Official:Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service Businesses," to add new provisions to prohibit the sale, from certain retail establishments, of "blunts," "loosies," cigarette papers, cigars, and other items that may be otherwise legal but that are commonly used as drug paraphernalia, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember O'Neill
Introduced: April 5, 2006
Signed: December 14, 2006
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends Philadelphia's city code to prohibit certain retail establishments from selling items that can be used as drug paraphernalia, such as blunts and loose cigarettes.
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