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As a non-smoker and non-bbq-er it really doesn’t affect me.
My neighbour smokes. My other neighbour bbqs. The BBQ-ing neighbour complains about the smoking neighbour.
As far as I am concerned either they both are allowed to do what they want (my preferred option) or they both aren’t allowed to do what they want. That said, the smoker is a lot more considerate than the bbq-er – when an upstairs neighbour had his sick mother to stay he posted a note saying she had emphysema, so be considerate. The smoker didn’t smoke on his balcony. The bbq-er was out there bbq-ing.
But, that is my own ramble and not really relevant. There are a whole lot of other things that can be considered offensive. A diesel vehicle can release a lot of particles into the atmosphere. Are we to ban them as well? What about mobile phone towers? My understanding of the impact of smoke drift is that is not going to harm anyone. Secondhand smoke is only an issue for long term exposure in an enclosed space. And that is why the places above ban smoking.
Anyway, as others have said, smoking and non-smoking buildings is a good outcome. I’ll chose based on the building as I don’t have an issue with it. Others do one way or the other. Let the market sort it out.