Orange County Commissioners are evaluating a zoning change that would set distance limits between smoke shops and schools. The proposed measure aims to restrict how close these businesses can operate to educational facilities.
The proposal was introduced after parents raised concerns regarding a smoke shop that opened next to Olympia High School in Orlando.
Orange County and its cities enacted ordinances to regulate smoke shops, focusing on public health, illegal activities, and the sale of “loophole” products. Officials have aimed these tighter regulations at closing gaps in existing laws that allow for the sale of certain intoxicants…