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Residents urge restrictions on marijuana advertising, seek smoke-free housing and downtown activation at Vista council meeting
Summary
Multiple speakers during oral communications urged the council to restrict marijuana advertising and events that normalize vaping, asked the city to address secondhand smoke in apartments, recommended a plastic-bag prohibition and proposed activating the City Hall coffee shop and downtown venues.
During the meeting's oral-communications period, numerous community members raised public-health and quality-of-life concerns and suggested city action in several areas.
Marijuana and advertising: Trina Preece, a middle-school teacher, and Madeline Elledge, a Vista High School student, urged the council to consider stronger local restrictions on marijuana advertising and visibility. Preece cited a California State PTA resolution and warned that higher THC concentrations and more visible retail outlets…
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