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2 <br />you to express my strong opposition to the proposal to allow the licensing of medical marijuana facilities <br />to do business in the city of San Leandro. While I am sympathetic to a patient who is undergoing serious <br />medical issues and a physician’s desire to help ease the discomfort of the patient’s ailment, I think it <br />is important to separate a physician-patient issue from that of the allowance of a marijuana dispensary <br />facility being allowed to do business in San Leandro. <br />By allowing these type of facilities into San Leandro will greatly encourage increased crime including <br />armed robberies, burglaries, drug dealing, murders, and other violent crimes. In addition, the allowance <br />of <br />these type of facilities will be a cause for potential structural fires, increase in traffic, loitering and noise. <br />It also increases the potential for more drivers being on the road who will be driving while under the <br />influence of marijuana. <br />By allowing these type of facilities into San Leandro, it is also encouraging usage of this substance <br />among minors which could lead to possible substance abuse and other long term health problems for <br />these <br />minors as they get older. <br />The lack of rigid regulation and the many possible loopholes for the criminal element of society to <br />manipulate makes the idea of a medical marijuana facility a very bad proposition for San Leandro. <br />I am asking that you and our other council members not move forward with this proposal. There are <br />existing facilities in Oakland and San Lorenzo. It is not necessary to place one here in San Leandro. <br />Thank you for taking the time to review and take under consideration my request for you to oppose the <br />medical marijuana dispensary idea. <br />Sincerely, <br />Becky Post