anyone under 21 years of age and no delivery and other conditions with regards to the liaisons so to the location requirements i didn't see anything in the brief detesting that they admit the property meets the planning code as you know those matters are not able so while we have the decision commission the decision of the commission for the matters before you to take into consideration all matters that are discussed tonight we have reviewed this the department has support the planning commission remain supportive of project and respectfully request you uphold the conditions imposed on the project a couple of things in regards to why the green space map that is a preliminary review

and the reason that all parties request the determination to be site specific there are any facilitates we have a good map of private and public secondary to generate that green zone map but when it comes to facilities for persons under 18 years of age like the 8 spaces note it is a good guide of a possible location in a green zone not all are available we get requests and gotten a cough this week we found a location and have informational information their community facilities not eligible i issued one for a properties on geary in terms of other mcds in the neighborhood it is true that the northern part of city is not

well serviced or served and concentrated along south of market and ocean avenue that developed there was one in a few areas proximity reminders right now allow stae they've over concentrated to limit this and it requires a conditional use authorization so we've reviewed those those are 0 not qualified as a state not serve the folks under 18, 18 to 24 one other thing to note the map with the property owners brief they show other mcds in the neighborhood advertised one no longer in operation that is 900 block of geary it was formally not one showing on the map but in

operation that otherwise will serve those in the northern part of city we don't see this rising to the necessary and desirable that denies the project and respectfully ask you deny the permit thank you >> just to confirm no letter of determination with our letter. >> that's correct at&t's as noted we have a standard copy to the neighborhoods groups that are on the mailing list to so that prompt in the marina that would have been about - those letters of determination don't put too much weight behind them. >> and any other question instead of find conditions the commission imposed on this one are those typical of others that the commission has ruled on. >> the bulk are depend on what

was unique perhaps is limitation on the h sales in other cases we may have limited deliveries but that is usually this is the first time we limited the communities deliveries. >> would you august that age limitation why don't did they alter that. >> it was something the volunteers this to devest the concerns the neighborhood that people from edward the second will right away vail themselves. >> is that condition enforceable. >> it was imposed and the project sponsor has agreed our department will do our best to

enforce that continue con t and if in their violating that we'll enforce the condition. >> what would be the penalty the enforcements. >> would be through our typical enforcement process of enforcements notice and they'll having to demonstrate they're in compliance and not violated that requirement or face penalties if they continue what is the penalties. >> up to $250 a day additionally i'll note this is unique we have paycheck and the planning department we're finding their violating the conditions of our approval and we can make the request to the public there used to operate is revoked and again concerns about our enforcement processes but i think there may be more

mechanisms in compliance. >> one last question so the concern in the you've mentioned the california compassionate act would that in creating an agreement with the planning commission or your department would that super seed how enforceable is that. >> i mean, i can't speak to the legality of the condition i can on this state we will enforce the commissions condition. >> maybe that's a question i should address to the city attorney. >> on page 2 of the appellants brief they state a california compassionate act proposition 215 that says that you know anyone over the age of 18.

>> we've looked at this issue preliminarily it is important to note if so a wrieks on the business activities that provide not a rule that would purport to limit a person's under the age of 21 from objecting medical cannabis so we don't feel that that particular line would met this permit urban enforceable. >> so it's enforceable. >> yes. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> if you don't mind madam director before we take public comment supervisors from that district is actually here. >> sure i want to see if inspector duffy has anything to say i'm sorry supervisor. >> commissioner, i know it is appealable a building permit but

more to do the planning department from the commissioners have any questions about the building issues ebt to address them other than that the permit was a form 3 permit that was a typical change of use for a commercial project that we see it went through an particular case 2015 and issued often the march 2016 and suspended in 2014 that was routed through the planning department fire department, dpw the health department and the mayor's office on disability and through the plan connect k context gotten the proper process of commercial for a change of use

okay. thank you. >> thank you, supervisor. >> good evening, commissioners. >> thank you for having me i appreciate you're in the middle of budget negotiation we're about to a good deal of do you think i'm coming here to speak to you i'm in opposition of this project but i want to outline a few reasons why first of all, to talk to you as a supervisor of this district the project sponsors came to me years ago to ask about this location i was skeptical given the location itself that i thought given the recent turmoil around the second neighborhood perspective working with the neighborhood groups and not having neighbors fight against each all the time in san francisco it would be a tough project i said i'll be more happy to introduce to everyone

in the neighborhood and spoken with folks they can create a project that whether not endanger the neighborhood unfortunately over time this is unfolding why you have hundreds of people in public comment people that is exactly what we shouldn't be doing in terms of authorizing businesses like this that causes those types of fights in the neighborhoods this is a a periphery as a parent as well you know to put an mcd in the let me go back to, e be a supervisor i've told people i'm friends with other mcds in other parts of sdpo san francisco if you want to go to district 2 this year r there are in the

exact location is inappropriate you'll hear about people from the briefs and so forth we went through a significant process with that project that was a project i voted against but literally the next day committed to and during that period of time to work together with chp and others to make sure that was an incredible project and for can i see to go through as multi year and have another fight literally across the board we're tearing the city apart i don't think we should do many and second of you'll as a parent we're thinking about putting a mcd next to a kid's karate studio the school itself not one the boundaries of feet by the laws but to me is the wrong location agency as parents and

lastly unfortunately, i have to bring you think i've never had to do that some of the best practices of the people's associated with that the two main project sponsors i have respective for them i understand they offer a good business in district 8 no issues but two things have happened over the last twenty-four hours that i still canned belief happened one of their advisors michael sued me i put in project was somehow anti lgbt that is the notice disgusting and bad thing i've heard in any time as a supervisor in the board i'll take undertake for instances that i take but to create an out right lie he called a newspaper

to make it look like myself in report to the e-mail the cal association sent out it drummed up as a anti lgbt it is the most offense thing since i've been on the board of supervisors and the attorney for the project sponsors calling up my colleagues saying i'm trying to intimates people it is an out right lie and is best practices they do here inside of city hall from in any perspective those are not the type of people we should be awarding with business permits it is dispersonable how although some people are billing i willing to go i'm communicating how offered offend but give people permits i

appreciate you taking me first during public comment and i know it is going to be a long evening i'll urban design here lastly, thank you. >> thank you we're going to proceed are public comment and give everyone two minutes given the volume of speakers like to see can we can see a show of hands of how many people wish to speak. in the room that plan to speak we also need to make sure that the folks not in the room we'll start with those in the room i recommend certain groups of people line up on that side of the room and the first person come forward if you haven't filled out a speaker card so we, accurately include you in the minutes. >> secondly, we're losing a commissioner commissioner swig has a previous commitment thank

you for coming in please be aware a overflow room with people that want to speak i'll appreciate and everyone has the right to speak but not for everyone to repeat same thing over and over and over. >> okay first person please come to the microphone can you put our hand on the left corner of that table the first person come to the microphone and the rest of people line up where the gentleman's hand it forward, sir please step forward. >> two minutes go ahead. >> requesting i'm terry i'm on the board of directors of the larkin street services and wanted to thank you for your times i want to represent larkin street services to express our

concerns regarding the request of the apothecarium to set up a medical cannabis dispensary edward is a supportive housing facility that attendants are clients of larkin use services their homeless youth from 18 and above the program at edward the second provides the young people a stable place to live along with programming and support around the education and employment and wellness to their prepared with the skills they need for success as adults the young people at edward the second are vulnerable was of the traumas they've experienced earlier in neither lives one way to provide the youth with the best chances of future success to protect them from possible threats those threats are those posed by an mcd less than 50

feet away from neither front door the mcd sites being proposed actually is directly across the street just like school safety zones for those school angled children we believe is a similar zone should apply for the youths programs this will help sure we're providing a safe and supportive environment we are you work to oppose the request from the aau comer. >> the sheriff has asked to go to the light court. >> i was a chief officer until june of this year and working with larkin in a advisory capacity basically support

everything that terry said and strongly urge all ever you to oppose the request from the apothecarium and supervisor made a good point when he talked about the apothecarium. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> attorney-client i'm robbing a resident in the marina my son was also goes to the karate studio i'm not opposed to the medical cannabis dispensary i don't dough u doubt did benefits i know both of my parents are cancer i get it this not about picking a operator but a locations it took us a year to see everything that the crime on the street and finally i see an dispensary next door the area is

improving by itself you're going to hear one hundred people to tell you that everything about the benefits of cannabis and talk about how great they are at operating the medical cannabis dispensary in castro i agree i have no issue i know they're good operators but that didn't mean they'll pick the location in our neighborhood that's the only criteria for this the only one they bought or wanted to buy i don't know the answer like i said we've highlighted some of the things they've taken and we are parents with concerns for our children what you don't want a drug outlet next to the school or across from other places the parents expect the protections as stipulate by the regulations

we count on those protects we hope you will too thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> i'm a resident on district 2 i'm a patient having survived aggressive scion cancer and mother and now grandmother i speak as a medical social lost where a ph.d and a national institute research are and an experts on the issue of teenagers and marijuana 1996 when prop 215 passed any children were 12 and 17 though i responsibility patients right and understood the value of medical marijuana i worried

about increased availability and increased use among non-medical populations especially teenagers yes, sir my training as a medical associate lots of - i think so my neighbors fear but the reality all over california and nationally the presence of well run mrj dispensaries such as the apothecarium has not had increased assess by minors i urge you to reject this argument which is based on fear and misinformation and rely instead

on science in making our final decision i'm happy to provide further information as you move forward with our deliberations thank you. >> thank you a quick question. >> when you say data what data are you talking about one of the things i've been thinking about this sort of the knee-jerk relax if the facility is nearby the kids that is their endorse and use of that their vulnerability to it i wonder whether it is correct i've not seen anything that is informative. >> since the passage of the property 215 and the recessional marijuana in colorado and

washing and organize organize and alaska researchers of areas that contain dispersonalities particularly mrj dispensaries the old they've found in the studies that criminal didn't increase in the neighborhoods and there wasn't more assess by young people by teenagers they can't get in. >> is have they been peer studies. >> have appeared i'll be happy to. >> no, no but appeared. >> i don't know. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> good evening. i'm stevie have a son which is two doors down from where the dispen my son is going through 3 and a half years and now 14 years old

what he has gone through from scott and lombard this place is there for more than 15 years the people knew and ignored the fact you should consider the kids with the space we have been in that place for can i see i hope you consider for the kids that go through that place in the future thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> president and vice president and commissioner my name is stephen i'm a resident of the marina i'm doing go almost the impossible in the city i'm raising 3 teenagers and that's did the we're leaving i'm staying i urge you to oppose the mcd at lombard my old daughter 16 has been a

member of do joe for almost 8 years pursue and once again i urge you to tie in san francisco the communities has input i'm the community and saying no, not about business practices and any of it it is i think compatible with our community thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hello my name is tammy and this is my son connor 10 years old he attends in the neighborhood and we live 3 blocks away from the proposed location he's also attended the usf since in a kindergarten and he loves going there and he is begin a little larger he was looking forward to

having him walk to the studio alone i've not been to do and finally here's the chance to let him go to his second home 3 times a week but if the mcd opens i'll not let him do so i mean above everything else i'm opposed to the mcd thank you thank you >> next speaker, please. >> hi, i'm a resident the outer richmond we're one of the two muni bus families this is outside of one thousand foot's radius the bus stop happens tobacco the closest bus stop to the mcd location a number of residential children having to wait unsupervised so oil opposed

to this location i don't get to see my children go to school if provide transportation this is an extension of the school and the association thank you. >> thank you >> next speaker. >> good evening my name is angela this is my 11-year-old son an parents of two children attending school a couple of blocks away taking a muni bos bus at the bus stop i oppose mcd thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >> sir ladies and gentlemen, everyone here i feel horrible. >> please address - >> i feel horrible that everyone has to be here today, i appreciate what medical marijuana has done for the community and the city and has

done to the united states it is a big step i am the school owners a couple of doors down from the approved site i oppose it myself i've seen the families developing over the past 20 yors at this location and seen the clientele and the families structure change that is a city i wanted to be a city for children it is a great city i want to be something that parents feel confident in raising their children and developing the understanding that the city will take care of question marks and neighborhood blocks and take care of the things that will help some people but hurt other people today now more than ever we have a youth and teenage basis it is bring out elmore anxiety and depression and more kids turning

to things like medical marijuana because it is a available i i don't want to be a system for challenging that but hope as well as developing families and friends neighbors, businessmen, businesswomen we can work together it is about the neighborhoods the community and everybody pulling together on this i oppose the mcd location and i implore you to consider it carefully. >> one question does the owners of mcd come up to you prior to purchasing the building eventually. >> i found out they purchased it after the fact. >> did they approach you have they approached you. >> about purchasing it well,

prior. >> did they come in and talk with you. >> thank you. >> do you care to state your name for the record. >> mr. collins. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> good evening thank you for hearing this issue aim matt i'm a resident of the marina and the father of a karate studio student and a student myself my daughter is 14 years old and been going through more others last 8 percent years i oppose the location of this mcd i don't oppose mcd in general as a concept i understand this particular location one or two doors down from the karate studio is just incompatible and i speak on behalf of the rest of

my family who are not here this evening thank you very much. >> next speaker >> good evening. i'm ann i'm an employee of larkin street and speaking on behalf of myself eye the executive director who had to leave i work in the capacity of a program director and urging you to oppose the apothecarium it is across the street from the edward is second for youth as young as 18-year-old they're vulnerable because of the trauma and other things and protecting the youth from some such close proximity is a practices the program gives the i don't even know people the opportunities to have a stablg place to live with access and services with a positive transition around youth and goals for skills for needed

skills for adulthood like school safety zones for school angled larkin should apply to the housing programs wheeze committed to have a supportive environment for the young people. >> thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >> good evening thank you for giving me me to time i'll david a resident and homeowner for nearly 40 years i'm a medical cannabis patient using it for blindness for glaucoma come not everyone ask is fortunate if i didn't have glaucoma come i'd be blinds i've heard threats but not seen any substantive evidences i've read the brief they've not had any evidence not

one police incidents they have not shown any substantive evidence that medical cannabis patients we're the people that will go to the disdarin i'm not a threat to at risk cults and no evidence like myself regardless of how would old or male arrest female are threat to the threat to children or yet at risk adults i've been a high school math teacher for 40 years he want you to know i have a great relationship and exemplar in my clamor and wish that the commissioners here tonight will understand that medical cannabis patient that come to the marina are not going to cause problems and note point appellants beef in substantive prove that any

dispensary has on a problem. >> sir, do you live in the marina. >> in the castro district. >> thank you. >> good evening commissioners i'm michael cohen i've been a resident eye homeowner for 46 years this argument we're having about children reminds me a grateful what happened that ani. >> and gay people were told they're the scum of architecture and hatred and vilified for years and years and years and look at it what gay people are done in the castro we've made that save for heterosexual people to raise in their children in our neighborhood we've improved the neighborhood. and what she the she vilified us

the same thing with the medical cannabis dispensaries it is about how well run the medical cannabis dispensary is and the apothecarium you can't find and better dispensary well run no complaints they're no issues and truly an asset to the marina and i predict when he when necessary come into the marina in years ahead look at as icons in the neighborhood thank you >> i'm sorry what district do you live in. >> i live near the apothecarium in the castro district. >> thank you good evening i'm david i'm the parents of a teenager daughters we live in the marina area my daughter is not a member of studio but

frequently walks past the mcd location and we're concerned about that a couple of quick thing the cal hallow liaison for the edwards two project to hear people say no coordination is a complete falsehood i meets every quarter with the edward two a good relationship not about so-called enemyism not about people from the castro to get their prescriptions filled i will ask you the following question could you pick a worse location for a mcd than the one proposed yes. that is the bar that is right next door to the promoted mcd it is across the street from the edward 2 larkin street services have indicated their evenly opposed to this ask yourselves

or the the city rejected a pet store on lombard street now being asked to approve a mcd across the street it's up and down and why families are leaving san francisco this is an example thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> thank you my name is a rachel mirror i'm a parent and the children use the public transportation and other children with younger siblings that use the mode of transportation i'm opposed to the project i also want to mention this medical cannabis i'm not opposed to medical cannabis we looked at what is happening in colorado the livelihood this is a medical

cannabis that should be take into consideration as well i want to say i'm involved that child safety and no long time studies about the i'm getting studies of teenagers under 25 using any kind of marijuana not a lot of studies is it so not supposed to be good for the developing brain but in terms of problems in colorado have reselby you younger people buying the marijuana and reselling to other people underage that is happening in colorado so i'm opposed to the project thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> thank you my name is valerie and i live in distract 2 i'm a pediatrician and a mother of 4 children one of whom goes to lillian and as a pediatrician i'd like to say that marijuana is well known as

a gateway drug and particularly hazardous in younger teens who may represent some of the concerns as a mother i'd like to say that may have four children my two oldest graduated from willful january i can't think and had the opportunities to take the 43 bus to get to school and home and through that experience were able to use the transit very well, they feel comfortable getting around the city by transit any thirds child didn't take the 43 bus and not the skills in taking the bus and getting around the city i note that she often winds up driven or less alternative transportation to public transit

any youngest is in the fourth grades when they say in the middle school i look forward to him taking the bus i oppose this mcd location and hope i'll be able to and ask you to help maintain the neighborhood as is so others children can take the bus. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> my name is michael this is a new experience for me, i sat on is airport commission where our sitting for 13 years and now have to speak to you. >> i'm quite surprised at what 0 goes on it seems to me we're hearing the same campfire fear spreading going on in our nationals election the those of you who are really interested and i'm sure you all are visited the apothecarium on

market street i can't building that you have to worry about can i see walking by on their way to take a bus it just floors me to see that a gaud at the door as soon as you get past the door you have to present a marijuana card which has been researched back to our doctors issuance of prescription i was in there did other day not a marijuana yours i was looking at and preparing for this meeting and frankly none under thirty there's there no children effected alcohol is easy to depreciates e get and age of 18 marijuana isn't i strongly recommend in that marvel

addition to the neighborhoods is permit. >> i'd like to read a letter he live 6 blocks in the dispensary and have children we are internal revenue supporting it and did go to see the other apothecarium i suspect most people have not gone there's a gaud at the door and have to show a valid medical marijuana card they check it through a computer and the saltz are done at the back of the store is very quiet none it loitering outside this is what the facility will be as well i'm much more concerned about the liquor sold in the neighborhood and concerned about the edward the second kids getting liquor at 21 but were

can't get dot dispensary and until their 21 and have a card i took a stroll down the street and saw the bridge molt are trash and beverage with trash and the bids from the cleaners and two vacant lots with a mattress i'm not sure this facility will be bringing the neighborhood up. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> good evening commissioner my name is john farrell and i've been a marina resident for 47 years living over is broderick street and active not communities i was in the first nert class following the earthquake and

have been active on served two elected term on the marina association several months ago i wrote a letter in support of apothecariumat at th time it had been a novel enterprise for the neighborhood and whatnot and based on the information at the time i supported it i at this point wish to have you delete any berry or letter from the package in support of apothecarium and note that my i'm withdrawing any support from the apothecarium it is based on at least two solid reasons one is at the time i did not have a

good sense of pulse of the community i'll still active in 3 grandchildren we go to all the ball fields and local schools and this has been very much in discussion so based on that and also the offenses that my son who i'm proud to say the supervisor here related to you about the activities of the management of the apothecarium so i urge to reject the application of apothecarium thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> i'm sorry can you speak into the mike. >> yes. i'm barbara i live a couple of blocks away from the

proposed site contrary to what mr. hudson said we live in a neighborhood and have two grandchildren i brought an overheads. >> yes. >> i brought an overhead to show you what in the general vicinity in addition to edward at second the marshall local marshall arts facility mr. hudson mentioned people wants smoke son is premises that is one of the regulations i cemented that not accepting the medical marijuana i'm a biologist we all live several hundreds feet away i have experience with my children being exposed to machinery

smokers near a facility i oppose this location this is specific location because of reasons and so if you look at the overhead we have the little gateers preschool and the preschool on lombard street sf art that has in the cal hallow playground all within a few blocks of this location so i wanted to the board to consider that. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hi, i'm sarah i share the zip code with the proposed location and work with many families in the marina as a family coach a member of the junior league and an affordable housing i didn't do runner i

finished under four hours and practicing with medical marijuana whether i think of the apothecarium communities and charity and my dad first community when i visit the castro store i know their face they know mine i feel safe walker on to block and this is a more than i can say about that location i'm scared of the city hall location and secondarily most of my earned are online i do not to the lifecycle and holiday toy droughts and third my dad he's a retired principal and a current missionary i thought that would take a lot to convince him to give mrj a try but due to his if

a tag a few weeks ago later, he said he was out to dinner and thought about how he's not in pain that was amazing to hear i've heard this project referred to as a electronically hours of neighborhood i take offense to it applies i don't know what is going in my neighborhood i've read the research and been to the open houses and had conversations with ripening this is nothing but pollutant a positive thing i urge you to say yes to the appeal. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> my name is patricia i live in the marina haven't been involved i stick my head in the sandy opposed it like common sense i have a problem but with alcohol and if i had a store

across the street even if i couldn't buy potting. >> i've been a resident of cal hallow for 20 years and raised two children that are now teenagers and older i oppose this project location for the reasons said before me and i just wanted to share an experience i had in the mission district when i went to the alamo craft house i learned next to a apothecarium when when i came out there was a line of people that were clearly under the age of thirty and the smell of marijuana was pretty strong so i put that together with the thought of that being on lombard street next to edwards the second next to moe joe he oppose this project.

>> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> thank you for the opportunities to speak i'm doctor scott a ph.d from indiana university and currently work as professor of i wouldn't care and have three young children i want to provide recent research to shine a light on the miss understanding of the impact of the medical marijuana with the medical marijuana pass in the u.s. in a 2015 article in the psychiatrist doctor deb of column universities and colleagues kwoutd he quote our findings consistent with previous evidence suggest that package of the state that marijuana laws didn't increase the adult use and in the journal

of doctor policy concluded that when appropriate analyzed no evidence of a significant differential user use in medical marijuana post medical marijuana law bans those articles and on the data suggests that making marijuana legal for medical practices and increase used for adolescents even though having a dispensary nearby no greater use for young adults to there they're in that's a good question take you hope you take into consideration those when you consider. >> were those lonlt log told you studies the 2016 was data from - i'm sorry to, close 2002 to 2011 so pre and post marijuana laws medical marijuana laws in the

state. >> thank you. >> good evening, commissioners my name is david and i'm a 10 year plus board member and the immediate past president we don't take a position but the existing apothecarium is in our neighborhood i thought our experiences might be useful to you when ryan hud approached the organizations more than a few years ago to open the apothecarium we were beyond skeptical and had newcomers late night decision they said all the right things but had bead experience in the past with a lot of trespass a inundation we voted to support their operation and they opposed their doors we

don't live in a neighborhoods people are shy about complaining from the wind shifts they complain not one complaint to the aau pothd within the steps of a marshall art studio and ballets this is akin to having a paramedic pharmacy it is well run i walk by this daily and never smelt anything come out not a problem in the neighborhood i'll suspect not in cal hallow either thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hi, my name is joan diamond i've lived in the marina for 35 years and san francisco for 50 years and worked on union street

and live 3 and a half blocks i've been listening to say fear than actuality and patterns parents are afraid their children been drug addicts that is disturbing as far as fear mongering as far as future medical marijuana i don't smoke but have more fears of the massage loorl on lombard street and i also feel that years ago when the edward the second was turned both a place for children aged out of the system there was so much not ♪ neighborhood and the marina paper for years and years quoted

before the project was taken in and accepted so the same association that were now for the children or against the children i find that hypocritical and as i said i live 3 and a half blocks and more things on lombard that are disturbing than the apothecarium >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hi, my name is a pam i'm a patient of the current apothecarium and the new location is convenient for me, i'm an patents and don't believe the apothecarium is a problem i'm a mother find children 18 and 20 an independent consultant and work with teenagers in san francisco i'm in my 6 judge's of a board member of a high school and

served on the hamlin school in the vicinity of where the apothecarium will be located i telling you in the patients are like merry me i know the apothecarium in the castro i've been a patient in the past year and choose is aau pocket as my dispensaries and a huge rank of dispensaries and who frequency those the apothecarium they give guidance and good members of community the people that work and live doctor are model citizens and caring and take their work seriously in all of my visits in the apothecarium i've only seen well bafdz fellow patient not people loitering

outside the door and make sure there are never people in the apothecarium is a serious establishment i want to read a quote from someone the apothecarium it is the one dispensary and recommend by my doctor i have cancer and a corner condition no relief from the medications and upon any visit in the apothecarium he finds greeted by a professional to help me with my symptoms since that day i've not gotten anything about professional help in the people there. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hello my name is alicia i'm a citizen of the san francisco a patients of apothecarium in the castro a mother of three children that walked right past of the front door of apothecarium all the years from muni to their school it is a

common sense reality that dispensaries like the apothecarium that are recognizable business owners make cannabis less assessable to children you can't get into the apothecarium without a medical card and they take it seriously the specific low california is an underserved neighborhood for patients that need access to the medicine this delivery serves are not a substitute i urge you to consider the approving this appeal and allowing this project to go through they have done all the right things and been responsible ref all the youth and permits they need from all the areas their compliant and responsible business owners thank you very much. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> i'm a little bit at all

thank you for your time my comments will be brief my name is michael mr. corso in that my wife we live on lombard i'm in support of apothecarium a father and husband a businessman and a cancer patient i have stage had cancer in my 18 round of chemical if o and if it didn't work i have a limited lifespan and here to say i'm in supportive i use cannabis to aau i can't let the nausea and whether cannabis is smoke or use as parts of my medications it accommodates any nerves and anxiety without better late than never a terminal disease and keep up my weight we live on a city that is built on tlornsz it

is a legal medication and i shouldn't never should i or anyone in the community be denied my time is limited i'd like to see this service provide in the community thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> >> hi, i'm mary this is my husband michael he's sick marijuana is his medication you need a card to go into the shop if so not available to children my son is a - attends school around the corner i have no fear it will effect the neighborhood in any way, shape, or form thank you very much. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> thank you for this opportunity to address the board i'm here today and as a patient

and a parents this is my little boy over here reilly my son was seven months oldie had spasms those spasms occur when he woke and went to sleep always is dispatches progressed began to cluster and wretch up to dozens of spasms a day his early development stalled and his cuing and babbling stopped and no control and couldn't sit up without us helping him as parents we were terrified and deeply concerned we tried a handful find venal drugs with side effects like parolee sides effects that it was cannabis

medication that saved my child we curd i am him with - now a thriving told her tearing you up the house that's a blessing i'm so thankful for the great care that i received in the apothecarium they don't pose a threat to to anyone else's kid in fact, you may be a family member and education about the cannabis messy it is a trust ally a safe place to go and get guidance and have access to cannabis therapy i strongly believe the apothecarium a value partner in the communities which they serve thank you all thank you for your time and consideration. >> thank you. we'll take a 5

minute break after the next speaker. >> 10 minutes sorry. >> next speaker, please. >> so board members i feel your pain clearly medical marijuana creates a lot of mediations in the neighborhoods i'm the form mayor of oakland one of the things as a council member i wrote the oakland dispensary large project authorization that is wildly copies and your version is closer to the original one we take a number of well run and well tested dispensaries to provide safe medical marijuana i'm submitted a whatever and let me make a few points after listening to people eye been doing a lot of

testimonies this is more crime and you've heard in the experts the data shows i have to tell you not just data busy my front line work as representative of a conservative council in city of oakland's and as former mayor street crime went down after we opened the dispensaries in the locates of dispensaries went down why 33 because they put in a lot of cameras and security and make sure that no young people loiter in front of of the no drug dealers and within the block it is common sense because they lose their license in this 0 happens this is what is happening around the country my husband a a doctor one of the first to try to prescribe this to particularly a medical director of hollywood hospital

and medical clinic has to do with with a lot of elderly and people dying and particularly those with cancer and others trauma disease with the aau pocket like in the other medical - most of whatnot most but much of what they sell is not - makes a difference to the give a national crisis with heroin aau definition the america journal mentioned that decreases are prescribing and many are moving to medical marijuana but some getting nothing and lastly ask you to take a big picture when i wrote the legislation made it clear not a high concentration of dispensaries and one place

that attracted to me. >> can you finish we have a long schedules. >> this is my last one is that we purposing dispersed the dispensaries he ever neighborhoods either minded or should have no one not contained with an undue burden on one neighborhood but provide assess particularly to minority that often couldn't come downtown and the elderly so they'll have access in their neighborhoods pursue thank >> we're resuming the tuesday, june 21, 2016, meeting of board of appeals we're waiting for one

commissioner to return to the room and when she does if you like come up to the microphone we'll be ready for you in just a moment thank you all for your patience. >> i'll ready and okay. great we're still waiting for one commissioner i'm sorry.

>> okay we can go ahead. >> hello, everyone hi, my name is daisy encouraging a we work on policy impacting youth and have a seat on a couple of seats in the community i'm here for microfilm because the cal hallow association is opposing the apothecarium they're trying to protect the youth some years ago they stopped the demonstration and a second for seven years i want to let you alumni know we're supposed to be edward the second the development was stopped i ended up having a full-time

working graveyard and going to city college of full-time it was dangerous none wanted to rent i have of color and no credit history during this fight against edward the second dozens of my counterparts feel into addiction and with holes in their arms because of no other way to survive; right? and actually having to choose between buying a book or bag it it using easy to coming come up here and use 5 or of or 7 hours to do things like this because you've not dloifrdz things like this the cal hallow you have judgment around the apothecarium

will do in the community and feel that will cause more harm and the people that cannabis about cause here to say i port of apothecarium understanding the harm by the neighborhood associations while i was waiting to be housed i hope you understand people that in the crossfire i got degrees and i'm here in the community people know me he was resilient and held out one in a million honestly so next. >> wrap. >> yeah. i'll wrap up? seriously this is because you have privilege and the wanted to do this there are deeper things that can be addressed not a dispensary opened thank you . >> (clapping.) >> thank you

quiet please. >> next speaker. >> hi, i'm paul owens own a business on scott street 3241 scott street near the apothecarium i left this afternoon is 6 person spoke the only people can you see a problem it in board right here those people business people small business opponent doesn't matter how many place and how many perimeters or leases they search for they found a location that was granted by the city of san francisco they bought the location and they want to act according to the laws there is no only one fight it is did at the do the right thing or is wrong thing dpoornlt how places what matters it fit the criteria the green criteria i'm not a part of it

don't smoke or use marijuana i have a smoebz you'll realize if you seek what was respectfully yours and donors oh, sore the cal hallow association you guys need to studied the public so to speak and say those people followed the letter of law i listened though the other man the third man they followed the letter of law and now say small business owners you know how tough for small business owners you guys why are the problems follow the letter of law that says it is a green zone it seems not to have a problem no matter except for in kaiser permanente come on guys you know the right thing to do a million and a half

dollars in a small business hats a lot of problems in this city don't be the problem. >> be the solution don't take all the voices. >> thank you they do the right thing. >> drop the cell phone. >> yep dropped do cell. >> hello my name is bill i live on nob hill about temple hills my wife and i shop and stroll and visiting the local shops we try to be good neighbors about 5 years ago my before any my wife and i dated i dot cashed into any driver's side door. >> walked away with without any broken bones but. >> concussion and everyone told me how lucky i started having black outs and series my

doctor discovered damage to the lower brain damage my doctor they told me i might not make a complete recovery with the head injury it hits ♪ in addition, i was getting medication for depression too many pills i told any doctor she pointed out me towards marijuana with research with the apothecarium getting there was not easy he was broken physically and mentally and often struggled with reality again brain injuries is hard the trip across town was hard to make but worth about the apothecarium are compassionate i've not think outside the box a speaker but well-informed

treatment but sympathetic here with a friendly smile to a complete recovery you'll be fortunate to have to those people's in the neighborhood we're already here we need your help many of us are suffer from isolation if you decide to block that door you'll keep us from presentation having a better life humbling i ask you to pass that >> thank you for your time i'm erica patient and apothecarium the option has you believe having it door open a dangerous cyclist the consenting adults that suffer from chronic pain from cancer and aids and

systemic nerving damage as a veteran would suffers from chronic pain from injuries sustained in the service many other veterans find it difficult or impossible to get prescription foreign medical marijuana through the va and denying this storefront is just another way of denying those people access to dangerous and addictive open yet i've used medical marijuana to embattle any disease and going to a 4 point gpa and know if you deny this storefront or access to people like me and boo and aids

patient cancer patients and things like that thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hi i'm leslie and i lived on the north end of town for 20 years and much of that time was unfortunately before be able it have the neck surgery i spent a decade not knowing and getting the right diagnose and credibility pain to try everything in a venal system. >> all the way from studding medical trials and years and years of acupuncture i tried it and couldn't function then during the neck surgery they end up putting in openly i cannot i

during the surgery itself i had to take them and then i found out again what it is oblique to be on them and like to be i went off cold turkey and i'm new to scombs and trying to use it to manage the resingle pain and return to functioning before i used to be i don't smoke and not looking for that but need to have a place that is convenience i, learn honestly, i don't know what i'm doing and like the delivery options and don't know what works for me on a delivery i found coming in the dispensary

is really difference first of all, i walked by them and didn't release that was a dispensary like a bar to people are smoking outside and loud and boss trust stuff when i go down it was like a support group the people are helpful the people hidden the considerate are so educational that i really hope this dispensary ♪ location is there after that there is not one successful to me >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> and i'm disclosure we need to see there are a lot of people that are in the hallway so i'll adhere to the two minutes. >> hi, i'm a california states licensed professional i've

looked after aids and cancer people people and spent my career and work as director in drug safety i'm also a parent that raised a child in the castro and i'm here to speak for a dental hi ghetto - she's a long time residents of marina and quote i have worked in the marina for nearly thirty years with a dentist ohio infest and medical marijuana is important to my family and my sister died of cancer and couldn't eat and couldn't do much of anything medical marijuana helped her with her painful and grateful for the confront made her transition from this world to the next and my son that epilepsy since a

young boy and used this medication with automotive side effects when he was 15-year-old a brave doctor suggested to him to find marijuana that was life challenging dropping the series without side effects i wish imagine going a - way to find medication on the streets the people providing those medications are angels please stop making things more difficult for sick people thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >> good evening commissioners my name is heather i'm a resident of cal hallow live a block and a half from the site i'm a fairly recent member

didn't join for a long time didn't like their opposition to the edward did second he thought that was is an amazing organization and upcoming i've been impressed how the association has worked the edward the second and have a great partnership and i'll be just devastated to see the apothecarium put anyone in that locations had housing is a crisis a point in the city but particularly for that population and it is working well, i see the kids coming and going and why we would put that across the street from them to see as a mother i asked my kids going to the karate studio to unlock it

is handy for the people going to marin a know a well run business and can you understand or understand i'm a businesswoman why they want to be about but for the community not the right facility thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hi, my name is joel i live in the de bois triangle from the location of alice griffith apothecarium an exemplar neighbor and as you've heard connect patient to violate medication and contribute resources for local organizations one not able feature of the apothecarium the facade is so secret not at all that respect for children or effect the casual pears it housed an mcd the staff does a

great job at maintaining order in front of the store and verifying the incredible i'd like to read a support letter from one of the communities members the appellants suggested putting a dispensary for homeless plus the marshall arts studio but the apothecarium has similar neighbors there's a mash arts by the castro apothecarium i'm a marshall arbiter folks located across from the apothecarium neither my students or parents ever complains about the apothecarium i know that as a quiet neighbor down the street and also a church that provides services for youths at risk for addiction written agree letter of support and 5 years of those

places can be side by side that is in the mission why not think of them a good neighbor. >> next speaker, please. >> i'm emily i want to thank you. hearing me and make it quick i'm here in support of apothecarium i would like to start by saying i'm a mother i'm a part of cannabis communities and i'm a patient of the apothecarium i've been a patient for that a number of years in the city of san francisco and i've been throughout many dispensaries and the apothecarium is above and beyond with wonderful people and do more for the community than anyone else you've heard this their storefront is very secret but the main thing i want to

express as a mother i know that there's a concern for children around this sort of thing i feel comfortable knowing the staff is well trained and how well, everyone is considering the whole entire community and just the well-being of the community as as whole so thank you you for your time >> thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >> good evening my name is doctor greg and honored to be appearing before you i'm a residence the marina and lived here walking distance of the place and a certified surgeon and for the past 3 years my surgeon practice was on market street and two blocks away from the

apothecarium with the apothecarium helps i've been able to successfully treat many cancer patients patients are severe trierts eye post trauma i know pain, in fact, the positive 3 years not written one prescription foreign an open i do not and note to this including china in fact, i'm a cancer patient i survived it. >> a 5 year battle about milan

thanks to the cannabis but is apothecarium is a great opportunities for may be patients and myself thanks. >> thank you very much. >> good evening my name is daniel i think the president of the castro merchant association as a citizen of san francisco and as a small business owners in the castro and in the marina about within block under the proposed location daylight can be remembering how we get e goat here any husband of 8 years get certification a judiciously mother begging him to eat and less than 10 months this vibrant 29-year-old went from 200 and 20 to one and 50

pounds i did whatever it took to nurse him cannabis provided mark with that relieve much more than pharmaceutical is could i recall going to delores park when in any you're asking for supplier for cannabis was out of stock you could buy cannabis and get robed and just get ripped off mark diets on december 1119916 days past 31 his thirty birthday it is exhausting challenging and dpandz work i know in the marina their exhausted childcare's that is a i can't go on yet find the

strength how wonderful people get relieve from a plants how selfish to deny them at a their caregivers local available cannabis for the caregivers in the communities i you work you to deny this appeal. >> thank you hi, my name is megan like to sure some stories of apothecarium did journal in august of 2015 three hundred and 10 dedicates in our city in between 2010 and 2012 one hundred deaths great prescription drugs these are ox gone and more and more feign and in contrast no dose of marijuana the research in the of the american medical association shows that states had legalize

medical marijuana have a 20 percent lower rates of opium overdose in comes in prescription bottles from walgreens 24 suggests access to medical marijuana can reduce those risks from the appellants have a reduction of risk has mvrn gone up as time gone up crime gone up around dispensaries let's look at facts thank you. >> thank you hello my name is megan i'm an immediate next door of edward the second and as their neighbor the success of those residents is very important to me, i'm also the mother of a 16-month-old daughter there's no reason to believe that the risk actuation for the edward the second changes from the

apothecarium goes in across the street and not dmoong dlultsz when cannabis has but legalized in the psychiatry shows inform defensive in the adolescents with the medical marijuana laws those exhaust studies is from one million teenagers found no evidence in legal listing medical marijuana teenagers use it more the appeal by the cal hallow organization is a attempt to vail the argument that is the lowest base level they showed you the colors of an organization that is different than them the edward and the apothecarium their argument mofrpd to on the best shot of skooeblgd it is wrong and

shameful the grandma's but the apothecarium they have a track record that is clearly a good one 3 hundreds and 35 thousand to benefit the castro neighborhoods and not had a police incident and in fact, a positive effect as many aau tested as a neighborhoods the long barred corridor of marina explicit get in opportunity to invite a great business into a blighted section of lombard corridor let's not let this thing opportunities slip away >> thank you. >> patricia formally called the cal hallow we're morphing into the other name at this point when this is one issue came up i heard everyone desperately from one side to the another about it

we took a three hundred foot radius and asked the merchant this is going into 24 lombard do you want it or not no, from one side or the other 67 of the merchants voted against this is says something as a personal person speaking for myself i've had a catch-22 with medical marijuana rubber stamped i've had a program for thirty years forgive at risk youth the problem what medical marijuana is dispensaries cares how you grow the machinery they say the sites been a study they're dealing with it now if you don't use two or three special effort fertilizer

medical marijuana becomes an off ramp yum we have to, careful i've had at risk kids get medical marijuana the bad stuff to bring them out of that it not fun last an open opium and heroin and everything my question where is the proof number one be number two the lombard corridor particularly those two blocks walgreens can't stay open anymore for twenty-four hours because of the crime. >> thank you thank you very much hi my name is a sandy mere in support of apothecarium and want

to share thoughts from bryan davis the most relevance past president of the marina and a supporter of project quotas as 20-year residents the marina i write to support the proposed and i hypotheses on lombard street frankly given my verifies against the use of drugs i didn't expect to be a supporter but over the past several months as the presidents of the marina association i don't write think on behalf of more express an opinion i've been engaged in a thorough consideration the service and proposed new location in doing so i found it to be a professional based and secure business operation and that has been sincerely and comprehensively reached out to the community and taken seriously and responded to all

concerns in addition, i building this secure business we'll be a great addition to the lombard corridor we need more good businesses to improve this the middle of several beautiful neighborhoods and seen by thoughts of visitors thank you thank you. >> hi my name is inaugurating i had a career in philanthropy education and - i currently live in hayes valley and with the apothecarium and nothing but positive as a therapist i'm excited to share one prospective from one resident quote i'm a native san franciscan it grew up on pierce and vallejo and in addition i'm married and a father of two boys ages 12 and 10 the marina is the

primary neighborhood my family go go to as a therapist i'm fully aware of the intimidation and athletes use it opportunity or. >> thank you for the opportunities i'm in support of apothecarium. >> next speaker, please. >> i'm in support of apothecarium and in one year i've been a patient foreign other medical marijuana dispensaries in the city i found the apothecarium the cleanest in the best neighborhood and the most professional to go to get the most thorough treatments for any symptoms and i is that would implications i live in the cal

hallow russian hill right of van ness in between polk street and work as health professional i'm a personal trainer and work in the marina and russian hill in that area i see that is focused on health and wellness from multiple gyms and small facilitates and stereos and yoga and juice shops and walgreens a variety of ones to go to for a healthy life i'm sure you know the benefits of medical marijuana i have a hard time so see bars in the same area we're talking about we we're asking for one more facility to provide benefits to the people to that part of city and that's all i have to say

thank you. >> thank you. >> hi, good evening. i'm a 24 year residents ever san francisco and voter and homeowners and i'm here to support ever apothecarium i have two kids under 5 and expecting another one soon the dispersons are not harm fell to me and my family's the areas outside of dispensaries they feel safe i've walked about the the castro apothecarium it is safe and well lit this is plenty of data showing the dispensary reduces crime and drug dealers outside of dispensary they regulate who walks into the dispensary so the children without me can't walk in and a recommendation holder can't walk in and i feel

comfortable with that environment by contrast a bar there is smoke but the dispensary is a better option than the other teaches businesses your family support this apothecarium opening up. >> i'm here to support the apothecarium i have hereto a lot of people that are working with children you know work with the people my backward a former san francisco spent 3 years in chai chicago as an advocate for a system so i'm very familiar with all the horrible things that what and do happen about chancellor and families from my experience

working with children cannabis is not the issue frequently alcohol, and other types of drugs the other thing people are scared of it will bring crime where crime happens when you have you make something illegal and having people doing things illegally we know the stories ever al capone he sold alcohol none was shooting people up i want to share two stories one of my friends sent this to me a couch months ago their experience with medical cannabis i've lost over 20 pounds and less anxiety, etc. pr and it has transformed her life and another friend of mine a coworker has has a mental condition the drugs prescribed by the doctors

destroyed her regular body temperature and didn't help her she's hot and cold and permanently sdajdz and cannabis take care of that 100 percent thank you. >> thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >> hello, i'm jackson i work for a shawn project a nonprofit that services protecting people that life-threatening oil no one's we're member of the lgbt communities and many are living are hiv and aids many of the folks we help them to navigate along with seriousness illnesses their medical marijuana patients some of them receive reduced presses at the aau pocket i know how hard first hand medical marijuana changes life and when

our sick personal care is helpful but many times need to be able to point and ask and ask questions and keep on asking questions until i understand that is especially true when how sick and tired our clients are no a endearing to anyone but sick and need a specific kind of care and it is not easy for a person exercising illnesses to truffle a long distance owes apothecarium it well known for being a fantastic neighbor and chief financial officer the corner and help the patients and reduce crime i'll encourage you to allow another facility to open in the north see of the city sew. >> thank you. >> hi, my name is carol and

for the last 9 years i've had jobs that supported families and work with the families in the schools throughout san francisco i'm part of the cannabis fields or industry i've never used cannabis don't live it in the neighborhood why am i here i'm the mother of two girls i've lout any daughters to hang out for two hours at it time with the aau pocket a photo of my daughter she's a girl scout and sold cookies out there not only her but other troops daisy and brownie i feel that is safe and other parents feel that is safe she's a sweated child and shy and scared easily but i trust

her and to be there she's gotten along there very well and protected as a kid i'm not scared and neither is she to be there thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> and good evening members of the board of board of appeals i'm michelle i've been - would an greenwich and franklin for 44 years i hold to fight proposition 215 that note that illegal for medical purposes and then i got stamp 3 lung cancer and healed it in 3 and a half months with cannabis oil never did i believe that cannabis would safe thigh life i want to

dispensary in my neighborhood i don't want to drive thirty minutes to get to a dispensary i'd like to walk down that might be really good to walk down to apothecarium and see what they have a stay there and talk with them for awhile and walk back home i want something in my neighborhood they're good neighbors and their reduced crime in every neighborhoods every time marijuana is used as medicine and show the children that less and less than children are using it for medicine not a joke and please vote for the apothecarium and disapprove the

appeal. >> mines lived here 44 years part of the problem the planning department's lout what is called the green sworn the only areas in san francisco why where dispattern person was practiced other than north beach north of post street in terms of the northern half the city didn't have any dispensaries at all if so the first dispensary in the northern half of the city we spelling as neighbors want a facility where we trust the owner we trust they're good reputation for establishing a safe business and totally support this move to lombard street very much. >> thank you very much. >> good evening.

>> as a stay and home mother of two small children that federal court the negotiates on cellist nut or out for a dinner i'm in support of agreeing apothecarium opening a location i was bit by and tick and contacted lyme disease i was decease free but unfortunately suffering from trierts fast forward and suffering from joint pain any physicians recommended medical marijuana the side effects were as bad as the effects now for the first i can go to the g give him how for a run and without having the effects of a - i didn't know

what to expect i was greeted by professional carted to make sure i had proper documentation and seated with other patients waiting to be helped i looked at around the room saw best people and people that looked like my mom and dad elderly patients and saw a lot of people that looked you, you and me when i didn't see inside or outside was anything that sub i cannot the fears i look forward to say the apothecarium open working on lombard street. >> do would you care to state your name for the record. >> i'm david a parent this is going to be good for the neighborhoods i'm in the industry a patient for about 5

years and probably worked 60 plus dispensaries you're looking one of the best in terms of not only other operators but the staff how they treat everybody in the community i fully support what they're doing this is a great addition to the neighborhood thank you. >> evening my name is tida i'm here in support of apothecarium and return a marketing firm close friends and family rely on this having agree well run medical marijuana shop is critical for people that rely on is that about benefit the marina communities i've seen the apothecarium with the professionalism and compassionate i've seen how they

care for patients offering customizing care and all the good they do for the communities i see them giving back and see them giving thousands of dollars back to the communities i'd like to call them a neighbor in want marina i've attended meeting and hereto police officers saying the crime went down as a result of clean well lit business and the securities at the door the own and operateers they've got children of their own and want to leave the neighborhood better than they did and in the castro given the chance the same in the marina thank you. >> thank you. >> i'm here as a deeply concerned parents as a middle school parents middle school is

the time of great changes physically and emotionally i oppose to having a mcd where necessary walk and take public transfer and hangouts not that no data what it means to cite mcd near a - kids teenagers i think we should give your kids the benefit of the doubt and as a parent i have to say hearing the words i'm sorry after the fact really would, meaningless to me thanks. >> i'm don i'm a neighborhood in cal hallow my wife born in san francisco and my daughter great place to live i'm not

against this medical facility but against this one because the potential for marijuana to become legalized in colorado and organize organi oregon alaska. >> and the kids 18 to 24 vulnerable recovery street you know probably substance abuse i don't know that for sure but right cit i have to pictures that illustrate that does that show up some more or somewhere. >> that's a little bit closer

view the proposed apothecarium that's pretty darn close as a citizen in san francisco i know what this is facility costs between 11 and $16 million that's public record 24 bits that is between 5 and $600 don't reflex that i say don't do it. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> kaebt less than murphy in support of apothecarium i live near lombard and scott edward the second is run by two organizations larkin and is california hours partnership those groups with commented to helping underprivileged san franciscans and politically savvy that know how to lobby politicians and make an impact at the commission

and they know how to fight powerful organizations they fought u faulting against the cal hallow it group that bitterly opted their organization they wrote passionate letters and wrote politicians and fought a group of residents and won and beat the associations in the city let's compare that to what they're doing today they've spent sent one letter of opposition to the project have they sent onsite to speak to this threat no the letter speaks to any specific throats tlaets to their residents i think it is fair to see if they oppose this. >> next speaker, please. >> my name is anastasia i'm a

lifelong resident the san francisco in the telegraph hill area i've been listening to a lot of folks i came here on behalf of my family and mother it lives in the north beach and unable to drive since a stroke since that time i'm here primary caregiver and the disturbance distance into north side putting into consideration the change in the traffic is parking situation anonymously be able to park on mission street and not to mention ear or her totals level of exhaustion from market to mission street is unreasonable not a medical cannabis dispensaries on this side of city i've been skewer for her and my father is difficult not only my mom but other old people that are sick and elderly that

need safe convenience to cannabis not working for everyone thankfully she's been improving i feel like a lot of the reasons is due to the education and opportunities to work with the consultant place like the aau pocket i welcome the apothecarium and hope that none in opposition to the apothecarium is doing so has to go into what my family a going through to assess the apothecarium. >> thank you. >> good evening a homeowner in the castro live two blocks away from the current apothecarium and employed on cellist nut street and i've not seen a single thing negative from having the apothecarium in my neighborhood they're a positive addition thank you.

>> hi, i'm cliff the home i share with my wife is next door to the edward and across the street from the apothecarium location in that home we've raised two boys putting them through high school and today, we a 16 mellowed daughter and learned the edward the second will be converted we were bombard from the cal hallow attempting to block the move the only people living next door is welcoming the move as the petition is more discourse now they suggest they support of home that cannot be further from the truth the c h a has done nothing to help the kids integrate the first christmas