Snuffing out second-hand smoke

Publication Date: 2005-03-17

• Author:Rob Gebhart
• Publication:Craig (CO) Daily Press

Lawmakers propose statewide ban on lighting up in public places

But if state lawmakers are successful in banning smoking in public places, including bars and restaurants, Guseman figures smokers will stay away from the bar.

State senators unveiled legislation Wed-nesday that would ban smoking in public places.

"This legislation accomplishes the dual objectives of upholding the public health principle that indoor places where people congregate should be smoke-free, while also ensuring a level economic playing field for Colorado businesses," Sen. Dan Grossman, D-Denver, said in a statement. Grossman is the bill's Senate sponsor.

Pueblo, Greeley, Snowmass Village, Fort Collins and Boulder County have enacted similar smoking bans