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Unintended Consequences of SF Ban on Smoking Plus no Ashtrays: USA

Recently there was an interesting article in SF Examiner http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012/02/city-wants-kick-habit-won-t-allow-ashtrays regarding City of San Francisco banning smoking PLUS banning businesses from keeping ashtrays. This is in the mistaken belief that ashtrays will promote smoking. So now cleaning up/sweeping cigarette butts near their shops is major headache for the shopkeepers. This is classic example of NOT anticipating unintended consequences […]

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