Vice Pudding

Gathering place for recovering alcoholics wants to be able to let them smoke legally. Applies for a liquor license, because under Alberta law, that is the only way to show that your establishment will not allow minors to smoke. Officials turn down the application because no actual alcohol will be served.

"They weren't looking for a liquor license, they were looking for a smoking license," an official explained. Oh.

(via Fark)

Comments

[Mark Fox]

It gives me the idea that we could create specific licenses for all the activities we think we should be allowed. Or better yet, a blanket "Liberty License" that permits us to do anything we like and holds us responsible for our choices.

[Steven Crane]

Maybe some enterprising reporter can join an AA group under the pretense of being a recovering alcoholic, only to turn the lot in for bumming cigarettes!

[Rex Stetson]

Sounds like the guy has the right idea: appeal to the media- who, for all their faults, at least seem to have a little more common sense and cynicism about bureaucratic red tape (like the publicized lemonade stand girl who had no permit, etc.)
It's a pretty politically incorrect cause, though- smoking that is, not AA. Good luck to them--At least they're not in New York City, where even a liquor license won't help...

[fyodor]

Remember the old saying, "Choose your poison!" It would be pretty sad if any of these recovering alcoholics ended up hitting the bars in order to smoke socially!

[Paul]

Wasn't this in a previous H&R?

8/20/03, posted by Colby Cosh. Reason beats Fark. Woot!

[Jason Ligon]

Don't get along with the mother you were born to? Elect another one when you are an adult!

[Anonymous]

you've *never* really seen people smoke until you've gone to an AA meeting. . .

[bennett]

Perhaps Joe would like to tell us how the state is correct in this instance also.

This is a perfect example of why I am a libertarian.