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Up In Smoke 2 (Domestic Edition)

Nick Gillespie | 3.2.2005 9:01 AM

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As goes Thailand goes Rhode Island, the latest state to ban smoking in most public places.

The nice twist here? Various nonprofits, such as the Knights of Columbus, have a long exemption from the rules, which take effect tomorrow.

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