Ban On Sheesha?

Punjab government contemplating ban on sheesha! - The Express Tribune

Senator Pervaiz Rashid said he would submit a privilege motion in the senate for a complete ban on sheesha from the country. According to Pervaiz Rashid, Sheesha is spoiling the youth and in many unchecked outlets, addictive drugs like cocaine, marijuana and heroine are added to the flavoured tobacco. Therefore a ban on sheesha will be imposed soon.

Not that i am against with the ban, but i feel that its not going to do any good to the youth,because most of the youth have access to sheeshas at their homes. Secondly the sheesha culture has become a big part of Pakistani youth, their life revolves around hanging out for sheesha and many businesses thrive merely because they provide sheesha in thier outlets.Sheesha is a much more accpetable activity then smoking cigeretes, many parents are compromising in case of sheesha but when they catch their childern smoking, they are furious.Banning this activity will just create alot of frustration amongst the youth because it has become such a big part of the nations youth. The government needs to be smart when making such decisions, two things that can be effective in order to protect health of the youth and reducing sheesha usage are awareness of the harm that sheesha can cause and also an increase in price. 

Awareness regarding sheesha will let the youth know why it is harmful and then it becomes their own responsibility to protect themselves and an increase in price by taxing this commodity will slowly reduce demand. Out rightly banning a commodity which has cultural significance is a foolish move, instead a slow and more interactive kind of process will be effective.