California city bans smoking and vaping in apartments

Mark Frauenfelder 10:51 am Tue Dec 29, 2020

Concord Neighbors: For the health and safety of Concord residents, my Council colleagues and I have adopted an ordinance prohibiting smoking and vaping in and around multiunit and attached housing units. The ban goes into effect on January 1. More info: https://t.co/WzNhnUbjXr pic.twitter.com/MIbMNXVDgr
— Carlyn Obringer (@CarlynObringer) December 28, 2020

Thanks to a new ordinance, if you live in an apartment or attached housing unit in Concord, California you are prohibited from smoking or vaping. But if you are wealthy enough to afford a house, you are free to use tobacco and cannabis at home. Concord Mayor Carlyn Obringer shared news of the racist ordinance via Twitter.

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