Smoke-free laws are picking up steam across the nation. Half of all states now prohibit smoking in bars and restaurants and on the job, and the entire nation could have comprehensive smoke-free bans by 2020, according to the CDC.
But some states are slow to protect their citizens against passive smoking. Keep clicking as Bronson Frick of Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights details the situation in nine states where weak smoke-free laws and low cigarette taxes mean smokers get the red carpet treatment - and nonsmokers get the cold shoulder.
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