...As for the tobacco theory, I know that the tax on it is the 4th lowest in the country and people are allowed to smoke anywhere. It’s the only only place I’ve been in the past decade that still allowed smoking in bars and had smoking sections in restaurants. It also has one of the highest tobacco use rates in the country...
Kentucky is one of those states after living there for many years...
The smoking areas outside of the restaurants typically are where the entrance is located to get into the restaurant and many restaurants have a smoking area "inside the restaurant" where someone needs to walk through to get to the bathroom.

Kentucky is not the only state that does that...
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
You should notice all the above states are considered to be Southern states.
Southern states facing the Highest Cancer Rates in the U.S. 486.4, respectively. These rates all surpass the national average of 436 new cancer cases for every 100,000 people.
The above states also have the highest rate of cancers among non-smoking individuals who live with smokers... second-hand smoke.
Simply, the best cure for cancer is to not smoke, not live with a smoker, not drink toxic water, have good medical/health insurance, and not be Obese (eat healthy). Yet, it sounds so simple...preventative care.
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