In many ancient traditions, smoke is treated almost as a sacrament. That's why it's called Holy Smoke.
Many religions use incense, obviously. And other, older cultures used ceremonial wood and herb smoke to prepare for battle, cure sickness, and in purification rituals. None of this is any big secret, of course.
So, clearly, if people would simply make the claim that smoking bans are an intrusion on their religious beliefs, we could get past this problem.
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