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To: donotreply@sbcity.org
Subject: RE: Speaker Slips
From: donotreply@sbcity.org [maiIto: donotreply@sbcity.org,
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2018 1:19 PM
To: donotreply())sbcity.org; Gigi Hanna; John Paul Maier
Subject: Speaker Slips
Notice Text
First Name Matthew
Last Name Clevenger
Telephone 6197084420
Email m.clevenger,"&farmfreshmmd.com
Comments Ms. City Clerk, Thank you for helping Tige
speak at the upcoming meeting on March 7, 2018 regard
Gi i Hanna
From:
Karmel Roe <karmelroe@,
Sent:
Wednesday, March 07, 20
To:
Public Comments
Subject:
Public comment
I would like to speak on public comment on item 15 and 19 1.
I would also like to speak on public comment not on the age
Karmel Roe
Sacramento, East Bay, Long Beach, San Bernardino, San Diego
Business HQ: 1020 12`h Street, Second Floor, Sacramento, CA 9581,
March 7, 2017
Honorable San Bernardino Mayor and City Council
290 North D Street
San Bernardino, CA 92401
Re: March 3, 2018 City Council Agenda - Consent Calendar item 5.10.080 Maximum Number
and Type of Authorized Commercial Cannabis Businesses Permitted
My name is Nasser Azimi, Co -Founder of Ohana Operations. We are a high-tech and licensed
cannabis Corporation with production and retail facilities throughout California. Ohana is a
vertically integrated operation with a leadership team that has over 30 years of successful
business, government, technology, and retail experience building state of the art operational
models that are based on 10 years of cannabis industry research and experience.
Thank you for ensuring that cannabis delivery is included in the ordinance that is under
consideration for approval. Proper legalization, including delivery, will clearly set the stage to
fight underground and illegal activities that are costing lives, public safety, and tax revenue the
city needs for regulating this evolving industry.
This letter is about Consent Calendar Item creating "Maximum Number and Type of Authorized
Commercial Cannabis Businesses Permitted." While we don't object to establishing a maximum
number of permits for storefronts due to community visibility, we respectfully urge you to
reconsider your position about limiting delivery, wholesale, distribution, and testing for the
following reasons:
1. Delivery, wholesale, and distribution do not allow public access, are discreet, and in general
will prevent illegal and hidden operations from going into residential "back bedrooms" or
"garages" due to lack of a legalization path. This will undoubtedly increase enforcement
efforts that take away cannabis tax revenue, not to mention the public safety issues associated
with illegal operations in residential areas;
2. Limit on testing will create major bottlenecks in the supply channel as was the case in
Nevada. This will subject the San Bernardino communities to untested and harmful cannabis.
In addition, limiting the entire permit base to 12 without specifying the permit types will create a
supply channel imbalance since most operators will opt to apply for storefronts. Under such
situations, the City would lose control of its wholesale production capabilities that can cause
significant price fluctuations putting operators out of business.
www.ohanagrowers.com www.ohanagardens.org
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Sacramento, Fast Bay, Long Beach, San Bernardino, San Diego
Business HQ: 1020 12`h Street, Second Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814
If the city chooses to go in this direction 12 permits maximum, we respectfully request the Council
direct staff to modify the permit types to "Vertical Integration" giving the prevailing permittees
the choice to implement facilities that would give them control of the wholesale and retail
operational capacity to prevent an inevitable supply channel imbalance that may cripple the city's
legalization effort. Such approach is in line with the State's licensing approach for both Micro
and General Cannabis operations.
Furthermore, we strongly believe testing should be excluded from the maximum because such
operations are like a traditional laboratory without much products onsite. In general, a testing
facility with 450 to 600 active customers at any point in time is only holding one to two pounds
cannabis samples that are needed for testing, well below the state limits for even personal use!
We appreciate your consideration of this very important matter. If you have any questions or
comments, please feel free to email or call me.
Nasser Azimi, President Ohana Operations Inc.
(916) 757-4892
nazimi ri ohanauardens.org
CC: Rob Fong, Former City Council
www.ohanagrowers.com www.ohanagardens.org