The Scotland ban is on enclosed public places, but being a whole
country is a good thing.  Of course Scotland is only about 30k square
miles, or the about the size of S. Carolina.  They are going through
the same changes in England.  And these people do smoke heavily, as do
the French.

I was glad when they banned smoking in Michigan Stadium, because for
many years I had a pipe smoker in front of me. Eh, eh, eh...

Smoking is banned in Wash. DC in government buildings, except in Congress...


On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 15:09:38 -0500, Daniel Reeves   wrote:
> Check out this email from the government of Scotland, which is now a
> smoke-free country, joining Ireland and the coolest states and cities
> in the US and Canada.
> 
> Details:
>  http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves/whiteboard/smoke/printable.htm...
> 
> Danny
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: gill.scott Æ scotland.gsi.gov.uk  
> Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 17:00:02 -0000
> Subject: Smoke-free air
> To: dreeves Æ gmail.com
> 
> Dear Mr Reeves
> 
> PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH
> 
> Thank you for your email to the First Minister expressing your support
> for the plans he recently announced to ban smoking in enclosed public
> places.  Mr McConnell has asked me to reply on his behalf.
> 
> The First Minister welcomes your support and has asked me to convey
> his thanks for taking the time to write to him.  The ban on smoking in
> enclosed public places will, we believe, save lives and improve the
> health of the people of Scotland, and our international image.
> 
> In reaching their decisions, Ministers were able to call upon the
> growing body of evidence about the health effects of second hand
> smoke.  Our hugely successful process of public consultation revealed
> strong support for a comprehensive ban and we will be looking to build
> upon this over the months ahead, as we move towards a target date for
> full implementation of Spring 2006.
> 
> Further information about the smoking ban or other aspects of the
> Executive's tobacco control policy is available on the Scottish
> Executive website: www.scotland.gov.uk
> 
> Once again thank you for your interest in this important health issue.
> 
> Gill
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Gill Scott
> Tobacco Policy Team
> The Scottish Executive
> 3E(N), St Andrew's House
> Edinburgh EH1 3DG
> Tel: 0131 244 2612
> 
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John J. Kapusky