All us non-smokers have had it happen to us, we've sat in a designated non-smoking area of a restaurant when suddenly there is cigarette smoke lingering in our direction. Forcing us to think how this qualifies as the non-smoking section. Well imagine a fine dining experience where smoking is virtually non-existent. It's a hard concept to comprehend, but in California and New York, for example, it's reality. Businesses have concerns that going smoke-free will have …showed first 75 words of 1327 total…

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