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'Actors' Beat Smoking Ban in Minn. Bars

Owners exploit loophole that lets thespians light up

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted Mar 6, 2008 8:21 PM CST

(Newser) – Stage performers are the only exception to the new smoking ban in Minnesota bars, so patrons are turning temporarily thespian and lighting up. The only props required at some of the 30 bars working the loophole are cigarettes and ashtrays—though some get more creative.... Read full story »

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'Actors' Beat Smoking Ban in Minn. Bars

Owners exploit loophole that lets thespians light up

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