And since FarmerJon has resurected this old-ish thread, i'll ship in with another interesting point on the debate. There was a report in the local paper hear (The Press and Journal) a few weeks ago. Apparently the pub/bar trade has reported an increase in trade since the smoking ban started. I'm pretty sure this is a nation wide increase in trade as opposed to just an increase in Aberdeen.
I con't find the original article, but there a subsequent one:
http://www.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk...e=filtersearch