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Student delegates lead board in adopting resolution to discourage cannabis advertising near schools
Summary
Student delegates presented a resolution urging SFUSD to discourage commercial cannabis advertising within a 100-foot radius of school grounds and to support related city ordinances; the board voted to introduce and adopt the resolution, citing student safety and recent incidents involving cannabis-laced products.
Student delegates at their final board meeting authored and read a resolution asking the San Francisco Unified School District to amend district advertising policy to strongly discourage commercial cannabis advertising within 100 feet of school grounds and support city legislation and public-health signage to keep cannabis products away from people under 21.
The resolution referenced the district—s existing advertising and drug-free-school policies, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors— planning code (section 202e1b) that mandates spacing around school property for medical dispensaries, and the SFMTA—s ban on commercial cannabis advertising on transit property. Delegates asked the board to support Supervisor Scott Wiener—s proposed ordinance restricting the sale of cannabis products to people 21 and older and to request conspicuous signage at retail locations that cannabis sales to under-21 persons are unlawful.
Commissioners noted recent incidents in which students were reportedly sickened by cannabis-laced snacks and praised the delegates for raising the issue. The board voted on the formal introduction and then approved the resolution; the motion passed by recorded roll call.
