The smoke spewed does not pose a risk of contamination by Covid-19, however, what is, are the groupings around the hookah, in bars or closed places, the masks removed and the fact that the hookah is turned are all factors of contamination. A debate was launched after clusters in Marseille that a famous health expert speculated that it was because of shisha bars. The ban on these places at the height of the Covid pandemic was caused by all these high-risk practices. Several establishments that oppose the ban have been sanctioned by the closure. The shisha bar must comply with other rules, which are: The minimum legal age for alcohol consumption in Peru is 18 years. This age limit applies to both the consumption and purchase of alcohol, as described in Law 28681, the „Law Regulating the Marketing, Consumption and Advertising of Alcoholic Beverages”. In France, it is prohibited to sell vaping and tobacco products and their ingredients to minors under the age of 18. Shisha bars are also required to comply with the law in this regard. What is your right to smoke a hookah because my friends tell me that 15,16,18,20 years shisha is a type of smoking that often attracts a very young population, often made up of minors.
However, tobacco dealers are required, since they are considered by the customs administration as tobacco dealers (just like tobacco retailers), to require the presentation of an identity document to verify the age of consumers (Article D. 3512-3 of the Health Code). Article L.3511-2-1 of the Public Health Code provides that it is forbidden to sell tobacco to minors. Even if they do not consume, minors under the age of 18 are not allowed to enter a shisha bar. Smoking hookahs are specifically covered by the Youth Protection Act. What probably shocked many young people was the fact that smoking in any form is only allowed and legal from the age of 18. Shisha is said to be less harmful to health than cigarettes, thanks to the water through which the smoke flows, which would mitigate the effects. This is completely false. The amount of tobacco in a shisha is greater than the amount in a cigarette. Cigarettes are consumed 5 times in a dozen puffs, while shisha is consumed in 200 puffs in one hour. The amount of tar and nicotine inhaled with a shisha is greater than that of a cigarette.
When it comes to drinking alcohol at home, it sometimes seems that there are no limits when it comes to drinking minors. According to devida (Peruvian National Commission for Development and Drug-Free Living), four out of ten schoolchildren in Peru have consumed alcohol, while the average age for first alcohol consumption is 13 (with reports of children as young as eight trying alcohol for the first time). Don`t be surprised to see 10-year-olds drinking shisha (an inexpensive fermented corn beer) with their families (or alone) at parties or on the streets across the country. Since the legal smoking age is now 21 or older, you simply can`t buy tobacco or vaping products until your 21st birthday. Bars and dance clubs in Peru are required to respect and enforce the legal drinking age. Fortunately, many adhere to this law, and you`ll see bartenders and bouncers asking for ID. This, of course, prevents many, if not all, minor drinkers from entering these adult environments. Like all establishments of the same type, drinking establishments, restaurants, shisha bars are subject to the same code and regulations and require the same certificate. The smoking room can not exceed 20% of the area of the room, but can not exceed 35 m2. The room must be closed, the automatic closing of the doors avoids the inconvenience of closing it systematically.
The room must be equipped with an air extractor by mechanical ventilation. It is forbidden for the staff of the establishment to serve drinks or food in the smoking room. Although the written law may be beyond reproach, the practice of maintaining the minimum age for alcohol consumption is variable at best. For example, it is not uncommon for a 15-year-old to buy a few beers in a small shop. Many establishments do not require identification, at least not as it is found in countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom, and many sellers are not concerned about the legal age of alcohol consumption. Hello I would like to know the legislation on the consumption of hookah by children under 15 years old Is it legal? Is it normal for him to buy hookah substances in specialized stores without the control of the CNI? What are the harmful effects of this consumption and the risks to health (addiction?) and also safety (fire) Thank you Soon A small consolation is provided by the legal vision of the purchase of a hookah and all accessories. You can legally buy a pipe under the age of 18, i.e. as a minor, and use it as a decoration until you reach the age of majority.
Minors under the age of 18 are prohibited from entering the shisha bar, even if they do not smoke. It is also forbidden to sell them tobacco. To open a hookah smoking room, you must have a III or VI license or a restaurant license. In the past, each state regulated its own legal age to smoke, meaning the legal age to smoke varied between the state and 21, depending on the state, so it`s possible that you`re currently under 21 but have already legally purchased tobacco or vaping products. Effective January 1, 2020, the U.S. federal government raised the legal age limit for all tobacco, vapor, and tobacco products from 18 to 21. This law applies to all states and territories of the United States and does not allow exceptions based on military status. The shisha or hookah is a water pipe of oriental origin, it is used to smoke tobacco, burned with coal embers. The smoke is cooled by passing through the water. In addition, the sweetened and flavoured tobacco used in a hookah can be a gateway into smoking for a number of people, particularly young people, who would otherwise never have started smoking. You can find more details on the effects of shisha on the Public Health website France.
Das regelt § 10 Absatz 1 des Jugendschutzgesetzes: Gerüchten zufolge ist das Rauchen von Wasserpfeifen ab dem 16. Lebensjahr erlaubt. Eines vorab – das Rauchen von Shisha-Tabak ist in Deutschland erst ab dem 18. Lebensjahr erlaubt. Neben Shisha-Tabak gibt es viele weitere Alternativen wie Dampfsteine oder Dampfpasten, die weder Tabak noch Nikotin enthalten. Dies verstärkt das Gerücht, dass es möglich ist, ab dem Alter von 16 Jahren Wasserpfeife zu rauchen. Or for the curious, you can find the full text of the bill itself here: H.R. 1865 (Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020) and jump to page 1492. For a detailed overview of manually verifying your age, check out our blog on verifying your age in a few simple steps. The tendency to smoke hookah has long since come with us. So it`s no wonder you can discover a shisha bar on almost every street corner.
In times like Corona, however, the trend is increasingly to install the tobacco head comfortably at home and enjoy the pipe on the sofa.