> I'm not suggesting outlawing. I'm suggesting no longer supporting.
That sounds like doublespeak. Either you allow something or you don't. Not allowing drinking in parks falls firmly in the "outlawing" category.
I can't speak for other countries but in the USA smoking has always been allowed in open public spaces and still is. In fact most states don't even have laws banning it in indoors. Cigarette boxes have no graphic warnings. Yet the smoking rate in the USA has consistently been among the lowest in the world.
My example was of a municipality (Canada) that designated a place where it previously wasn't allowed to drink alcohol to be allowed. That's what I meant by "supporting". At least don't expand the options.
That sounds like doublespeak. Either you allow something or you don't. Not allowing drinking in parks falls firmly in the "outlawing" category.
I can't speak for other countries but in the USA smoking has always been allowed in open public spaces and still is. In fact most states don't even have laws banning it in indoors. Cigarette boxes have no graphic warnings. Yet the smoking rate in the USA has consistently been among the lowest in the world.