Other critics have rallied around an online petition that lists dozens of bars, worried that the ordinance could deal a blow to already struggling businesses and gut their revenue
Violations can result in citations and fines
Andr Picard: The harm reduction approach should apply to tobacco, too Over the years, however, there has been a steady stream of public-health measures put in place, such as restricting smoking in the workplace, hiking tobacco taxes, introducing graphic warnings on cigarette packages, ending tobacco-company sponsorship of sporting and artistic events, outlawing advertising, banishing tobacco products from pharmacies and hiding them out of sight in corner stores, and banning smoking in bars, restaurants, patios, parks, beaches and so on
To do so without being discovered was particularly challenging