As a non-smoker I’d be happy to see the end of balcony smoking. Though I’m yet to suffer smoke drift I can appreciate how annoying and stressful it could be, as much for the scent as well as the on-going obstinance of a neighbor not interested in the stress they are causing.
My interest is more toward the annoying at best, dangerous at worst, balcony barbecues. My downstairs neighbor had no issue with a night barbie burning snags as the smoke drafted upward, around, and on to my balcony floor. I’d just shifted laundry so was saved but could see the real potential for a fire if a fat flash was to follow the smoke up. Though legal in the UK, the fire brigade there highly recommends not to barbecue on balconies for similar reasons.
There for, to help encourage better communal living it would make sense for affected Strata Committee’s to consider and then propose on-lot smoking areas that would be convenient to use, as well as procurement and sensible placing of a decent barbecue for all to use.