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• Smoking ban called flawed, in need of a fix 

Legislators left town Wednesday after working out a compromise to crack down on workplace smoking, but the people who put the antismoking measure on the ballot last November said the measure has some ''blatantly unconstitutional'' holes -- including one that would allow globetrotting passengers at Miami International Airport to light up.

The coalition of health groups that sponsored the antismoking initiative said it's elated that the Legislature finally reached a settlement on an issue that had eluded lawmakers during the 60-day regular session. But the flaws, the group said, might force the antismoking contingent into court to block some of the provisions.

The measure, passed Tuesday and expected to be signed into law by Gov. Jeb Bush, would take effect July 1 and would ban smoking in restaurants and most workplaces.

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