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City Attorney reports expansion of tobacco and smoke‑shop enforcement, cites $1.4M grant and inspections finding illegal activity

3798580 · June 6, 2025
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Summary

The City Attorney described a multiagency enforcement campaign against smoke shops and illegal cannabis; a DOJ tobacco grant of about $1.4M funds staff and inspections. Council discussed staffing levels, licensing and future retail fees.

The City Attorney briefed the council on the office’s work with police and state partners investigating smoke shops and unregulated tobacco and cannabis sales. The office said it had inspected roughly 121 smoke‑shop locations, found illegal cannabis and tobacco in the majority, and levied more than $5 million in fines to date (not all…

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