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Sunset dispensary debate brings hundreds of residents to Police Commission meeting; commissioners request crime data
Summary
A crowded public-comment period at the Police Commission meeting saw patients and dispensary advocates press for safe access under Prop 215 while many Sunset neighbors opposed a proposed dispensary near schools; commissioners asked the department to provide statistics on incidents near existing dispensaries and whether the captain’s letter to planning was solicited.
The San Francisco Police Commission on April 28 heard an extended, divided public-comment period on a proposed medical cannabis dispensary in the Sunset/Taraval area, with dozens of residents, patient advocates and dispensary representatives addressing public safety, patient access and community character.
Supporters argued the dispensary would provide necessary medicine to patients who cannot easily travel across town and said regulated dispensaries reduce crime and support community services. "Medical cannabis has been legal since 1996," said Max Del…
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