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Attorney and residents urge stronger enforcement and wider moratorium on smoke shops

5772337 · September 17, 2025
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Public comment urged the committee to strengthen enforcement against smoke shops selling counterfeit or dangerous products and to consider a citywide moratorium; the committee placed the related motion on the consent calendar, which passed.

During public comment at the Sept. 16 Government Operations Committee meeting, an attorney for Catalyst Cannabis Co. and several residents urged stronger enforcement of smoke shops and called for a citywide moratorium on new smoke shops near sensitive uses. The issue is significant to residents and some business owners who said smoke shops sell illegal or counterfeit products and operate near schools. Damien Martin, cofounder and…

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