Sunset residents afraid marijuana will hurt their children successfully prevented the cannabis industry from spreading to their suburban enclave on Tuesday.
The Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 to uphold an appeal against the Apothecarium, a luxury chain of medical cannabis dispensaries that had approval to open a new location on Noriega Street and 32nd Avenue.
STATE BY STATE: California Cannabis News
The Apothecarium faced opposition from scores of Chinese residents who argued during a marathon hearing that the dispensary was too close to a nearby church and a Christian preschool.
“When I was bringing up my kids there were banners flying high, proudly and significantly over our community saying ‘no to drugs,’” said Will Ping, co-owner of the Ark of Hope Preschool. “That’s the way we protect our children.”
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