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LETTER: Smoking ban complicated 

The Kansas Legislature is considering a statewide smoking ban. This issue is not as simple as “ban or not.”

The Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association (KRHA) has traditionally opposed smoking bans as a governmental infringement on the ability of restaurant owners and others to manage their businesses and determine their own clientele. Yet, given the concerns of many regarding second-hand smoke, the KRHA has proposed a reasonable compromise: any restaurant desiring to accommodate smoking patrons must utilize a separate room, physically separated from the rest of the facility by floor to ceiling walls, and separately ventilated

In this manner, there is no exposure to non-smoking patrons, and no business revenue lost.

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