One Woman's Opinion on Smoking Bans

Recently smoking in bars and restaurants was banned in Fargo. Amy Anderson felt that it was one of the last straws and as a smoker she felt like she was being driven out of town. She felt that the ban was ridiculous and that half the businesses in that town at least were doomed to go bust. According to Anderson, "Being an American, I have the right to smoke if I want to. My advice to those of you who do not like to...

Reactions to Smoking in Pennsylvania

Many owners of local business are not complaining about the new ban that is soon to go into effect. One bar owner Paul Lazarchick is seeing the positive side of things, "I think it will increase my food business. I am pushing the food end of the business right now and I know a lot of people that said they would eat here more if the place was smoke-free." The ban which is to affect the entire state of Pennsylvania is...

Smoking Bans on the Rise but Tobacco Use is not De...

Many people believe that as smoking bans are being implemented in the United States and most of the Western world that the number of tobacco users has also decreased. This is a huge misconception as most ex-smokers have turned to a new source for their fix. Cigarette sales have decreased by about 30% but as the sales of smokes drop there has been a huge increase in the sales of chewing tobacco, snuff, and small cigars. These...

Prisoners in Georgia Privileged and Smoking up a S...

If you are a smoker the best place to go to prison is Georgia. Not only do taxpayers pay the upkeep for Georgia prisons but they are even encouraged to smoke. Prisoners are in fact able to buy tobacco while under lock and key. This is ironic when even country clubs in the states do not sell tobacco. The excuse officials are giving for this is that the prisoners only smoke outside, and this is fairly ridiculous as prisoner are...

Smokers React to Impending Tax Hikes

With tax hikes on the price of cigarettes on the way in the United States, many smokers are starting to react. Over the past decade homemaker Toni Shelton, has been smoking a pack or two a day. Her husband is also a smoker and he just recently lost his job. All Shelton has to say for this is that "money is very tight." The last thing people in this situation need is a 62 cent increase on the price of their...

Smokers Argue Tax Increases

When readers of one Kansas City newspaper were asked what they would do if the price of their smoking habit increased, nearly 90% of the readers replied and only some said that they would give up the habit. One of them was Eric Stites of Mount Hope, who wrote in an e-mail, "I've just about had it with the cost of smoking. I bought a carton of Marlboro's and a can of Coke yesterday, and it was just over $47!...