L.A. is Taking Aim at Flavored Tobacco. Hookah Businesses are Upset
In front of the pale tower of Los Angeles City Hall, Janet Azhand delivered an impassioned speech in Farsi, surrounded by hookah sellers bearing signs that urged officials to “Save Hookah” and “Preserve Our Culture.” “Hookah is not vape,” Azhand, who works for a hookah lounge, later told a reporter in English. “They don’t understand.” […]