BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD (WBFF) — The Baltimore County Council is weighing new restrictions on smoke shops that could force the retailers farther from schools, parks and one another — and are raising questions about what happens to businesses that have operated in the same locations for years.
Under legislation before the council, smoke shops would be prohibited from operating within 1,000 feet of schools, hospitals, mental health and substance abuse treatment centers, public recreation centers, parks and playgrounds and other smoke shops. The measure would also restrict certain lighting displays commonly used by the stores.
Council Chair Mike Ertel and council members David Marks and Izzy Patoka are backing the proposal amid concerns over what some council members describe as a proliferation of smoke shops across Baltimore County.
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