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State House smoking ban bill draws support, ire
Jump to full article: Detroit (MI) Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, 2009-06-07
Author: Darrell Clem * OBSERVER STAFF WRITER
Intro: Sitting on opposite ends of the bar Thursday evening inside Canton's Rusty Nail Lounge on Ford Road, patrons Ryan Roberts and Randi Tinglan couldn't be further divided over a workplace smoking ban that could include bars and restaurants.
The state House has approved a ban that still faces a decision by Michigan senators.
"I'm against it. I don't feel they should take that liberty away from us," Roberts, a 22-year-old Ypsilanti resident and smoker, said just a few hours before Thursday's Red Wings hockey game.
"A bar has always been a place to smoke," he said. "If people want to smoke a cigarette while watching a game, they should be allowed to do it. If they don't, let them go to Meijer or some other store and watch it."
Tinglan, a 43-year-old Canton resident who quit smoking in 1992, said she still enjoys stopping by the Rusty Nail even though she hates being around cigarettes. She supports a ban.
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