French Smokers March on Cigarette Ban

[nhboy]

"PARIS - Some 10,000 people, mainly tobacco sellers, marched through Paris on Wednesday to protest a smoking ban in French cafes as of Jan. 1.

The demonstrators want a modification to the decree banning their Gitanes, Gauloises and other brands of tobacco in all cafes, restaurants and nightclubs at the start of 2008 so that smoking rooms with ventilation can be set up in the establishments.

Some 10,000 protesters wearing Day-Glo vests marched from the Montparnasse train station to the National Assembly, the lower chamber of parliament, to press lawmakers into adding flexibility to the anti-smoking measure."

French Smokers March on Cigarette Ban | AP | 11/21/2007

 

[desertrat]

"PARIS - Some 10,000 people, mainly tobacco sellers, marched through Paris on Wednesday to protest a smoking ban in French cafes as of Jan. 1.

The demonstrators want a modification to the decree banning their Gitanes, Gauloises and other brands of tobacco in all cafes, restaurants and nightclubs at the start of 2008 so that smoking rooms with ventilation can be set up in the establishments.

Some 10,000 protesters wearing Day-Glo vests marched from the Montparnasse train station to the National Assembly, the lower chamber of parliament, to press lawmakers into adding flexibility to the anti-smoking measure."

French Smokers March on Cigarette Ban | AP | 11/21/2007

Why isn't this being done in MD? Are the French smokers gutsier than American smokers?

 

[Mikeinsmd]

Why isn't this being done in MD? Are the French smokers gutsier than American smokers?

These were all workers from the white flag factories.

 

[vegmom]

If I were in a room full of Frenchmen the stench from cigarettes would be the least of my nose's concerns.