The smell of smoke permeates Sheri's Ranch in Pahrump, Nevada. You can smell it in the hallways, the rooms, the bungalows, and especially the bar. It creates an unhealthy environment for the staff, the patrons, and especially the women who are exposed to this health hazard for extended periods of time.

The dangers of secondhand smoke (see http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/general_facts/) are well-known. For a place that prides itself on how safe it is (mandatory prophylactic use and regular health checks for STDs), how can it ignore something that will negatively impact everyone who enters through its doors? Employees as well as patrons have complained about it, but Sheri's owner, Chuck Lee, has yet to do anything about it.

Not only does secondhand smoke affect the well-being of the people at Sheri's, but it also affects its bottom line. There are regular patrons who have decided not to return to the ranch until the smoky odor is gone. For first time potential customers who don't smoke, their first impression of the place is soured when they open the door and walk into the bar, as they are nasally assaulted by that smoke.

Please sign and share this petition with the hopes that the owner and management at Sheri's will see how important addressing this problem is. It's bad for everyone's health and it's bad for Sheri's business. People who want to smoke should be required to do so outside. This is not an abnormal restriction as most other places in the U.S. have this same rule.