Last Updated: June 18, 2014By Tags: , ,

Fewer than 14% of Californians smoke cigarettes or other tobacco products.

They have the right to choose the health risks of smoking for themselves. But they do not have the right to impose their smoke involuntarily on others. That is why California has statewide laws that ban smoking in workplaces, restaurants and bars.

Now legislators are considering taking the next step — preventing smokers from imposing smoke involuntarily on those who live in apartments or condominiums. With shared walls, floors, ceilings or ventilation systems, the drift of smoke is inevitable and palpable in neighboring units.

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