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From legal business to underground hookah bars: what a smoking ban can turn out to be for Odessa

The recent decision of the Supreme Court may turn into a complete liquidation of legal hookah lounges and the transition of customers to underground shisha bars (the demand will not go anywhere). As Dumskaya figured out, he actually equated hookahs with cigarettes, which means a complete ban on the use of these devices in catering establishments. Interestingly, this was done as part of a case in which the owner of such an establishment challenged a fine of 120 thousand hryvnias. For Odessa, this problem is especially acute, our city took the second place in the country in terms of the number of such institutions. In addition, we have hookah schools, master classes and even festivals. Only Ki... [Read more]

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