Cartridge

A cartridge for housing an aerosol-forming substrate, the cartridge comprising:

• a body comprising a side wall and at least one lid arranged to cover a top, a bottom, or both the top and the bottom;
• a cavity inside the body;
• the aerosol-forming substrate housed in the cavity,
• wherein the at least one lid comprises an inner layer facing the cavity and an outer layer facing an outside of the body, the inner layer comprising a weakened region,
• wherein removing a portion of the outer layer removes a portion of material of the inner layer, and
• wherein the outer layer forms a part of an outer packaging for the cartridge at least partially surrounding the body of the cartridge such that the outer packaging extends across the top and the bottom and of the cartridge.

A cartridge pack comprising:

• a plurality of cartridges for a shisha device, each cartridge comprising:
• a body comprising a side wall, an open top, and a bottom;
• a cavity inside the body;
• an aerosol-forming substrate housed in the cavity;
• and
• an inner layer arranged to cover the open top, and
• an outer packaging forming an outer layer extending across the inner layer and forming a connected top and bottom for the plurality of cartridges, wherein removing a portion of outer layer removes a portion of material of the inner layer.