Posted on March 22, 2022 by Sonoma Valley Sun
To Sonoma City Council and Staff:
More and more of the citizens within our Sonoma Valley community are confused and saddened by the failure of the Sonoma City Council to listen to the advice and counsel of experts on the necessity for all individuals, especially the elderly and those on fixed incomes, to have easy access to affordable medical cannabis.
To not allow for a second dispensary only adds to and increases the stress and anxiety of those in need.
Kindly read this article by Julia Arnsten, M.D., is chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, and a registered practitioner with the New York State Medical Marijuana Program.
Then take the opportunity to reconsider the decision that allows the voice of a single individual to sway the council’s judgement; particularly the owner of the business to whom it awarded the sole operating license for a dispensary in the City of Sonoma.
These are the key takeaways from the article:
• 95% of Americans support the use of medical cannabis.
• Poorer people have less access to medical cannabis than wealthier people. Monthly payments can run from $200 to $300.
• Perhaps fewer than half of those who need medical cannabis buy from licensed dispensaries, because they can’t afford the prices.
• Less access helps sustain a black market that exposes patients to unregulated…
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Posted on March 22, 2022 by Sonoma Valley Sun
To Sonoma City Council and Staff:
More and more of the citizens within our Sonoma Valley community are confused and saddened by the failure of the Sonoma City Council to listen to the advice and counsel of experts on the necessity for all individuals, especially the elderly and those on fixed incomes, to have easy access to affordable medical cannabis.
To not allow for a second dispensary only adds to and increases the stress and anxiety of those in need.
Kindly read this article by Julia Arnsten, M.D., is chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, and a registered practitioner with the New York State Medical Marijuana Program.
Then take the opportunity to reconsider the decision that allows the voice of a single individual to sway the council’s judgement; particularly the owner of the business to whom it awarded the sole operating license for a dispensary in the City of Sonoma.
These are the key takeaways from the article:
• 95% of Americans support the use of medical cannabis.
• Poorer people have less access to medical cannabis than wealthier people. Monthly payments can run from $200 to $300.
• Perhaps fewer than half of those who need medical cannabis buy from licensed dispensaries, because they can’t afford the prices.
• Less access helps sustain a black market that exposes patients to unregulated…
