Programs. They spoke against it. Listen to the concerns of the San Francisco health department. Thank you. And after the last speaker that ive called ryan indigo kitty chang, wendy wong and miss something kwong i dont know. Good afternoon, everybody. Thanks for hearing us again on an important topic. I want to put my support for the im david mccarthy, im the Owner Operator of a small nonconforming cultivation site here in San Francisco. I wanted to support the citywide policy in San Francisco. I want think we should approach this as a whole city. Id like to put my support behind the 600 square foot distance, i think that is a large distance. I think its an easily supportable distance. I want to talk a little bit about myself. Weve been talking about access. Ive heard a lot about the mcds and access to patient. What about the access to the mcds for their product and the cultivators. Im a small nonconforming cultivator. Although i take the leap and hope to make the transition in deregulated future. I am like a thousand people in San Francisco. We provide medicine for hundreds if not thousands of patients a month, individually. If that pathway is difficult enough that its not able to be met by people like me, we are going to see a drastic shortage ever of is medicine and that will turn the city back into a black market for marijuana. I wanted you to take that into consideration and i look forward to the future. Thank you. Thank you sir. Thank you for taking our comments. Im denise dory. Im a member of access and member of the harvey milk club. It didnt get me anywhere with prop 64. It was designed to destroy the patient movement. I plan to replace it with anything without jail time. Until then please dont let hate groups define San Francisco with jim crow laws. These are nothing more than jim crow laws. Lets put it this way, if coffee secured as many diseases or treated as many diseases as cannabis, theyd regulate it half to death. The price would go through the ceiling. And coffee ive seen make people mental. It is a drug. Its processed. Im against the thousand foot buffer. I think we should have the 600foot buffer with no Day Care Centers. What are they going to do run from mommy and say i like it . This is a lot of this is a a is solution looking for a problem. Were responsible in the can with Cannabis Community. It stops violence. The other things i wanted to say, a lot of us in district 6 where i live cant afford cannabis. It keep us happier. People are less likely to have mental breakdowns in district 6, but we have a hard time getting it there or affording it. I cant afford it. I have to pay for my own lyme treatment. I have a 50 50 chance of beating lyme. Please support compassionate care. And the doctor dont even mow about cannabis patients. They dont know thank you maam. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon, im dr. Chris emmerson. I am the cofounder and chief scientist of a cannabis Manufacturing Company here in district 6. Three things, the first id like to read a number 397,631. Thats how many residents of s. F. Voted on prop 64. Those voters under the impression that theyll have access to the adult use market starting january first. There is an amendment introduced by supervisor sheehy which i support that allows funds a pathway forward for existing mdcs. And we need to include the nonretailers. Cannfinally on the subject of equity, i strongly oppose a thousand foot buffer. We talk a lot about equity. By minimizing the amount of space, we exponentially decrease the opportunity for equity applicants to enter the market. Challenging enough for operators would have been here, trying to operate in this market and in San Francisco. Thats only going to be compounded for equity applicants. We need to consider how we move forward allowing them to come in and by having this doral dra cone draconian thousand foot buffer well um peed the cannabis industry impede the cannabis industry in San Francisco. Im ryan. I was born if San Francisco. Ive live i was born in San Francisco and a resident of district 9 and employed in the medical cannabis industry. I work for one of the largest distributors in california. I work directly with a number of the people you heard speak here today and number of Dispensary Services here in the city. I was hired for this position shortly afort passage of the original medical cannabis regulation and safety act in 2015. So im living proof that it creates jobs. I dont want to take up too much time. Im going to echo some of the highlights. I support the 600foot buffer. A thousand foot buffer has led to the clustering issue. I feel this has been discussed and accepted as fact by this board in the past. I support mr. De la plains proposal of 51 ownership stake and not allow for out of state interests and permit flipping. Also the 50 local hiring requirement is a good goal. Possibly something we may need to build up to. On site consumption is important. We need safe places for consumption both for residents and tourists and i urge you to support the pipeline amendment, thank you. Good afternoon. Im karen. Im the licensing and exoo compliance direct where spark. Id like to offer my thanks to supervisor sheehy and safai and for the presence of the deliberationly the deliberations by the visiting supervisors today. Im here to offer our comments on several issues. First, i agree with former speaker and Task Force Member lora thomas. Its entirely possible to get tht right by the january 1 deadline. Its a mistake to disregard the monumental effort by the task force. One way to facilitate a smooth transition by january 1 is to provide temporary permit to allow those engaged in the registration process to be allowed a temporary coon conversion by january 1. The fundamentally the argument here is that the expectations that cities and counties would meet the january 1 deadline. The industry here in San Francisco3me stands prepared to serve. Second i appreciate the discussion here today concerning predatory landlords and urge the board to figure out a process where by the permit stays with the business operator. The operators poured many dollars into the Site Development and engaged with city regulators to demonstrate their compliance. Its a real possibility and completely unacceptable that these businesses stand to lose what theyve fought so hard for. Ill a just say please make us legal by january 1 and save us from our predatory landlords. Good afternoon. Im katie chang. When prop 64 was put on the ballot it did not indicate where the stores would be open. Prop 64 passed therefore the local residents that oppose it do not have the ability to inhabit our neighborhood as we see. Please keep the pot stores away from minors. The 1,000 feet rule must include any facility that serves minors from 2 to 8 years old including public and day care. Free School Afterschool mayors youth program. Private and public schools. Theyre all human beings too. Please maintain the 1,000foot rule for medical and recreational pot stores. Apply the 1,000 rule on all types of pot stores whether recreational or medical. Otherwise youll have stores allowed to be open on the same block one for mcd and one for recreations. Recreational. Currently the number of mcds in San Francisco is as capacity. So no need to open more. They can have 36 pots even if they follow the law. They will who is going to monitor that . Each pot california is doing draft prices. Going [inaudible] pesticide and fertilizer is excessive. Electricity usage thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon supervisors. I know there are a lot of people take a break. To echo what my neighbor said, that growing pot in residential areas in apt is disastrous to the environment. It takes six gallons of water per pot. Over 10 types of pesticides for pot. So i dont know if you can put into consideration whether the pop can be grown in the residential areas. We can eat chicken, we cannot grow the livestock in our neighborhood, why . We should not have any pots growing in the apartments at all especially when we have diversive. We can be diversive by having the landlord and neighbors to fight for the water bills. As i mentioned that we dont see any long line in mcd. I dont know if youve seen any mcds sitting there and observing people in and out. Theyre in and out in three minutes. Im sure they dont have long lines. In n out berger has 30 minute wait we should open more in n out burgers. We should not open to cannabis business. This is a new industry. We have to take it baby steps. We should not have any privilege for cannabis business in socalled green zone. We should put our residents into the highest priority, who are living there 2017. 24 7. Cultivation of pot is not the solution. I would like to also mention that we are also in drought season in california. And having the pots growing in San Francisco is disastrous to us and thank you. Let me call a few more speaker cards. Mary mana, audrey and tamara. Good afternoon and thank you everyone in this room. Im ellen, i am a family social worker. We have a team done research from the Chinese Community and a community that has impacted [inaudible] for mcds. I am here to support safe access for patients. At the same time, im here to request to all of you here being responsible adults. Create a zone a thousand feet zone a wray from the kids including any facility serving zero to 18 kids. We have done research. According to federal law, whoever allow cannabis to open in a position that is opposed by majority of neighbors creating a nuisance to people, theyre liable for a lawsuit. Theyre liable for any damage that is created. Number two the landlord allow its property to have a cannabis operation is liable for a lawsuit. The city and county of San Francisco had a council here today. As you and i know, in this room right here, every month, is there is a lawsuit against the city and county of San Francisco. I do not think the taxpayer is willing to pay more lawsuits related to this cannabis industry. San francisco is run by the people, created by the people, and the in the best interests of the people. Its responsible as Government Employees and representatives to create laws that is win win for business and is win win and supported by local residents, at the same time protect children youth, at the same time protect us, the taxpayers. Thank you for your testimony. Next speaker, please. If i have not called your name, michelle ditster. Lora foote clarke and john martinelli. Thank you for the time. Im mary maugh. Im a retired clinical social worker. For 32 years i work as a psychiatric social worker for the city and county of San FranciscoMental Health division. I do know the benefit of cannabis. But i also know the harm of it as well. Im here to urge you to up hold the 1,000 feet including preschool, private, or public. I volunteered to help parents to develop a healthy family. I volunteered at the church for their afterschool tutorial program. Many of the patients ask me to represent them because theyre at work and they are a liable to come. They and i are very concerned about the serious lookalike childrens snack like gummy worms, and all kinds ever flavors in the gummy line edibles. They are the concerns of the parents that they might be on the market next year. Its importanter in us to keep the products away from the children. Im a sphroak survivor. I am a stroke survivor. I lose my balance. When i walk to the i get bumped very easily and i lose my balance easily. I urge you also to limit the Cannabis Store away from heavy foot traffic car traffic area. Thank you. Next speaker, please. I am head of i am here to provide translation for this lady. There voice of interpreter i am a resident of valley for 19 years. I am here representing my district of this valley and the people of the [inaudible] palace. There are many people immigrants that are not allowed to vote because theyre not citizens of the united states. I am here to request you government representatives to think about putting 1,000 feet into any facility that serves zero to 18 centers. I do not support any Cannabis Stores. I do not support Cannabis Stores next to children day care centerrers and preschools. Theyre little human beings, they are human. There is only one life to live. The kids are minors theyre easily to get sick if theyre next to Cannabis Stores. So please stay away 1,000 feet for day care preschool and any other services that serve zero to 19. Little Peoples Health care important just like adults. Thank you. Next speaker please. Over here please. Thank you. So in 1966, you can see the nazis held a rally on the steps of city hall, unfortunately. Then in 2017, about a month ago the Pacific Justice institute which is an lgbtq plus kkk theyre a hate group designated by the law center and theyve had their foothold here in are San Francisco thanks to supervisor tang. What a witch we have as a supervisor. Sir sir. And bring a hate group to San Francisco. That is not our right that is not all right. That is never all right. First of all folks in the crowd keep it to yourself. If you could address your comments to a panel and not a particular supervisor. Because tang brought into the Pacific Justice institute and a thousand members of the community to bring hate talk against, lgbtq people that shead we should be tortured and put in concentration kamps. I am gay and all you have to do is google katy tang and lgbtq hate and youll come up with various articles. Thats why the gay supervisor said that the talking points here today are from the Pacific Justice institute. This barrier about children because gays are dangerous to children, thats where they stop and use their hate talk to bring this to San Francisco because at the use her as a foothold to take these innocent, i go nornlt asians and these i go north asians so good by to you you witch. You witch thats enough out of you. So addressing hate speech with hate speech is still hateful. Thats enough. Or i mite have you removed. Next speaker. Good afternoon. Im tram ritz and i oversee the Cannabis Market. The leading Marketing Firm in the cannabis industry. In colorado, a state which boasts a Cannabis Market with steady growth they support 3. 5 million adults over 21. That equates to 5,000 adults per storefront. San francisco with the highest consumption rate in the world has a daily ri operation of 1. 5 million. Currently were looking at 50000 adults per storefront. 10 times the ratio of colorado. 23 percent ever adults consume cannabis. While 38 would consider it in the future. There are 60 of adults that are likely to consume can tbhus 2018. Many are worried that opening it up in their neighborhoods will result in loitering and criminalization. If we dont meet the demand the black market will thrive and loitering will be inevitable. The only solution is welldistributed access to cannabis in this city. Awith the global revolution clearly underway, as a proud resident of San Francisco the most progressive city in the world i expect nothing less than to see us lead this next wave of the cannabis resolution and do it right based on facts. Thank you. Im nina young. Children are an endangered species special in San Francisco. We have one of the lowest ratio of children of all metropolitan areas. I listen to the speakers, one thing we can agree on and the law specifies that we should keep marijuana out of from the kids. We should not have kids have access to marijuana under 18. So that includes zero to 18. We need to also under prop 64, it demands that we set up regulations. So right now in San Francisco, as we try to promote familyfriendly environment, we need to make to pim pose 1,000 feet buffer between children and impose 1,000 feet buffer between children and cannabis dispensaries. Everything that has cannabis should be label add accordingly so people are away. So people can consume them and where they can grow them should be strictly regulated. Please help San Francisco to become a more familyfriendly city. Thank you. Next speaker please. Let me call a few more cards matthew king, we heard from patrick goggin, al Alexandra Butler and ester montoya. Im betsy. I manage two of the consumption spaces in San Francisco. I want there to be enough of the Spaces Available to lawabiding citizens so there is no chance for people to break the law by consuming cannabis in the parks. There is risk for criminalization by restricting consumption spaces. This fuels the war on drugs and thats nopt the purpose of prop 64. In San Francisco its a major issue because the apartments are likely to be nonsmoking units. Where are these people to go . The millions of tourists expected to flock to the city will only have eight locations to explore and engage with. Accountthree of the consumption spaces come way premium price tag leaving five to the general public to enjoy. Could you imagine an entire city with just five bars that you could go to without a 40dollar cover charge for the other three . Thats what well be left to. These consumption spaces offer a lot more to users recreation. They include education which is critical to the new cannabis consumers. Being able to offer a spac