No Smoking Condominiums and Cooperatives: Is it really a new idea?

There's been a lot of news recently about condominiums going smoke-free. Proponenets are yelling

"Fire!" "Danger!" "Lethal Toxins!" 

Opponets are yelling

"Big Brother!" "Privacy!" "Liberty!" "Civil Rights!"

What concerns me the most is how quickly we jump on the media bandwagon and leave our own critical thinking behind. As I sit on the sideline watching the chicken-littles running around waving their arms, I sit here scratching my head wondering "what's the big deal?"  There are a number of Minneapolis Senior Condominium buildings that have clauses in the assoication bylaws that prohibit any smoking anywhere in the building.  The've been around for years.  Once you sign a purchase agreement for a senior condominium, you have 10 days to review the association bylaws and to decide if any of the rules are going to pose a problem for you.  If they do, you get to cancel your purchase agreement and, in most cases, retain your earnest money. No harm, no foul. In other words, if you don't like it, simply find another senior condominium to call home.

I'm also left wondering,

How is this no-smoking clause any different than buildings that say "no animals allowed?"