How Minnesota became a leader in smoking restrictions

How Minnesota became a leader in smoking restrictions

By 1989, Ann Rest smoked more than two packs a day of Carlton cigarettes.  “I was a very heavy smoker,” the longtime DFL state lawmaker from New Hope said. “I started in high school and got addicted by college.” While studying in graduate school for an accounting test, “I was sure I was going to fail,” Rest said, so she began to think about what in her life she could control.  And so she began the hellish process of quitting smoking cold turkey.…