IF THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAD ITS WAY, SMOKING WOULD NOT ONLY BE BANNED INSIDE RESTAURANTS…BUT ON OUTDOOR PATIOS AS WELL. CHRISTOPHER ROMERO WITH THE "FREE THE PATIO" CAMPAIGN SAYS IT'S SOMETHING MANY ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE ALREADY DONE. ROMERO SAYS THE CAMPAIGN'S AIM IS TO ENCOURAGE RESTAURANTS IN ALBUQUERQUE AND LAS CRUCES TO MAKE THEIR PATIOS SMOKE-FREE. HE TELLS 770 KKOB THIS WOULD ALL BE DONE VOLUNTARILY…NOT THROUGH A CHANGE IN STATE LAW.
