A hookah bar may run as a nightclub but shouldn’t sell alcohol on site, the planning commission recommended Tuesday.
Owners of Ali Baba Hookah Bar, 923 Berryville Ave., sought a conditional use permit for a nightclub to allow live music and karaoke.
The owners also sought to revise the original permit, approved in May, to remove a restriction on the sale of alcoholic beverages.
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A bill that would have banned public use of e-cigarettes and hookah pipes hit a snag Monday, as House members balked at a bill that would have shut down a Utah hookah bar without compelling data.
“I really hate to make a state policy based upon — even the sponsor of the bill’s own statement — that we really don’t have good data,” said Rep. Richard Greenwood, R-Roy.
Under current law, individuals can use a hookah pipe or electronic cigarettes anywhere because the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act bans combustion of tobacco, and hookahs and e-cigarettes don’t burn the material.
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State legislation barring minors from hookah smoking or buying hookah-related products went into effect on Jan. 1, after Gov. Cuomo signed the bill into law last July.
The legislation regulates a product and business trade that until now has gone largely unregulated.
Hookahs are waterpipes traditionally used in Middle Eastern countries for smoking “shisha,” a fruity, herbal substance that can contain tobacco. Hookah bars and shops selling hookah products are prevalent throughout New York and Queens.
Regulating hookah smoking became a hot-button issue in recent years after the practice experienced a surge in popularity, especially among young people. Ream more »
A week after Gurgaon banned hookah zones in its municipal limit, the Jaipur Police imposed a blanket ban on all bars, restaurants, lounges or coffee shops in the city from serving hookah.
The prohibitory order was imposed by Jaipur Police Commissionerate on Friday by enforcing provisions of Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Any violation of the prohibitory order will amount to criminal prosecution of violators under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.”All police stations have been directed to strictly implement the order,” Jaipur police commissioner BL Soni said. Ream more »
From today, the fashionable hookahs would be removed from all the bars in Gurgaon as the district administration has invoked a ban on the ethnic device used for smoking nicotine-rich drugs. A drive would be launched from Tuesday to seal the hookah bars with the help of police, if their owners refuse to remove hookahs, officials of the Haryana Food and Drugs Administration (HFDA) said. Ream more »
Now we know why Bleeding Heart put its neon sign up for sale last month: The bakery is moving from its home at 1955 W. Belmont Ave. to comfier digs a few blocks away at 1351 W. Belmont Ave. the space that formerly housed Paper Boy and was a proposed spot for a controversial hookah bar.
Though just announced, the move has been in the works for more than a year, according to Michelle Garcia, BHB pastry chef and co-owner. Ream more »
Palike appears to have indirectly helped hookah sellers in the city to make a fortune, as youngsters now prefer to buy their own hookahs and get their kicks at home. Trend of hookah-parties have some parents concerned, while others prefer that their kids stay at home where they can be monitored
The BBMP ban on cafes serving hookah may have had some effect on a few sections of the public, but it does not seem to have goaded youngsters to kick the habit entirely. Many youngsters are now buying hookahs and continue to smoke it in the confines of their homes. Ream more »
“I think Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland popularized the term ‘hookah’ for water pipe,” began Sevel. “Technically, hookahs are used in India as pipes for opium and hashish. The tobacco pipes we use here are known in Egypt as shisha pipes.” (Hookah smoking began in Turkey about 400 years ago and quickly spread to Egypt and from there to the rest of the world.) But, thanks to Alice, most places in the U.S. use the incorrect term.
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THE impending State Government ban on the sale of bongs will not include hookah pipes because of cultural reasons, after consultation with members of Melbourne’s Arabic community.
The exemption has been criticised by anti-smoking groups, who argue that all cultural groups should be entitled to a safe, smoke-free environment.
A Bailleau Government spokesman confirmed that Hookah pipes – also known as shisha, narghile or goza – would still be available, although there will be restrictions on their display. Ream more »
An arrest warrant has been issued for 36-year-old Eddy Rodriguez in connection with a fatal stabbing at a hookah lounge earlier this month.
Metro Police said Rodriguez should be considered armed and dangerous. He has been known to carry a four-inch pocket knife, according to an arrest warrant. Rodriguez allegedly stabbed to death 49-year-old Frank Almenares, who also went by the name Francisco Rodriguez, Aug. 13 at the Layalina Hookah Lounge in the 6800 block of West Spring Mountain Road. Ream more »