11-12-25 Lancaster Criminal Justice Commission

Lancaster Criminal Justice Commission · November 13, 2025

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Smoke shop operation: findings and recommendations

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Mike Johnson (Lancaster Police Department) summarized a multi‑agency operation that inspected 30 smoke shops, found violations at every site and identified products including illicit cannabis packaging attractive to children, counterfeit tobacco tax stamps, kratom, psilocybin‑labeled mushrooms with ambiguous ingredient lists, nitrous oxide for sale, and illegal weapons. He recommended expanding the city's cannabis ordinance to cover intoxicating hemp cannabinoids beyond delta‑9 and pointed to local models (Rialto, San Diego) for novel‑substance ordinances. He noted 196 licensed tobacco retail‑

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Lancaster Police presented results from a multi‑agency sweep of 30 ‘smoke shops,’ reporting violations, illicit products marketed to youth and recommendations for local ordinance changes; the sheriff nd CHP gave crime and traffic updates; the district attorney summarized filing trends and backlog reductions. Commissioners asked about enforcement authority, 911 response times and next steps.

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