By Mike Kirwan Venice
There is nothing wrong with restricting smoking in apartment buildings, even in the units themselves. If the smoke can be smelled in other units, smoking should be prohibited. Smokers may have the right to smoke, but it is outweighed by the right of nonsmokers who don’t want to smell the stench or get lung cancer from secondhand smoke. If smokers don’t like it, too bad.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 4, 2008. Read the original PDF.