SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously approved a marijuana dispensary/smoking spot close to John Yehall Chin Elementary School in a meeting on March 9, despite objections from community members.
Vice president of the commission Kathrin Moore concluded it “is actually a very good location.”
The suggested marijuana dispensary is a vacant two-story office building located at 100 Broadway, just at the edge of Chinatown. If approved, it will become a 3,500-square-foot marijuana center, including a smoking area and storage.
“As much as it has been a difficult issue for me not to listen and clearly take into consideration the voice of the community, I would share … as my commissioners do, that this is actually a very good location,” Moore said after nearly four hours of public comments….