[Neighbors] Cannabis retail conditional use request

Sat Jul 30 15:07:04 MDT 2022

Hello all, In response to the density, troubles of cannabis, and my history
on Facebook feedback.

Over 6 years I opened my shop in the commercial strip part of the city
Route 66, 4012 Central Ave se., along Central are local bars, restaurants,
night clubs literally next or above one another, both sides of the streets,
serving liquor products plus food products. Coming from a business owner's
perspective we are simply adding more products -Not adding another shop to
the area. Whereas, what I'm seeing here is objections to our local herbal
shops' addition of products from a few members.

Not everyone is in favor of alcohol or cannabis I understand.

My herb shop intends to sell a variety of herbs, plus CBD products, which
is a cannabis plant, NOT containing high levels of THC, which has been
legal to sell for quite some time, before I opened my shop. As for my
Facebook which shows, YES I do support natural herbs, as well as cannabis
with the overall goal being in time to build non alcohol environments.

As to the people that use these alternative herbs and alcohol: some users
do not know how to control their intake and while we do not promote or deny
this, I do feel that CANNABIS is not the underlying issue here.., the USER
is., solely responsible for these types of issues (ex.,driving
intoxicated)., as with in alcohol or any other type of herb or (drug) as
some would call them.

I do appreciate your concerns., as we are also concerned about the well
being of those and always reiterate that each user has full responsibility
of doing their own research., while we continue to educate and encourage
the community to ALWAYS start slowly.

Our plan is to serve those that are in favor of us growing as an
Alternative Herb Shop (established since 2016)and not as another cannabis
store opening.

I do not compare my herb shop to other cannabis or herb shops. We are not
the same, we do not carry the same types of products, we all have different
aspirations, and ways of serving the holistic consumer.

We have attached some research that you made read at your leisure. It
consists of the benefits of cannabis products being sold in numerous states
as well as addresses many of the objections voiced. All in all showing
considerable evidence that does not support any correlation between crime
rates and cannabis sales, as to hopefully alleviate some concerns.

Thanks again,

Jana Quintero

J's dba Duke City Herbs

Holistic Herb Shop

Retail Address

4012 Central Ave SE

Albuquerque, NM 87108

Cannabis Courier Commercial

Po Box 80741

Abq, NM 87198

505 750 0158

dukecityherb at gmail.com

http://www.dukecityherbs.com/

<http://www.dukecityherbs.com/>

On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 4:59 PM Flora Silva <silva_f65 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Neighbors, stay informed and be safe. Listed below are links to issues
> regarding public safety and recreational cannabis, and why I am *opposed
> to the conditional use. *Dispensaries that are in close proximity to one
> another in an over saturated market have a propensity to attract more crime
> to an area.  With ART in place, drivers zoom through residential streets,
> and there are still the countless horrific accidents on Lead/Coal.  A
> combination of several drinking establishments in an area and cannabis
> presents huge safety issues.  In October, 2021, a drugged driver lost
> control of his vehicle which jumped the curve and ended up in my front yard
> hitting a tree.  If anyone had been out walking, they would have been
> seriously injured or killed. Informative sources are listed below:
>
> Marijuanas Impact on Public Safety – Kansas City Missouri Police Chief
>
> Intoxicated Driving   -  Marijuana legalization has a negative impact on
> intoxicated driving. (After recreational marijuana was legalized in
> California, marijuana-related traffic deaths increased 151%.) Marijuana’s
> Impact on Public Safety – Kansas City Missouri Police Chief
> https://kcpdchief.blogspot.com/2019/09/marijuanas-impact-on-public-safety.html
>
> The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado: The Impact
>
> Volume 6, September 2019   Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking
> Area program
> https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6913861/
>
> ·        Since recreational marijuana was legalized, traffic deaths in
> which drivers tested positive for marijuana increased 109 percent while all
> Colorado traffic deaths increased 31 percent.
>
> ·        Since recreational marijuana was legalized, traffic deaths
> involving drivers who tested positive for marijuana more than doubled from
> 55 in 2013 to 115 people killed in 2018.
>
> ·        This equates to one person killed every 3 days in 2018 compared
> to one person killed every 6½ days in 2013.
>
> ·        Since recreational marijuana was legalized, the percentage of
> all Colorado traffic deaths that were marijuana-related increased from 15
> percent in 2013 to 23 percent in 2018.
>
> *Colorado Warns NM, This story aired in KOB TV  on Sept. 7, 2018, reporter
> was Kassi Nelson*
> Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith said since Colorado decriminalized
> marijuana, Fort Collins has become a magnet for transients.  “A large
> percent of those come to us with serious criminal histories,” Sheriff Smith
> said. “It's very typical to hear from them, ‘You know what? We came here
> for the marijuana.”   Sheriff Smith said 1/3 of the county jail’s inmates
> are homeless transients.  “We saw an increase in jail population up until
> this year, every year by just about 50 inmates,” he said.
>
> Video Link:  ER doctor in Pueblo, CO, talks about impact of recreational
> cannabis in her community.
>
>
> https://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/social-costs-recreational-marijuana-colorado
>
> Flora Silva, Nob Hill Resident
>
>
> On Friday, July 29, 2022 at 04:41:49 PM MDT, Charles Gallagher via
> Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
>
> Support this.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 28, 2022, at 11:48 AM, mike via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
> neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Enough already with cannabis outlets at nob hill...
>
>
>
> Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Greg Weirs via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
> neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
> Date: 7/28/22 9:14 AM (GMT-07:00)
> To: jana quintero <dukecityherbs at gmail.com>, neighbors <
> neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>
> Subject: [Neighbors] Cannabis retail conditional use request
>
> Neighbors,
>
> The Board of the NHNA will soon be reviewing a request for a conditional
> use to allow for cannabis retail within 600ft of another cannabis retail
> location. Because cannabis retail has only recently been legalized by the
> state, the NHNA has not heard neighbors' opinions on this topic and does
> not have a policy for cases like these. We would like neighborhood input.
> In particular, we would like to understand the neighborhood's views on the
> density of cannabis retail locations along Central, from Girard to
> Washington.
>
> Here are some details about this case and the process.
>
> From the ZHE, the details of the request are:
> VA-2022-00155 Project# PR-2019- 002179 Jana Quintero requests a
> conditional use to allow for cannabis retail within 600 ft of another
> cannabis retail location for Lot 6, Block 8, Mesa Grande Addn, located at
> 4012 Central Ave SE, zoned MX-M [Section 14-16-4- 3(D)(35)(c)]
>
> A facilitated meeting with the applicant was held on July 18th, and the
> meeting report is attached. As part of the meeting, the NHNA proposed the
> applicant could have an open house so people could understand the business.
> The applicant has responded by offering a shop tour on August 5th.
>
> As a reminder, the NHNA has no legal authority to approve or deny a
> conditional use; that is the role of the Zoning Hearing Examiner (ZHE).
> However, the NHNA does provide input on all ZHE requests that fall
> within the NHNA's boundaries.
>
> The applicant will present their request at the regular meeting of the
> NHNA Board of Directors on August 10th.
>
> You can send feedback by replying to this thread, emailing the Board
> directly at theboard at nobhill-nm.com, or in person at the NHNA Board
> meeting on August 10th.
>
>
> Greg Weirs
> NHNA Urban Planning Committee
>
>
>
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> vgweirs at gmail.com
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