[Neighbors] Retail Cannabis Stores in Nob Hill at 3636 Monte Vista Blvd NE and 629 Amherst Dr. NE

[James Hands]

Word on the street is that when codes were checked for Lemon to get a
business license, the pre-school nearby didn't actually have a license, so
Lemon couldn't be denied. I'm not certain that's true, just what I heard.

Verdes is about 330 feet from Lemon, door to door.

Lemon is about 240 feet from Jubilation.
Lemon is ~218 feet from the pre-school.
Jubilation is ~240 feet from the pre-school.
Verdes to the pre-school is ~347 feet.

~~~ James Hands


On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 3:27 PM Mary H Smith via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> I don’t know for sure, but the moderator asked all of my submitted
> questions, in order, so I’m guessing this was asked in the first 20 minutes
> of the 60 minute forum.
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> *From:* Marcus Albonico <marcus.albonico at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* January 11, 2024 3:01 PM
> *To:* Mary H Smith <maryhenrie at msn.com>
> *Cc:* OBC <pcohen01 at gmail.com>; Jean Bernstein <
> JBernstein at flyingstarcafe.com>; neighbors at nobhill-nm.com; Gary Eyster <
> meyster1 at me.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Neighbors] Retail Cannabis Stores in Nob Hill at 3636
> Monte Vista Blvd NE and 629 Amherst Dr. NE
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>
> Do you have a rough timestamp for when the discussion around  your
> question occurred?
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> Thanks,
>
> Marcus
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> On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 2:55 PM Mary H Smith via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
> neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
> On December 8, KANW 89.1 radio presented a candidate conversation (forum)
> with the two city council District 6 candidates in the runoff election last
> month. I had submitted a question about the saturation of cannabis and
> liquor retailers in Nob Hill. Neighbors particularly interested in this
> cannabis issue may want to listen to the forum recording to hear our
> current councilor’s response to my question.
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>
> I searched “district 6” on KANW’s homepage:
> https://www.kanw.com/new-mexico-news/2023-12-08/albuquerque-city-council-district-6-candidate-conversation
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> *From:* Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
> neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com> *On Behalf Of *OBC via
> Neighbors_nobhill-nm
> *Sent:* January 10, 2024 2:08 PM
> *To:* Jean Bernstein <JBernstein at flyingstarcafe.com>
> *Cc:* neighbors at nobhill-nm.com; Gary Eyster <meyster1 at me.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Neighbors] Retail Cannabis Stores in Nob Hill at 3636
> Monte Vista Blvd NE and 629 Amherst Dr. NE
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>
> Seems having a city councilor whose works for the cannabis industry has
> its drawbacks.
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> On Tue, Jan 9, 2024 at 7:07 PM Jean Bernstein via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
> neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
> Gary, all,
>
> Thank you for your vigilance regarding the takeover of our neighborhood by
> more cannabis operations.
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>
> Although some of the operations are better than others, the continuing
> disregard of the IDO by this administration is beyond concerning. A
> balanced business mix is imperative for a healthy district. Approving any
> all cannabis operations shows a disregard for the futureand current value
>  of Nob Hill. Take a look at North 4th between Menaul and Candelaria for an
> example of too many cannabis shops.
>
> Recently, several of our neighborhood  businesses spoke up about the City
> allowing 3 cannabis operations being approved on one  block on Central.
> Improper application procedures were brought to light, permits for two
> denied. Neighborhood resident and business participation is the only way
> the keep our district a desirable place to live and shop!
>
>
>
> Jean Bernstein
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jan 9, 2024, at 5:56 PM, Gary Eyster via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
> neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
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> 
>
> Friends and Neighbors, Your leadership sent the following to Tim Keller
> today.
>
>
>
> Subj: Retail Cannabis Stores in Nob Hill at 3636 Monte Vista Blvd NE and
> 629 Amherst Dr. NE
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> Dear Mayor Keller,
>
> Several residents have asked us to reach out to verify that the cannabis
> retail stores above are in compliance with the IDO.
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> 3636 Monte Vista Blvd NE was submitted to Planning by the Verdes
> Foundation on  11/12/2022 and approved.
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> 629 Amherst Dr. NE was submitted to Planning by Lemon Cannabis Co on
> 5/16/2023.
>
> The stores look to be closer than 600 ft. apart which would require
> conditional use approval under IDO 4-3(D)(35)(c).
> One or both may be within 300 ft. of a child day care facility at 613
> Amherst Dr. which would violate IDO 4-3(D)(35)(d).
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>
> Thank you for looking into these questions.
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> Kind regards,
>
> Gary Eyster, President of the Board
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