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13th Nov 2006, 23:26 GMT

Now that I've quit, I'm really trying not to become an anti-smoking zealot, but I must admit it is tough. COLUMBUS, Ohio — With last week’s landmark decision by voters to go smoke-free from the Ohio River to Lake Erie, Ohio became the first Midwestern stop on a long national journey by anti-smoking advocates. As of Dec. 7, when Ohio’s law goes into effect, more than half of the nation’s population will live in states with some form of statewide ban on smoking in indoor public places. "One day, we will have a smoke-free America,“ said Patrick Reynolds, grandson of the founder of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., a former smoker, and now an anti-smoking activist. He characterized passage of bans in Ohio, Arizona, and Nevada on Tuesday as the „tipping point“ in the movement. "Ohio is very important,“ he said "It’s heartland. As Ohio goes, so goes the nation, according to popular lore. It’s a bellwether state. If you can convince Ohioans, then it’s an idea whose time has probably come.“ The vast majority of the 16 states that have passed comprehensive bans on smoking in bars, restaurants, and other workplaces are in the Northeast and in the West, with Ohio alone in the middle.

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