Smoking bans in US

[Rimbaud88]

I am european and many people who visited US told me about a strict smoking bans in US. You can´t smoke in the bars, in some cities you can´t even smoke on the streets and my girlfriend told me that while she was in NY a policemen told her that the smoking in the streets implies almost a moral degradation.

Is that all true?

Do people in US even smoke cigarets?

 

[hdracer]

You get less crap smoking pot than smoking a cigarette....

You can not smoke a cigarette in a public park and will receive a $200 fine if caught but they don't say anything if a couple kids are passing a joint around.

 

[GregC]

I am european and many people who visited US told me about a strict smoking bans in US. You can´t smoke in the bars, in some cities you can´t even smoke on the streets and my girlfriend told me that while she was in NY a policemen told her that the smoking in the streets implies almost a moral degradation.

Is that all true?

Do people in US even smoke cigarets?

Hmmm, I haven't heard of smoking bans in the streets, but I don't smoke. You typically can't hang out directly outside the entrance to a business and smoke, you have to be a certain distance away from the door. As for indoor smoking bans in restaurants, bars, etc., they're pretty widespread, but it varies by state.

 

[David Jayne]

It's very much looked down upon here. Most businesses will not or can not allow it by law. There are indeed many outdoor places where it's banned as well. It's quite a surprise for some visitors to discover that they cannot smoke in their hotel room (some allow it, most don't).

 

[Stdjazz4]

Oddly enough, it's the "anything goes/don't judge me" crowd that abolished smoking in the US thru shaming and bullying.

But I digress...

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

it depends on the state and the city you are in. Basically, in most places, all public spaces have smoking bans.
That includes stores, offices, restaurants, and bars. It really hurts the bar business.
I posted just recently that I had been in Memphis, Tennessee in about 1999-2000 a few times and the famous Beale Street had bar after bar after bar with a few tourist trinket traps mixed in. All the bars had bands and were full of people. I was back there in 2009 after the smoking ban went in there and most of the bars were gone and replaced by more trinket shops. There were only 3 or 4 bars left. They had bands, but no customers to speak of.
Smoking has become a real social stigma in the U.S.

 

[GregC]

Oddly enough, it's the "anything goes/don't judge me" crowd that abolished smoking in the US thru shaming and bullying.

But I digress...

Internet hyperbole and wild generalizations, yay!

 

[Stdjazz4]

it depends on the state and the city you are in. Basically, in most places, all public spaces have smoking bans.
That includes stores, offices, restaurants, and bars. It really hurts the bar business.
I posted just recently that I had been in Memphis, Tennessee in about 1999-2000 a few times and the famous Beale Street had bar after bar after bar with a few tourist trinket traps mixed in. All the bars had bands and were full of people. I was back there in 2009 after the smoking ban went in there and most of the bars were gone and replaced by more trinket shops. There were only 3 or 4 bars left. They had bands, but no customers to speak of.
Smoking has become a real social stigma in the U.S.

Internet hyperbole and wild generalizations, yay!

I have no problem with GDD saying the same thing I did only prettier!!

But ugly doesn't make me less right.

 

[Joe Nerve]

This is one of the things I love about the U.S. We can do some things right. Millions of lives have been saved because of our intolerance to the stupidity behind smoking cigarettes.

We need to start having a similar attitude towards sugar. Thankfully that's pretty much right around the corner.

 

[Rimbaud88]

And the incredibly high prices of the cigaretes make me thing that no body smokes in US

 

[GIBrat51]

Yes to both questions; although, regarding the first one - it depends where you are. Even here in Las Vegas, it's banned in lots of places; and yes, there are people who're trying hard to get it banned pretty much anywhere but in your own house. And, as for The People's Republic of California... I think simple exhaling will probably be banned, soon (carbon dioxide is a baad thing)...

 

[Richland123]

The opposite happened here with the bars and private clubs. Those that went smoke free have seen an increase in business and those that still permit smoking have many less patrons and many have gone out of business including private social clubs.

 

[Rimbaud88]

And does the US law permitt decide the owner if to smoke or not to smoke inside the bars?

 

[5below]

Come to beautiful Kentucky, a tobacco state. Outside of Louisville, you can still pretty much smoke as much as and wherever you like. And it seems 80% of the people do...

 

[Rimbaud88]

Come to beautiful Kentucky, a tobacco state. Outside of Louisville, you can still pretty much smoke as much as and wherever you like. And it seems 80% of the people do...

Even inside the bars?

 

[5below]

Even inside the bars?

Sadly, yes. Not where I live (Louisville), but where I have gigged. You leave a 4 hour gig feeling like you have smoked a pack of cigarettes per hour. You know it's bad when even you cables stink!

 

[Stdjazz4]

This is one of the things I love about the U.S. We can do some things right. Millions of lives have been saved because of our intolerance to the stupidity behind smoking cigarettes.

We need to start having a similar attitude towards sugar. Thankfully that's pretty much right around the corner.

Yep, here we go again!!

 

[Darth Handsome]

Yep, here we go again!!

Oh yeah. Don't eat sugar. It's poison. No bs.

 

[mellowinman]

DO NOT EVEN TRY TO COME TO THE USA AND SMOKE CIGARETTES. WE WILL GET YOU ON A NO-FLY LIST SO FAST YOUR HEAD WILL SPIN VIOLENTLY.

 

[Stdjazz4]

Oh yeah. Don't eat sugar. It's poison. No bs.

That's what the corn syrup lobby said 30 years ago.

Butter??

Big killer.

Whole milk??

Killer!!