A heated debate
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Enticed by the potential tax revenue, a few years ago, the city of Albany drafted a measure that would allow marijuana dispensaries. Now a business, posing as a "co-op", is trying to open a marijuana dispensary in a mixed-use area of Albany, an area that also happens to have many children living in the nearby homes. The City Planning and Zoning staff recommended against the dispensary . The developers' request for the City Council to overturn Planning and Zoning's veto of the business came before the Council on Monday night.
The debate was heated. The developers of the would-be dispensary were mocking and sarcastic of residents and anyone opposed to the opening of the dispensary. Many residents are angry at the Council that the dispensary is even being considered in Albany, a community sought out by families because of its reputation of being family-friendly and its reputation (unjustified in «Louis' experience) of having schools that are among the best in the state. («Louis'» view is if these schools are among the best in the state, we've got a serious problem: Albany High School student who have worked for «Louis» can't read, write, spell or think. If these poor kids are from some of the BEST schools in the state, what on earth is happening to the poor kids in the worst schools?! SHUDDER!)
More than fifty residents, «Louis» included, spoke against the dispensary. The Council voted to table until next Tuesday the request by the developers of the dispensary to overturn the Planning and Zoning staff's recommendation against the dispensary.
