Smoking ban tops list of new state laws for 2009

by Janie Har, The Oregonian
Saturday December 27, 2008, 10:20 AM

With the new year comes a new law in Oregon nightlife: smoke-free bars and taverns.

That's right. No more lighting up a cigarette in a sweaty sports pub. Never again sucking down nicotine at the neighborhood bar. Barflies who hate the stink of smoke -- breathe in and rejoice.

Oregon officials tout that most bars and restaurants already ban smoking. Studies also show that bars bounced back from smoke-free laws in other states. But, clearly, the era of the smoky bar -- in all its smelly, sociable and maybe even stupid glory -- will end in Oregon, as it has in Washington and California, New York and Massachusetts.

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