Smoking Ban: Act 2

The Strib has an article about the continued impact that the Theater Exemption is having on the smoking ban. The issue I talked about in an earlier post. Needless to say I think this is both hilarious and important. While I know that at some point the legislature will close this massive loophole I think it is an important example of unintended consequences of regulation. Besides. many of the bar owners have stated that they are doing great business on "Theater Night" which goes to show how wrong many law makers were about the impact this would have on small businesses. The article has also appeared on MSNBC.