20 Jan 2005
Cigar nation faces smoking curbs

What's next? Will Scotland demand that all whiskey be blended, diluted or served on the rocks? But really, this move by Cuba doesn't surprise me - tightly controlling and regulating individual freedom is endemic in totalitarian societies. Just look at New York and California.

Cigar-producing Cuba says a ban on smoking in some public places will come into force in February.

(link) [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

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