New Westminster Record June 27 2019

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Council paves way for two cannabis stores Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Two pot shops have cleared one of the hurdles on the path to opening in New West. New Westminster city council held public hearings on Monday night related to two cannabis shops proposed in the city, Muse Cannabis at 532 Sixth St. and Westcanna at 710 12th St. Following the public hearing, council approved zoning amendment bylaws

for both locations. At Monday’s public hearing, about a dozen residents from both neighbourhoods spoke about the proposed cannabis stores, with most opponents citing concerns about exposing children to cannabis. Sandra Lum, who lives directly behind the 12th Street location, voiced concerns about increased traffic and parking issues in the alley by the shop and negative impacts on children.

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“I am not against it. I just think there is a time and a place.This is not the place,” Lum said. “There are too many children, too many schools.Too many daycares.Too many young people in the alleyway playing.” Christopher Bell said there has been a “complete absence” of consultation with neighbours living around the proposed cannabis shop locations. He suggested the city pause the process to make time to meet with residents to en-

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sure their concerns – real or irrational – are addressed. New West resident Michael Johnstone said he’s “not the biggest weed guy,” but he does make a 40-kilometre round-trip trek to Vancouver to buy marijuana that he casually smokes at home with his 65-year-old mom.While people think that bringing in one or two weed stores is going to ruin the community, Johnstone said people who buy and smoke weed aren’t breaking into buildings or

cars. “I can promise you people it’s not going to bring a whole bunch of crime to New Westminster,” he said. “It has been here for years.” Allowing weed stores to open in New West isn’t going to ruin the community, Johnstone said. “We have a mayor that wrestles. We have a crosswalk that is rainbow.We have everything we need. We need a weed store,” he said. Continued on page 3

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