While this may be true , smokers are also taking the same right away from non - smokers . Oregon compromised by allowing smoking out doors . While not everyone agrees with this compromise , all parties agreed . Smoking can cause serious health problems but smoking is not like alcohol where it only physically effects the consumer . Smoking can effect those all around it .

Question: Why may a smoker in Oregon be lighting up outside ?
Answer: It is legal to do so .It is healthier to smoke outside .It is more social to smoke outside .It is illegal to smoke outside .