SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously approved a marijuana dispensary/smoking spot close to John Yehall Chin Elementary School in a meeting on March 9, despite objections from community members.
Vice president of the commission Kathrin Moore concluded it “is actually a very good location.”
The suggested marijuana dispensary is a vacant two-story office building located at 100 Broadway, just at the edge of Chinatown. If approved, it will become a 3,500-square-foot marijuana center, including a smoking area and storage.
“As much as it has been a difficult issue for me not to listen and clearly take into consideration the voice of the community, I would share … as my commissioners do, that this is actually a very good location,” Moore said after nearly four hours of public comments.
“I think you should be actually in a way comfortable supporting this as a refuge for people who do use marijuana, and there are quite a few people that this is nearby,” Moore added.
The commissioners also expressed awareness that off-site marijuana use may cause trouble for other people, but there was no corresponding amendment attached to the marijuana dispensary itself.
The public speech of a representative on behalf of Jonathan Zhen representing Broadway Community was interrupted by one of the board members, who threatened to call the deputy sheriff. The representative presented some photos demonstrating that the proposed marijuana consumption…
