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Archive Home > 2011 > June > 25 > Senate votes to curb hookah lounges

Senate votes to curb hookah lounges


June 25, 2011

SALEM — The Senate has voted to curb the growth of hookah lounges.

The Senate voted 18-11 to approve the bill Thursday after emotional debate from lawmakers who lost relatives to smoking-related illnesses.

The measure would require that new hookah lounges have no more than four seats.

Lawmakers....

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