THE STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL has unanimously ordered a moratorium on smoke shops after hearing reports of tobacco products being sold to minors or stores carrying banned products, such as flavored vapes or cannabis-related industrial hemp.
The council’s 45-day moratorium, approved at its March 4 meeting, includes a prohibition against new smoke shops as well as a ban on the expansion or relocation of existing ones. The order is meant as a holding pattern while the city considers tougher regulations.
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