February 17, 2006

Making room for smokers and non-smokers

Smoking restrictions are nothing new, but anti-tobacco activists are increasingly asking governments to go much further, even calling for total bans on lighting up in public places such as bars and restaurants.  But there are good and workable ways to banish smoke but not smokers, so that people who smoke don’t have to suffer social exclusion. For examples of more balanced approaches around the world, read more.