San Francisco lawmakers have agreed to ban new smoke shops that sell paraphernalia used by pot smokers in the heart of the city's one-time hippie district.
The Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance that places a three-year moratorium on new businesses in the Haight-Ashbury neighbourhood that sell the smoking equipment.
At least 12 businesses sell rolling papers, roach clips and glass water pipes along Haight Street, a popular destination for tourists nostalgic for the Summer of Love.
The ban does not affect existing shops.
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi said the shops were crowding out other businesses that served the needs of neighbourhood residents.
SAN FRANCISCO AP
