Our society has long battled with the dangers of tobacco smoking, but now faces an additional threat as vaping and hookah use among young adults surge. The addictive nature of nicotine in many vaping products increases the likelihood of dual addiction to both vapes and conventional cigarettes, posing a threat of lifelong dependency among young users. Hookah smoking, often perceived …
The Karnataka High Court has directed a restaurant, Soho Pub & Grill, to earmark separate area in its premises, after obtaining a licence, for allowing its patrons to smoke hookah. The bench referred to the Coordinate Bench order dated 27.02.2017 passed in W.P.No.8140/2017 wherein under similar circumstances the High Court had had considered these aspects and after taking note of …