who remembers the old days where one could smoke in the waiting room at the doctor's office..

@ArishMell
This is why I hate bars, pubs and even some restaurants here. I hope they at least banned it in restaurants in the meantime.

@CrazyMusicLover Here it is banned inside bars and restaurants now. I can remember restaurants offering "smoking or non-smoking ?" Now it’s all non-smoking inside where people are eating.

@bijouxbroussard I checked it out and here it's still allowed and apparently there are some strong opinions about it. I'm reading that in Austria they even lifted the restriction.

@CrazyMusicLover That’s very interesting. I’m not sure what dictates those laws here or if they vary by state. California tends to err on the side of public health.

@bijouxbroussard They've been quiet about this topic for a long time here but I remember that the last time it was on the table, there were disputes about what actually is smoking and what kind of businesses would be subjects to the law. I remember that my favorite teahouses were concerned, as they offered waterpipes and by the law if they served also food, which they did, they would have to stop offering them. And that would be a huge problem. I think the bars that didn't offer any foods only drinks were supposed to be unaffected, but I'm not sure.
They also couldn't agree on vaping and details like that.