As an externality, secondhand smoke tends to affect others. Those affected usually aren't happy about it. There are many externalities that affect others... th

As an externality, secondhand smoke tends to affect others. Those affected usually aren't happy about it. There are many externalities that affect others... think of noise, smell, etc. Our parent chose smell as an example. I don't see what's wrong or inappropriate with that. In the end, you have to find some middle ground, and then you have to manage that middle ground, which usually means keeping at bay those who want to ban externalities as well as those who simply want to make no concessions to those affected. It's classic, really. This specific German draft contains very specific ideas on where you can and where you can not smoke and is about to radically reduce the spaces where patients can use medical cannabis as well. We'll see whether parliament will change that.