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Outer Sunset pot shop clears Planning Commission despite uncertainty over recreational weed sales
Decades-old fears of reefer madness invoked on Thursday at the Planning Commission could not stop plans to open a pot shop in the Outer Sunset from moving forward.
Hundreds of neighbors argued that opening a medical marijuana dispensary on the corner of Noriega Street and 32nd Avenue would endanger children at nearby churches and a preschool.
A sheriff’s deputy told the commission that an estimated 700 people were waiting to speak on the opening of the Apothecarium, a high-end medical marijuana chain co-owned by former Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and her husband, Dr. Floyd Huen.
“A lot of people were told lies,” Quan told commissioners. “I would never do anything to hurt children.”
Opponents in the crowd of mostly Asian seniors shouted the conservative refrain “save the children,” claimed the legal substance was a “gateway drug” and complained about its pungent stench.
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http://www.sfexaminer.com/outer-sunset-pot-shop-clears-planning-commission-despite-uncertainty-recreational-weed-sales/