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Smoking ban proposal upsets cigar bar owners 

Owners of cigar bars and smoke shops in Albuquerque are fuming over how a city councilor wants to change the city's smoking ban.

The proposed changes would no longer allow smokers to light up in either type of business.

Larry Monte has owned Monte's near Louisiana and Meanaul for nearly 35 years. He says if City Councilor Michael Cadigan's recent proposal becomes law, he'll lose thousands of dollars in business a year.

"There's a reason why we do it inside, we don't want to offend anybody. We take all that into consideration," he said.

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