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Businesses develop anti-smoking solutions 

Restaurants are to comply with the non-smoking law, the Natasha Protection Act. On Friday Court Judge Steven Unpingco dismissed Attorney General Douglas Moylan's motion that questioned the constitutionality of the Act. Now, consider the opinions of a few popular restaurateurs that have developed solutions for smokers and non-smokers alike.

After a good meal or a few drinks, those who have a craving for nicotine usually end up lighting a cigarette. And according to the Americans for Non-Smokers' Rights, while the tobacco industry has claimed for years that smoke-free ordinances have a negative impact on business, particularly hospitality-oriented businesses, that simply is not true. Take popular eating establishments like Tony Roma's and Capricciosa located in the Agana Shopping Center - even before the smoking ban was in its proposal stage, both establishments decided to change their policy, to accommodate everyone.

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