Ammar Zirli, right, puffs on a hookah along with friends Yussef Assaf, center, and Hassan Soueid at Off The Hookah at Fort Lauderdale's Las Olas Riverfront. J. ALBERT DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Patrons relax, drink, converse and smoke hookahs on beds set up in the lounge at Off The Hookah. J. ALBERT DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
D. J. Lampien, from Fort Lauderdale, tokes on a hookah while sitting at the bar at Off The Hookah. J. ALBERT DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Patrons relax and talk on beds set up in the lounge at Off The Hookah. J. ALBERT DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Belly dancer Medu Sirena uses fire as part of her performance at Off The Hookah. J. ALBERT DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Belly dancer Medu Sirena uses fire as part of her performance at Off The Hookah. J. ALBERT DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Carlos Funetes, 19, and Danielle Gonzalez, 18, smoke from a hookah at Oasis Cafe in Coconut Grove. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Jackie Cassy Stewart, 18, takes a puff from a hookah at Oasis Cafe. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Bryant Chil, left, 21, and Noble Martin, 20, smoke from a hookah at Oasis Cafe in Coconut Grove. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Luis Agosto, 21, relaxes as he takes a puff from a hookah at Oasis Cafe in Coconut Grove. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Tamar Sherman, co-owner of Oasis Café in Coconut Grove, lights a coal for a customer. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Different flavored tobaccos like mango and vanilla are available for use in hookahs at Oasis Cafe in Coconut Grove. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
A hookah pipe smoker takes in a white grape concoction at D'vine on Lincoln Road. NURI VALLBONA / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Katya Tsvetkova, left, takes a hit off a hookah pipe while Denise Gomes takes a picture of it at D'vine on Lincoln Road. NURI VALLBONA / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Juan Carlos Quintero, right, takes a hit off a hookah pipe while his friend, Efrain Maracucho, waits at D'vine on Lincoln Road. NURI VALLBONA / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Hookah pipes sit on the bar at D'vine on Lincoln Road. NURI VALLBONA / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
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