Settle a question me and a friend have been debating.

[ekguy]

My friend Ashley and I go smoke shisha 3 to 4 times a week, and every so often we get to talking about the legalities of smoking indoors.

I say no license is needed, she says you do.

I looked on online, aglc, etc and couldn't find any info.

How is it cigarettes, cigars aren't allowed but shisha is?

Put this in this section since it pertains to bars.

[Cos]

I remember reading that the Shisha places got an exemption or something when the newest law came out.

[ekguy]

thats what i figured. Anyone know for sure? Kinda want my told ya so moment.

:D

[Cos]

^^ dont mean to be a dick to YOU of all people, but did you even try google..... I did...... it seems to circle around the fact that it isnt tobacco.

http://www.google.ca/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=calgary+no+smoking+bylawy+shisha#hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&ei=aLMkToX_O8biiAKDrsiPCg&ved=0CBYQvwUoAQ&q=calgary+no+smoking+bylaw+shisha&spell=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=4adfad9049047e7f&biw=1920&bih=1075

[ekguy]

i must of been searching wrong. I did google it and i couldn't find definite answers.

Thanks Cos.

[GQBalla]

i believe shisha places get away in a loophole, saying it is herbal not tobacco.

[Troll-ol]

Isn't tobacco? Only the herbal stuff isn't. The real stuff is actually much worse for you than cigs.

[Cos]

Originally posted by ekguy
i must of been searching wrong. I did google it and i couldn't find definite answers.

Thanks Cos.

No problem. Just be glad I didnt unleash a LMGTFY on your ass.

To be fair I dont know HOW they got around it but they must have either done it on purpose or just have totally neglected it. If they ever legalize weed this will set a nice precedence to have some nice 'coffee shops'.

[[Yu]]

They don't get exceptions. Shisha is legal because some of these hookah bars claim to be using herbal shisha (no nicotine).

As an hookah owner, I know for a fact that some bars use nicotine ones. Many bars in Calgary use Al Fakher, or El Nakhla.

[ekguy]

Thanks for the info. Was just an ongoing discussion while out smoking it, even asked a server at one and he had no idea. Which then made me even more curious.