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Resident raises concern about cannabis retailers near Greenfield-area schools; supervisor to contact sheriff
Summary
A resident told supervisors that cannabis-related retail outlets are operating near several Greenfield-area schools and asked the county to enforce state and local buffer requirements; Supervisor Parlier said she would share the complaint with the sheriff’s department.
A Kern County resident used the public-presentations period on Sept. 23 to raise concerns about cannabis retail outlets she said operate near several schools in the Greenfield area and to request enforcement of buffer-zone rules.
Mercy Pena told the board she was speaking about youth marijuana use and cited locations along Union Avenue between Panama Lane and White Lane. Pena said Greenfield Middle School and several elementary schools are within roughly 0.7 miles (about 370 feet) of one listed business that on Google Maps appeared as a shop called “Devil’s Smoke Shop,” though its storefront was described by the speaker as identifying as a natural vitamin and botanical shop.
“California state law states a minimum buffer zone of 600 feet between licensed cannabis businesses and schools, day cares, or youth centers,” Pena said, and she asked the sheriff’s office and county officials to enforce the ordinance to protect youth.
Supervisor Leticia Parlier said she believed the area described was within District 2 and that she would communicate the complaint to the sheriff’s department and check whether the businesses comply with county and state rules.
No formal board action was taken during the morning session; the resident’s remarks were entered as public comment and a supervisor committed to follow-up with law-enforcement staff.
