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SF’s New “Cigarette Ban” Might Not Pass After All

A rare reversal by the Board of Supervisors on a ban on smoking cigarettes inside apartments that was approved last week.
By - posted 12/9/2020 No Comment

Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that after voting 10-1 last week to approve a “cigarette ban” ordinance aimed and curbing smoking inside apartment buildings, the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday reconsidered the matter and voted 6-5 to instead send the matter back to committee.

The goal of the original ordinance was to make sure that those living in apartment buildings should be free from second-hand smoke. (Curiously, there was a special exception carved out for marijuana smoking).

But this week supervisors voted against the measure with Supervisor Aaron Peskin one voice stating that he had heard from many long-term renters that the ban would be detrimental to them.

The matter will now go back to committee.

Read more at SF Gate