Ban smoking in public?

[HungAryan]

I'd ban smoking all together.

[Treffie]

I don't see why it requires legislation - I don't know it could be enforced anyway. I think educating the masses is probably the best way to stop it - make people feel guilty that they're doing it in front of their children etc.

[Malva]

Smokers get the nicotine, but the carcinogen substances are for both, the smoker and the passive smoker, who swallows the smoker's smoke. In reference to the pong, being in a smoking-allowed premises for 5 minutes is enough to get it all stuck to your clothes; it's a lost cause.

Smoking should remain as an exceptional activity, as it could be drinking an alcoholic drink. But smoking as a daily habit (or hourly habit for some), just like drinking everyday all the time, should be considered something unhealthy.

In the meantime, it's only fair that the smoke has to be suffered only by the producer.

[The Lawspeaker]

I am a social smoker and I made a promise to myself to quit and I am down to my last package now (wish me luck).
About the smoking ban I find any intrusion of government into what is basically private territory (remember we are not a communist country- and restaurants and bars are still owned by entrepreneurs although our social-democratic/christian government would like us to believe otherwise) abhorrent.

When they ban smoking in public transport, or in public or municipal buildings I can agree with it- although I think that it should be decided by referendum (but I know that our government has the fear of God for the voice of the people untill election time). Because those public spaces are the ones used by smokers and non-smokers alike.

But when it comes to banning smoking in pubs and restaurants- I am very much against it. Not because smoking isn't bad but because the government finds it necessary to sit on the chair of the entrepreneur and decide in it's place. I think that any restaurant owner or pub owner should decide for himself. And I honestly think that when a governments acts on private soil then that is a dangerous precedent. A very dangerous precedent.

Leave it to the free market. The reason "we want to protect staff from smokers' is invalid since most staff smokes themselves and sales have plummeted since customers stay away. If non-smokers want smoke-free pubs: put some money together, try to interest entrepreneur for your plans and open up your own chain.

This is still my view on the matter and I have been a non-smoker for some time now.

[Alex Delarge]

The law is fine as it is now, it's banned on indoor public places.

[Sikeliot]

Only indoors should it be banned.

[Unik]

We all know smoking does harm , but if there's a club or pub that allows smoking indoors , that place will be the busiest place in city.
Banning smoking outside is insane , hopefully will never happen.

[dawur]

Smoking is for losers, you dont only damage your self, but the others around you aswell.
The goverment, is really just being pathetic.. they make us addicts, and than they raise the taxes and say it's bad for you, instead of just banning the whole thing.

[Mark Trail]

I'm glad I don't have to smell cigarette smoke when I go out.

[Aurora]

I voted to ban it in all public places, simply because I don't feel that those of us who choose not to smoke should be forced to be subjected to something which can be a detriment on our health.

I agree.
Every time I walk out of the grocery store there is someone smoking and I hate it. I am thankful there is no smoking aloud in restaurants in my area.