<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>I googled Sec 1009.22 prohibiting smoking in buildings. T<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">he law says you can't smoke tobacco in or near non-profit establishments. Smoking marijuana would be legal if Noisebridge were to become a medical marijuana buyers club. Bake sale fundraiser anyone? </span></div><div><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Oct 28, 2009, at 16:03, Christie Dudley <<a href="mailto:longobord@gmail.com">longobord@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>No one is employed at Noisebridge, so it can't be argued to be a workplace.<br><br>Christie<br clear="all">--- <br>Why I take the road less traveled? Oh, that's easy. I'm claustrophobic.<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Chris Murphy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chrisnoisebridge@gmail.com"><a href="mailto:chrisnoisebridge@gmail.com">chrisnoisebridge@gmail.com</a></a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Does the SF smoking ban apply to Noisebridge? Is a 501c3 considered a<br>
workplace?<br>
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On Oct 28, 2009, at 12:33, Andy Isaacson <<a href="mailto:adi@hexapodia.org"><a href="mailto:adi@hexapodia.org">adi@hexapodia.org</a></a>> wrote:<br>
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> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:52:30AM -0700, erik swedberg wrote:<br>
>> i wasn't at the meeting.<br>
>><br>
>> was it a consensus that there is a moratorium on smoking tobacco on<br>
>> the fire escape?<br>
><br>
> We didn't have "Consensus" in the official sense of our process --<br>
> that<br>
> requires a week of discussion time first, which we didn't have on this<br>
> issue.<br>
><br>
> The general feeling I got from the discussion was that smoking on the<br>
> fire escape poses challenges and everyone present was happy to say "no<br>
> smoking on the fire escape".<br>
><br>
> I think that kinda sucks, because I'm addicted to caffeine and have<br>
> some<br>
> idea how bad nicotine addiction must be when un-sated. (Personally I<br>
> can't fathom the idea of intentionally inhaling oxidized particulate<br>
> matter, but to each his own [substance and matter of ingestion].)<br>
><br>
> There weren't any smokers at the meeting willing to stand up to the<br>
> crowd and say "dudes, you're harshing my high". I wouldn't have had<br>
> the<br>
> courage if I were in that position; the mob sentiment was running<br>
> pretty<br>
> high. (And there may not have been any smokers present at all, the<br>
> meeting was sparsely attended.)<br>
><br>
> I think we should try to find a reasonable resolution to the matter.<br>
> It's a shame we don't have a eastern balcony; it would be less visible<br>
> from the street and the prevailing breeze would pull smoke away from<br>
> rather than into Noisebridge. As it stands, the only idea I can offer<br>
> smokers is to go down to the sidewalk, which is hardly my idea of a<br>
> good<br>
> time.<br>
><br>
> Personally I would have no problem designating the "DJ booth" as the<br>
> smoker's ghetto, once stairs are installed (omglulz), the electronics<br>
> are removed, some sort of ventilation is installed, and any complaints<br>
> about smoke leaking out are addressed. If smokers want to step up and<br>
> do that, I'll help... but I'm not going to lead.<br>
><br>
> -andy<br>
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