Cannabis dispensary on Highland Avenue

Speaking with seniors, church members and library patrons, said the cannabis approval at 1602/1792 W. Highland violates the city's own proximity standards for churches, schools and libraries and asked the council to reverse it.

Thanked Dr. Ortiz for her comments on the dispensary and asked the council to review the dispensary location.

Angry resident said the council ignored Councilmember Ortiz, the school district's two opposition letters and the planning commission on the cannabis shop, and demanded the approval be reversed.

Criticized the council for relying on an outdated 2019 ordinance webpage in approving the cannabis shop, cited two school district letters, and read the district's formal opposition into the record.