one more thing...

When I attended a meeting about the locations of dispensaries, the big objection is having cannabis stores located near ANYTHING!

The ultimate irony is that there is a drive-through liquor store in one of the strip malls...

The Compassion Club has a storefront sign. It is not high profile. The place is located along a road where houses have been converted into small businesses. The area is surrounded by homes, a church, a children's facility, chain restaurants.

The fear that teenagers will be roaming the area waiting to break in to rob everyone is just plain silly. There are no drug addicts looking to score.

I see young entrepreneurs running these initial shops. My guess is that in about 10-20 years, these young adults will own the fancy houses up on the mountains above my own.