In other anti-smoking news, the Maryland Supreme Court overturned Montgomery County's smoking ban, reports the Washington Post. Apparently the court wasn't too thrilled with the way the county council skirted the legislative process. Its funny how courts look down their nose at legislative bodies that willingly violate the law.

The high court agreed that the county council acted improperly when it tried to bypass a veto from the county executive by creating a health regulation.

The opinion said the council can't act as a Board of Health without the participation of the county executive.

The fight probably won't end there, however. According to local radio reports on WMAL, the Montgomery county council plans to pass a similar bill that should "stand up to legal challenges". In other words, next time they aren't going to be caught breaking the law.