HMS DOES PROP. 215 RIGHT

I am writing on behalf of Humboldt Medical Supply, a medical
marijuana dispensary. As a patient for two years, I am familiar with
their quality standards. After attending Arcata City Council
meetings, I cannot help but take issue with the city's attempts to
dissuade them from conducting a legitimate business in a safe, open,
and forthright manner after the expenditure of several hundred
thousand dollars. HMS has met or exceeded all requirements placed
upon them. They operate in a discreet manner. In fact, their ethics
is one of the main reasons I chose HMS.

The city is concerned that there would be groups of patients hanging
out and using their medication in public. This idea is nothing less
than laughable. What does the city do to control the drunks and
rowdies on the Plaza?

The issue was raised that by allowing HMS to grow marijuana at their
dispensary location would somehow result in a proliferation of
dispensaries on the plaza and grow houses throughout the city. I
agree that illegal grow houses are a huge problem. HMS, on the other
hand, obtained proper permits to build a very secure grow space at
great expense, with state-of-the-art filtration systems to reduce
smell. To now penalize them after the fact seems capricious at best
and malicious at the very least.

One of the city's strongest allies will be businesses which operate
legitimately, which HMS has proven itself to be: Offering a quality
product safely, discreetly, and directly to patients at reasonable or
sometimes no cost.

Robert Gelder

McKinleyville