Southern California City Bans Smoking and Vaping in Apartments, Condos

The new law in Carlsbad applies to all multi-unit housing and includes marijuana. It takes effect in January.
Southern California City Bans Smoking and Vaping in Apartments, Condos
A cigarette lies in an ashtray, in this file photo. Patrik Stollarz/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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Starting next year, smoking or vaping inside apartments, condos, or other multi-family housing in Carlsbad, California, will be illegal, the city council decided Aug. 20.

In a 4–1 vote, city leaders approved a smoke-free ordinance for multi-unit housing in the coastal city of 115,000 people, about 35 miles north of San Diego.

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