Ames Progressive

Looks like all you dirty smokers will get a break after all with the take-no-prisoners Iowa smoking ban. From last Thursday’s Iowa Independent:

As the state works out final details on how Iowa’s sweeping statewide smoking ban will be implemented on July 1, one official tells Iowa Independent that bars will be allowed to have patios where patrons can smoke.

“In the law, bars can have smoking on their patio,” said Bonnie Mapes, director of Tobacco Use, Prevention and Control with the Iowa Department of Public Health. “What’s being determined right now is what is a bar.”