Nope, Sorry, You Can't Smoke Anywhere
LatestSmoking occasionally causes cancer in those who choose to do it and metastatic sanctimony in those who choose not to. To prevent both of these tragic social diseases, governments have jacked up the price of a pack and made it all but impossible to smoke indoors. Now, they’re going after outdoor spaces, too, and soon the only place you’ll be allowed to smoke will be in the privacy of your tar-stained soul, or if you’re circa 1986 hot-as-fuck James Spader.
According to a surprisingly sympathetic take from TIME, smoking bans in outdoor spaces like parks and sidewalks have made some cancer stick aficionados hopping mad (not literally hopping; everyone knows smokers can only hop for a few seconds before they start coughing). Their reasoning? While indoor smoking bans can be justified because research has shown that secondhand smoke in enclosed spaces is harmful, similar evidence doesn’t exist for outdoor smoking.