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71% of Washington Voters Oppose Special Rule to Allow Cigar Smoking in Bars and Restaurants
Published in Cancer Weekly, January 24th, 2012
2012 JAN 24 -- A new statewide poll released shows 71 percent of Washington voters oppose creating a loophole in the voter-approved 2005 Clean Indoor Air Act to allow cigar smoking in bars, restaurants and some retail stores. The poll was conducted by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association and the American Lung Association of the Mountain Pacific. It was funded with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
"The current clean indoor air law is working to protect everyone's right to breathe clean air," said Carrie Nyssen, Regional Director of Advocacy and Air Quality for...
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