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Dearborn says no new hookah cafes for 6 months

By Washington Examiner
Published August 18, 2014 6:45pm ET
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Dearborn says no new hookah cafes for 6 months
A person smokes a hookah in a 2013 photo in Troy, Mich. Dearborn, a Detroit suburb known for an abundance of hookah cafes, has ordered that no new ones be opened in the next six months. Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly Jr. said Monday, Aug. 18, 2014 that his city is not targeting its 15 licensed hookah cafes, but the additional 15 or so cafes that do not have licenses.(AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Jarrad Henderson) | Jarrad Henderson

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit suburb known for an abundance of hookah cafes has ordered that no new ones be opened in the next six months.

On a 5-2 vote last week, the Dearborn City Council approved a 180-day moratorium on new hookah cafes or cigar bars.

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