Baltimore City Council approves bill allowing police to padlock repeat-offender smoke shops

Baltimore’s City Council voted Monday to authorize the police department to “padlock” smoke shops that repeatedly violate the law by selling unlicensed cannabis or controlled dangerous substances.

The bill now heads to Mayor Brandon Scott to be signed.

Under the bill, the Baltimore Police Department can seek an abatement order from the Office of Administrative Hearings for any business that receives two citations for illegally selling cannabis or a controlled dangerous substance…

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