Legal Opinion
Holt's Cigar Co., Inc. v. City of Philadelphia
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 23, 2008No. 588 C.D. 2007PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.1
The City of Philadelphia and Robert D. Solvibile, Acting Commissioner of the City’s Department of Licenses and Inspections (collectively, the City), appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) invalidating a City ordinance that prohibits the sale of certain tobacco products that can be used as drug paraphernalia to ingest marijuana and other illegal drugs. The trial court found that the City’s ordinance was preempted by the drug paraphernalia provisions of The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act (Controlled Sub*1201stanc…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Nutter v. DoughertySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Department of Licenses & Inspections v. WeberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Hartman v. City of AllentownCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Muehlieb v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Greene Township v. KUHLCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Holt's Cigar Co. v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Commonwealth, Office of Attorney General Ex Rel. Corbett v. Richmond TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Fross v. County of AlleghenyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2009
- Holt's Cigar Co. v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Holt's Cigar Co. v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
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