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There's a smoking ban in France that kicked in January 1st, 2008.

Can you believe it? I don't think I can quite grasp the enormity of it. France and smoking go together like peanut butter and chocolate. Seriously, what's a French movie, without someone puffing ...

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Seriously?
OhMyGuard
Friday, January 04, 2008 at 06:44 PM
I can't believe it! Now, let's get some more of that mojo at work in Orlando! I was coughing my lungs out at a mall one day, and there was a man there smoking. He saw me look for my inhaler, and he blew a puff of smoke in my face! Dude. Decency?
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Sloane Miller
Friday, January 04, 2008 at 06:47 PM
blew smoke in your direction! shocking!
didyou see the graphic about which states are doing what? this is what it says about florida:
Florida
- 1 July 2003 banned in all workplaces, except private homes, tobacco shops, designated rooms at motels and hotels, and stand alone bars with no more than 10% of revenue from food sales.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_smoking_bans_in_the_United_States

would a mall be considered a workplace?

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OhMyGuard
Friday, January 04, 2008 at 07:26 PM
Could be. Sure, people work there, but you see people smoking outside there all the time. Hmmm...
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