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Resident urges Lakewood to allow cannabis retail, citing local jobs and sales
Summary
During public comment Paul Bridal urged the commission to allow cannabis sales locally to keep spending in Lakewood and argued (unverified in meeting) that cannabis causes no deaths; commissioners did not act on the request tonight.
Paul Bridal, who identified himself as a longtime Lakewood resident, used his three-minute public comment to press the commission to allow cannabis businesses in the city. He listed local businesses and workers he said would benefit and argued residents currently leave the city to buy cannabis, sending spending elsewhere.
Bridal also asserted, without supporting evidence provided during the meeting, that "cannabis has killed 0 people," and offered a rough sales estimate: he said a few stores "would do about 1,500,000 a month in sales," and that with a $40 average ticket that would yield about $40,000 monthly into the local economy. Chair cut him off at the end of his three minutes; the commission did not take action on the comment but will consider the broader draft ordinance at upcoming hearings.
