Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy

The H.A.S. has been putting tobacco lobby money to use in the province of Sask. in a fight against the province wide [minus First Nations reserves] ban on smoking in public buildings. They’ve claimed among other things that they lost business and money due to the ban. While I admit some small bars have lost business they won’t likely regain until smoking indoors becomes a widely accepted taboo for most smokers, there have been people like me going to restaruants and public places more now that we can breathe when we get there.

Lance has found the early stats from this past year, showing that Saskatchewan eating establishments gained money in a big way without taking urban or rural factors into account. It would appear that the smoking ban hasn’t hurt business in even the short term of one year, so I expect the Association to stop wasting time fighting, and instead deal with the smoke-free cleaner future. Maybe if the eating establishment is willing to designate itself a safe-injection-inhalation site, then I’d be in favour of giving them the option of letting people smoke inside. Just so long as customers are aware they are entering a building with junkies. But until then, my lungs and thousands of new customers are happy to fill the void of people incapable of keeping it in their packs until they get outdoors after eating.