Study: Smoking ban hurt bar business
Sales tax at Talbot County bars and restaurants with liquor licenses declined by nearly $3 million, or 11 percent, from May through December 2004 when compared with the same period in 2003.
The number of bars and restaurants with liquor licenses dropped from 39 in November 2003 to 29 at the end of 2004. Talbot County went smoke-free in April 2004.
Source: Baltimore Business Journal. Link


