Tampa smoke shop raided; business owner says he sells only legal, licensed products

Tampa smoke shop raided; business owner says he sells only legal, licensed products

Tampa smoke shop owner turns himself in, denies allegations after police raid

Tampa police executed a search warrant at Smokey Jones Smoke Shop, seizing what the owner claims was over $200,000 worth of hemp-based products.

Fresno Smoke Shops Sue City Hall, Want to Block New Rules

A trade group representing Fresno smoke shop owners filed a lawsuit Monday, asking a federal judge to block regulations imposed by the city council. The California Smoke Shops Association said the city’s restriction of only seven smoke shops in each of the seven council districts — 49 total — would put at least 33 shops out of business. “The Ordinance will immediately cause CSSA’s members substantial and irreparable harm in the form of lost valu…