Recreational Marijuana

This is an absolute must it’s going to bring money and jobs to the community while lowering the numbers for meth and heroin use also bringing value to the community. The taxes from the booming industry will be a positive outcome .

Just follow the money- any perceived advantages of this proposal are outweighed by the disadvantages of the eventual negative consequences to our local community. I came from Calif. originally, and have personally witnessed the negative aspects this type of business WILL have.

Opening up a dispensary won’t just help the economy but I will create more jobs for people who are unemployed. Like Insurance services,Physician consultations and recommendations,Payment processes etc. These will augment the products and services that are offered in dispensary’s. Not to mention that it also PROVIDES GREAT HELP TO PATIENTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA. This is the most important of having a dispensary. Those who are in need of medical marijuana can comfortably approach a dispensary and buy products for their medical needs. It will also help in the awareness education for the medical use of marijuana. Fact: Several people are not yet aware of the medical benefits of marijuana. This can open up the door for people who are misinformed on cannabis and what it can do.

Marijuana is a dangerous drug and should be treated as such. making it more accessible will only harm our community

To the extent possible under the law, recreational marijuana must treated no less than would be alcohol or tobacco. Public intoxication, from any substance, should be grounds for removal, or arrest.

Smoking marijuana should be prohibited on the grounds.

Regarding recreational marijuana, driving while impaired by marijuana legislation w/in AZ has not caught up to the public desire to enhance the economic revenue that some view as outweighing public safety. Fact:marijuana’s intoxicating component THC causes altered perception and sense of time, hallucinations, paranoia (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2019) all of which are impact driving ability. Driving while impaired by alcohol is a criminal and punishable offense in AZ; why shouldn’t driving while impaired by marijuana be treated the same?

Having a dispensary (or two) would give a wonderful boost to our economy and would give people easy accessibility in Sierra Vista.
If there is no town dispensary, people will just go somewhere else to get their marijuana. The real question is: do you want other cities to receive the benefits that we could receive, instead?
To those who disagree with it, why do you care? You do not need to participate in any of it and a dispensary will allow those who want marijuana to have it. This is no different than smokes behind the counter in the gas station. I say aye!

What is the problem with legalizing marijuana and having some dispensaries here. It would help with revenue, slow down the marijuana that is being transported here from Mexico and the law can focus on more serious drugs. There is no accidents caused from marijuana like when someone is drinking. Maybe some of the people in this town will become more friendly and not so uptight. And it will also help the food Industry everyone is going to be hungry.

The people voted on this, states' rights, the House has already passed a bill for legalization, every other state around us is legalizing, except for Utah, and the House has already passed the bill. Even Mexico just legalized it. We can be behind the curve, or ahead of it. I believe at one of the recent meetings they were complaining about Outback closing and how to get businesses going, it seems like the answer is right here, I'm pretty sure even I would think their food is good if I was high. I find it odd that a mayor that barely won his last election would have the nerve to say that the voters do not always get it right. To add on, I'd like to know what the legal definition of what a "federal city" is. By my count, there is one federal city, and it legalized marijuana use in 2014. I also did not know it was the city's responsibility to keep soldiers in check. During my time serving, I don't remember anyone getting away with drugs or a DUI because it was the city's fault; in the military there's personal accountability, but I guess not in a federal city? If this is a federal city, why did the mayor seem so uneasy about commenting on a federal election? It just seems like the mayor is contradicting himself to serve his own selfish interests/opinions. At the end of the day, it's what the people voted for, unless maybe some people here think that was voter fraud too.

I believe that allowing recreational marijuana establishments in Sierra Vista would be detrimental to our community that would not be offset by the income potential. Let's NOT ruin our "Extraordinary" community.
Cindy D.

I believe that allowing recreational marijuana establishments in Sierra Vista would be incredible for our local economy. I think that if we used some of that revenue to improve our horrendous public transport system, we could make sure that people are staying safe, while they are participating in a legal recreational activity. If our city does not allow recreational marijuana establishments, that would be another reason why I would want to move from here to a more progressive area of the state that understands the will of the voting public.

There is no rational explanation for allowing this “enterprise” to take root in our city. Federal law is explicit about marijuana and there is no such thing as “recreational use”. Given our proximity to the border and the historical instances of illegal activity connected to drug trafficking from across the border, no room exists for allowing such a potentially dangerous activity to develop here. The uncertain status of border patrol manpower and authority only underscores how further taxed their efforts would be were dispensaries and related “recreational use” encouraged here.

I cannot believe that our state passed a law that is AGAINST our federal laws. It was voted down 2 years ago but if you keep rewording and pushing I suppose you eventually get it passed. In addition, my understanding of this new law was to only included permitting personal use at home and limited plants grown at home. No dispensaries should be allowed in our city! It has only led to huge problems in other cities that have implemented these dispensaries. I feel it will also encourage further illegal drug activity from our close border. It is insane to believe that cigarettes are awful but pot is good.

Do we REALLY need this here? Trying to be like Calif., Oregon or Wash.? I can't see any local benefit to this, other than a few more dollars into the city coffers- but that's the bottom line, isn't it? (signed: ex-pot smoker with COPD)

I agree with Councilwomen Sarah Pacheco & Carolyn Umphrey... the voters have spoken. Let's proceed with allowing recreational marijuana dispensaries in Sierra Vista.

According to a Herald Review story by Lyda Longa on Jan 12, 2021, when Sierra Vista Councilwomen Sarah Pacheco and Carolyn Umphrey said the reasons they were supporting approval of a recreational marijuana dispensary is because people voted for it, Mayor Rick Mueller said, “People are not always right when they vote.”

Wow. How arrogant and tone deaf of our mayor. Does he really have so little regard for our ability to think and vote for what we believe is right? This concerns me. Does this mean he favora voter suppression? Does he support the AZ GOP efforts to do away with the PEVL (Permanent Early Voting List) and all mail-in voting?

I support a safe and legal recreational marijuana dispensary in Sierra Vista. I also thing that Mayor Mueller would do well to keep his low opinion of voters to himself.