the office of cannabis, with nicole elliot, eugene and ray, along with michael christensen at planning department have been diligently working with the community to effectively implement the new regulations and help us all understand the landscape as things get changed and evolved to applicants. we owe a huge debt of gratitude, as they have been very helpful to get our doors open. i ask you, please, approve the amendment before you so our dispensary can have a chance to serve our members on a level, fair, a playing field. thank you. >> president hillis: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i'm a retired preschool teacher. i know that kids are full of curiosity and marijuana is not a necessity or -- to the kids. all the marijuana shops and merchandise should stay away from kids. overcrowded shops affect our quality of life, kids' futures, location, will be eliminated. pot shops do affect kids, all communities, and i remember when i was working with kids, and every single week i brought my kids go to the neighborhood shop, look at the shop, look at everything, explain to t