At the conclusion of the last meeting, a committee member requested a future discussion of potency and products. That appeared to be rebuffed unless there were enough votes on the committee to discuss this. I did not hear votes approving the inclusion of an industry advocate, Jonathan Cvetko in multiple meetings. Yet there he was, even staying until the end of the last meeting, as if he was a working member of this group.
It is critical to discuss high potency products and the effect on the user. This is not a pesky detail, this is the crux of the issue. Marijuana has evolved over the years and is not what most people understand it to be. I believe this is why people voted yes to legalize recreational use, because they still viewed it as a somewhat harmless drug. Marijuana today is completely different from the product sold/used 15 years ago.
Who I have not seen included in these discussions are physicians who have a firsthand look at the detrimental effects of Cannabis. Where is the discussion of statistics – evidence, by the way of the impact of the Cannabis on the population? Emergency room visits for Cannabis associated psychosis/derilium or perceptual disturbances rose 54% between 2016 and 2019. Where is the discussion surrounding the National Academies of Science conclusion that Cannabis use is associated with psychosis and schizophrenia? And car accidents? This should absolutely be discussed as part of the negative impacts and dangers to the community. It should not be ignored or minimized.
Regarding the products, the edibles look like candy. That should be discussed as well, along with the dosing and dangers to the people who consume them.
Simply but – these meetings need to provide a balanced perspective. Every meeting should be 50/50 – the benefits and the harms. You cannot change the past meetings, but going forward I urge you to delve into the reality of the negative effects of Cannabis – issues that Jonathan Cvetko and other advocates would never dare to admit.
I hope everyone listened closely to that teacher who talked about students high on Cannabis that could not listen nor remember what he was saying and teaching in the classroom. I know a principal in a neighboring school district who said that kids come to school high and are literally falling out of their chairs in class. Nobody can deny that when a community embraces the selling of cannabis at a local dispensary, kids notice. There are statistics that demonstrate that when a Cannabis shop opens in a community, youth usage increases because culturally, the community is telling their youth that it is okay to get high. This is incredibly damaging to future generations and is something to be taken as seriously as other city mandates such as Plastic Bags, Polystyrene, Smoking, flavored vape products and Plastic Straws. Why would a city that cares about mandating those things not care about drug use?
Please allow for people on the other side of this discussion to come and present at future meetings. Learn more about high potency products and edibles and the resulting impacts on mental health and our youth. It is not too late to do this.
I strongly do NOT support any cannabis shops in Hermosa Beach. Regardless of the crime rate, it will attract the wrong crowd and make Hermosa look ‘junky,’ for a lack of a better word. It will turn us into the likes of Venice beach or Long Beach, or Redondo, for that matter. When someone smokes everyone around them has to suffer, and weed smoke seems to go further than all the others. Every time I go for a run on the strand I breathe in weed smoke from someone on the beach. All smoke, including weed smoke causes lung cancer. But weed smoke goes one step further and damages the brain. They have proven that even second hand smoke puts that chemical in the blood system. The weed industry is the tobacco industry 2.0. They are making a ton of money off of everyone. If anyone in Hermosa legitimately needs it for medical reasons then there are a ton of apps and companies that deliver it right to their door. There is no reason that our tiny 1 by 2 mile community needs a shop of our own! We have such a nice family friendly community here. Could someone please please stand up for those of us who want to live happy, healthy, smoke-free lives!!
At the conclusion of the last meeting, a committee member requested a future discussion of potency and products. That appeared to be rebuffed unless there were enough votes on the committee to discuss this. I did not hear votes approving the inclusion of an industry advocate, Jonathan Cvetko in multiple meetings. Yet there he was, even staying until the end of the last meeting, as if he was a working member of this group.
It is critical to discuss high potency products and the effect on the user. This is not a pesky detail, this is the crux of the issue. Marijuana has evolved over the years and is not what most people understand it to be. I believe this is why people voted yes to legalize recreational use, because they still viewed it as a somewhat harmless drug. Marijuana today is completely different from the product sold/used 15 years ago.
Who I have not seen included in these discussions are physicians who have a firsthand look at the detrimental effects of Cannabis. Where is the discussion of statistics – evidence, by the way of the impact of the Cannabis on the population? Emergency room visits for Cannabis associated psychosis/derilium or perceptual disturbances rose 54% between 2016 and 2019. Where is the discussion surrounding the National Academies of Science conclusion that Cannabis use is associated with psychosis and schizophrenia? And car accidents? This should absolutely be discussed as part of the negative impacts and dangers to the community. It should not be ignored or minimized.
Regarding the products, the edibles look like candy. That should be discussed as well, along with the dosing and dangers to the people who consume them.
Simply but – these meetings need to provide a balanced perspective. Every meeting should be 50/50 – the benefits and the harms. You cannot change the past meetings, but going forward I urge you to delve into the reality of the negative effects of Cannabis – issues that Jonathan Cvetko and other advocates would never dare to admit.
I hope everyone listened closely to that teacher who talked about students high on Cannabis that could not listen nor remember what he was saying and teaching in the classroom. I know a principal in a neighboring school district who said that kids come to school high and are literally falling out of their chairs in class. Nobody can deny that when a community embraces the selling of cannabis at a local dispensary, kids notice. There are statistics that demonstrate that when a Cannabis shop opens in a community, youth usage increases because culturally, the community is telling their youth that it is okay to get high. This is incredibly damaging to future generations and is something to be taken as seriously as other city mandates such as Plastic Bags, Polystyrene, Smoking, flavored vape products and Plastic Straws. Why would a city that cares about mandating those things not care about drug use?
Please allow for people on the other side of this discussion to come and present at future meetings. Learn more about high potency products and edibles and the resulting impacts on mental health and our youth. It is not too late to do this.
I strongly do NOT support any cannabis shops in Hermosa Beach. Regardless of the crime rate, it will attract the wrong crowd and make Hermosa look ‘junky,’ for a lack of a better word. It will turn us into the likes of Venice beach or Long Beach, or Redondo, for that matter. When someone smokes everyone around them has to suffer, and weed smoke seems to go further than all the others. Every time I go for a run on the strand I breathe in weed smoke from someone on the beach. All smoke, including weed smoke causes lung cancer. But weed smoke goes one step further and damages the brain. They have proven that even second hand smoke puts that chemical in the blood system. The weed industry is the tobacco industry 2.0. They are making a ton of money off of everyone. If anyone in Hermosa legitimately needs it for medical reasons then there are a ton of apps and companies that deliver it right to their door. There is no reason that our tiny 1 by 2 mile community needs a shop of our own! We have such a nice family friendly community here. Could someone please please stand up for those of us who want to live happy, healthy, smoke-free lives!!