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Residents urge Sonoma to release RFP for second dispensary, citing ethics and safety concerns
Summary
Multiple speakers during public comment asked the Sonoma City Council to release a request for proposals (RFP) for a second cannabis dispensary, criticizing existing operators’ practices and urging an ethical alternative in city limits.
Several residents urged the Sonoma City Council during public comment on Aug. 26 to hasten a request-for-proposals process for a second cannabis dispensary inside city limits, saying current options force residents to choose between operators with problematic histories.
Gil Latimer, speaking from Grant Court in Sonoma, told the council the city's inaction had created a “false choice” between “a documented unethical” operator and a business owned by a person he described as…
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