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Residents and an industry worker urge caution as Redondo Beach debates storefront cannabis licensing
Summary
Speakers at a Redondo Beach Youth Commission meeting urged commissioners to research and resist storefront cannabis licensing, citing youth brain-development risks, a reported failure in industry product testing, and a public-health report the speaker said links dispensaries to a 26% increase in youth use.
At a meeting of the Redondo Beach Youth Commission, three public commenters urged caution as the city considers licensing storefront cannabis sales. Tim Mueller asked the youth commissioners to treat the issue as one of "substance awareness," saying six shops selling habit-forming smoking products operate on Artesia Boulevard and urging youth to research cannabis effects on developing brains. "Do some research, carefully evaluate the information," Mueller said.
Jonathan Sverdko, a District 1 resident who said he works in the cannabis industry, described systemic problems he said affect product safety and youth prevention funding. "The testing that the…
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