Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission recommended a bill to the Pittsburgh City Council that would place restrictions on vape and smoke shops.
The bill, which has not been finalized, could place limits on where the shops could open. The number of vape shops in Downtown Pittsburgh is on the mind of building owner and city resident Harris Jones.
“Every time a bus unloads, I see children going to the public schools around the corner, and they flow into these stores like they are candy shops at 7:30 to 7:50 every morning,” Jones said during a City Planning meeting. “It makes you cry as a parent and as a Downtown resident.”…