Opinion: Don't let legalized pot renormalize smoking

When smoking was prohibited in all indoor public places in Edmonton 13 years ago, I mistakenly thought that our work was done in protecting children and youth from public exposure to tobacco smoke.
The Edmonton indoor smoking ban was followed by indoor smoking bans in other cities and ultimately by the Alberta government which implemented a provincewide ban in 2008.
Smoking bans have improved the quality of life for many Albertans, especially those with asthma, allergies, heart disease and other