Currently in the United States, there is no national ban against smoking in
             public places. Each state is enforcing its own regulations on where
             cigarettes can be used. However, in the past couple of decades, the number
             of regulations against smoking has been increasing. Smoking was banned on
             domestic flights in 1989. In 1998, the state of California passed a law
             against smoking in bars and restaurants. Since then, other states such as
             Delaware, New York, Florida and Connecticut have also legislated against
             Are these laws constitutional' Should all smokers have to stow their
             cigarettes in public places because of those individuals who do not smoke'
             The issue of whether or not to have these anti-smoking laws is not an easy
             one. For nonsmokers, these regulations are gladly accepted. Such bans mean
             that anti-smokers will breathe in a lot less smoke at work and other public
             areas. It also means that they no longer have to worry about health
             problems associated with second-hand smoke. To the contrary, the reasons to
             allow cigarette smoking in bars and restaurants can be just as persuasive.
             In a country where personal freedom is so crucial, is it legal to make
             everyone give up smoking' What about the hypocrisy involved' Why should
             cigarette smoking be banned in public places, and the drinking of alcohol,
             which is just as unhealthy and addictive, be allowed' Also, many bar and
             restaurant owners are being negatively affected by these anti-smoking laws.
             The history of cigarettes and tobacco go hand-in-hand with the
             history of the United Statesâ€"actually, way before the states were even
             born. It is believed that tobacco started growing in the Americas around
             6,000 BC. However, it was not until around 1,000 years BC, perhaps the
             Mayan civilization in Central America, that people started to use the
             leaves of the plant for medicinal purposes to care for wounds and reduc...