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Washington Cigar Smokers Push For Space Of Their Own

Cigar aficionados could light up at their favorite bar under a bill up for a vote in the Washington Senate this week.

The measure would allow cigar lounges in some bars and discount cigarettes stores. But opponents of the change say it would overturn the will of Washington voters.

In 2005, Washington overwhelming approved a ballot initiative banning all types of smoking cigarettes in public spaces. The exception being considered in the state Senate would allow bars and discount cigarettes stores to have separate ventilated cigar rooms.

Opponents worry about the secondhand smoke cigarettes the lounge employees would breathe in. That doesn't concern Tom Dooley with the Cigar Association of Washington.

Tom Dooley: "Frankly, we’re astonished the other side would say that people who are applying for a job at a cigar store, which is clearly identified as a cigar lounge or a cheap cigarettes store are doing so under so under some kind of duress."

Erin Dziedzic: "Right, but I don't believe in this economy, someone's turning down that job."

That's Erin Dziedzic with the American Cancer Society. If the bill passes, cigar lounge employees would have to sign a waiver saying they are aware of the dangers of secondhand smoke.

One activity the bill would not allow in cigar lounges: cigarette smoking cigarettes.

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