Re:What the Hell Was Going on with Cigarette Ads in the 70s?
by wildzzz on Thursday May 14, 2026 @08:23PM
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In college, we had two bars that still had smoking despite it being banned in our state. The exception was it had to have doors and a completely separate HVAC. One bar had a smoking second story that had most of the pool tables and TVs while downstairs was a more relaxed area. Another bar bought out the building directly behind them and put a door connecting the two buildings.
Hookah bars got wrapped up in the smoking ban too which I think was an overreach. You go to a hookah bar to smoke, you don't go there to watch a game, shoot pool, and have a beer. The one hookah bar in town actually sued the state over it. Because they also sold hookah supplies, they were exempted.
Re:What the Hell Was Going on with Cigarette Ads in the 70s?
by asdff on Friday May 15, 2026 @12:38AM
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The hookah supply loophole is interesting. I guess that would also explain cigar lounges as these are cigar shops as well. Vegas still also allows it I believe at least in some casinos. Vegas airport had smoking sections last time I connected through there too.
I will say bars do not smell better now that the cigarette smoke is gone. At least for some dive bars. That smoke was doing some heavy lifting...