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Duffy E. Atkinson <br />5643 Royal Hill Drive <br />Riverside, CA 92506 <br />(951) 675-4010 Phone <br />datkinson1@att.net <br />April 4, 2023 <br />To: Riverside City Council <br />eedwards@riversideca.gov <br />ccervantes@riversideca.gov <br />rfierro@riversideca.gov <br />gplascencia@riversideca.gov <br />cconder@riversideca.gov <br />jperry@riversideca.gov <br />shemenway@riversideca.gov <br />Mayor, City of Riverside <br />2mayor@riversideca.gov <br />Via Email <br />Re: Cannabis Business Signage — School Proximity <br />Honorable Councilmembers, Madame Mayor: <br />The City of Riverside recently voted to allow the presence and operation of cannabis dispensaries and <br />testing facilities within city limits. The ordinances provide legal and administrative oversight <br />regarding, among other controls, the minimum proximity of these operations from our K-12 schools. <br />What might have been missed in the conversation to date are the regulations setting limits on the <br />minimum distance of cannabis -related marketing, signage and advertising to the same K-12 schools. <br />By way of example, this sign, with a URL address and QR code, was affixed to a city utility pole on <br />Victoria @ Central directly in front of Poly High School: <br />