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Akron planning committee advances 180-day moratorium on smoke and vape shop approvals
Summary
The Akron City Council Planning Committee voted to give a favorable report to an ordinance imposing a 180-day moratorium on approvals that would allow new smoke shops or vape shops to open in the city, after members and staff cited rapid proliferation and emerging cannabis-derived products.
The Akron City Council Planning Committee voted to forward an ordinance that would impose a 180-day moratorium on issuance or processing of any license, building permit, certificate of occupancy, conditional use or other authorization that would allow a smoke shop or vape shop to open in Akron.
City staff told the committee the pause is intended to give the city time to study how to regulate a recent wave of vape-related businesses and newer cannabis-derived products and to “get the proper handle on this particular type of business.”
“This piece of legislation just, is going to press…
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