It really isn't about the patrons. It was about the workers...
A person shouldn't have to decide whether or not to work in an unsafe environment. The law doesn't totally eradicate bars that allow smoking, but it made it easy for new restaurants to never consider it. It created more safe jobs.
The flip side of the that is there are three bars in Carmel which were grandfathered, partly based on the criteria you mentioned, and they too benefitted from the law. There is a definite line, and it benefits everyone. No more guessing.
A person shouldn't have to decide whether or not to work in an unsafe environment. The law doesn't totally eradicate bars that allow smoking, but it made it easy for new restaurants to never consider it. It created more safe jobs.
The flip side of the that is there are three bars in Carmel which were grandfathered, partly based on the criteria you mentioned, and they too benefitted from the law. There is a definite line, and it benefits everyone. No more guessing.