FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A federal judge has denied a nonprofit’s request to stop the city of Fresno from enforcing smoke shop regulations.

While the city may have won the battle, though, the war is far from over.

“They filed a motion for a preliminary injunction, which the judge also denied on Friday,” Fresno City Attorney Andrew Janz said.

The California Smoke Shops Association (CSSA), a nonprofit made up of 28 smoke shop owners, is suing the city over its recent smoke shop ordinance.

The ordinance limits the number of smoke shops per district and requires businesses to have conditional use permits.

“What we've seen from smoke shops is that they're intentionally targeting the unhoused, the unemployed, and the criminal element, and their products demonstrate that,” District 3 Cit

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