Columbus may force hookah bars to close earlier, restrict sales

Columbus is considering new regulations that would force hookah lounges to close earlier and more clearly link their business practices to the city's law prohibiting tobacco sales to people under the age of 21. At a public hearing Wednesday, hookah lounge owners said the proposed regulations that the Columbus City Council will vote on Monday would be unfair, pointing to gas stations and grocery stores that sell tobacco but are open into the early morning. The City Council started investigating r