Document ID: FDA-2014-N-0189-8938
Agency: fda
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2014-06-18T04:00Z

Comment Info: =================

General Comment:I personally believe that hookah is better than cigarettes and shouldn't be regulated to the level you want. Please extend the comment period so there's more time for everything to be taken into consideration.

I enjoy hookah on a personal level. It is something that I treat like a special occasion, something that I will have after a long day of hard work or to celebrate with friends. 
When with friends we smoke hookah/shisha in many different social settings. It has allowed those in my close friend groups with social anxieties a chance to branch out and interact with others.
I'm not after a buzz or a fix, how I'm not satisfying an addiction, and how hookah users are not dependent on the hookah but rather use it as a catalyst for conversation.

I am not saying this to say that hookah isn't a healthy habit. I am saying this to say that it is not a horrible or unsafe hobby. This is a hobby that has allowed me to quit smoking cigarettes (And I don't smoke hookah for 2 weeks a month while I am at work.) (There are no withdraws or addictions.) 

Please do not allow a bill like this to pass. I believe that this will bring a rise to a black market of tobacco sales. Please be aware of what consequences will arise from this.