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Planning Commission approves Alternative Herbal Health Services permit with neighborhood‑engagement conditions
Summary
After hours of public testimony from neighbors, merchants, police and patients, the Planning Commission approved discretionary review for the existing medical‑cannabis dispensary at 442 Haight Street with conditions including no on‑site vaporizing and a requirement that the operator meet monthly with neighborhood representatives and that staff report back in six months.
The Planning Commission voted on Feb. 7 to grant discretionary review and continue authorization for the existing medical‑cannabis dispensary Alternative Herbal Health Services (AHHS) at 442 Haight Street, but only after attaching conditions aimed at reducing neighborhood friction.
Neighbors and merchant groups described persistent loitering, alleged resale of cannabis purchased inside the dispensary, double‑parking, and public‑safety concerns near John Muir Elementary School and nearby housing. Officer John Gallagher of the Northern…
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