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3 Responses to “Why Are Hookah Bars In Washington Exempt From The State Indoor Smoking Ban?”

1. King of the Net Says:
   September 30th, 2009 at 9:11 pm

   Hookah can be used for smoking many substances, such as herbal fruits. Tobacco smoking was not the original use of hookahs, as there are many examples of hookahs in both art and archeology prior to the arrival of tobacco in the Old World. In this period, the most commonly smoked substances in hookahs were opium and hashish. After the arrival of tobacco in the Old World, hookah use became more widespread because of the lower level of intoxication induced by tobacco smoking, although the practice of smoking opium and hashish in hookahs is not extinct. While all forms of smoking are looked down upon by highly orthodox Muslims, tobacco is generally more accepted than opium and hashish.
   In the United States, many city, state and federal jurisdictions have in more recent years moved to ban smoking in public places. Though most jurisdictions, through the purchase of a special permit, allow hookah businesses to remain open to the public, others do not. This has caused many hookah lounges and bars to close their doors to the public. In many cases, hookah businesses have been able to remain in business by replacing their traditional, tobacco-based shisha with tobacco-free, herbal alternatives. This must be the case in Washington also.

2. redunico Says:
   October 1st, 2009 at 2:34 am

   Some cities allow Hooka bars to stay open because their principal revenue comes from tobacco.

3. mem Says:
   October 1st, 2009 at 3:10 am

   I’m not sure what you’ve seen, but the hookah bar here (in pullman) is trying to find a way around it. They are not exempt as far as I know.

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