A medical marijuana dispensary — opening proper subsequent door to a day care. Dad and mom are involved — however the dispensary’s CEO says they’ve a proper to be there. The nightteam’s Heather Walker has tonight’s 7Investigates.
Dad and mom selecting up their children from at the present time care, grew to become anxious after they noticed a medical marijuana dispensary shifting in subsequent door.
Andrea Diaz/mum or dad: “Actually, actually involved as a result of I do need my youngster to be as protected as attainable.”
The dispensary known as Fluent Hashish and it shares a wall with the daycare.
Andrea Diaz: “I’d really feel the identical about some other type of grownup product or grownup retailer.”
Marlo Planas is the co-owner of Cease & Play: Drop-in Childcare and Faculty — which has been at this location in Northeast Miami-Dade since 2022.
Marlo Planas/co-owner: “We converse to lots of and lots of of fogeys. Nobody has come to us and stated that they really feel comfy with having a dispensary subsequent door.”
Folks concerned with the daycare wished to know if a dispensary is even allowed to be so near youngsters.
Max Platonov/mum or dad: “My query for the zoning on this space: How are they permitting to construct this sort of enterprise subsequent to high school, subsequent to youngster’s daycare?”
In response to Miami-Dade County zoning, a medical marijuana dispensary have to be no less than 1,000 ft from “any youngster care facility” or faculty. Florida legislation says dispensaries have to be 500 ft away from public or personal faculties, however there is no such thing as a distance requirement from daycares. The wording in that state legislation prevents the county from implementing their extra restrictive native code — successfully tying their fingers.
Marlo Planas: “We do have a kindergarten classroom and it’s acknowledged by the Division of Schooling. That is the place the large query is available in: Is the county going to now additionally acknowledge our kindergarten class as an elementary faculty program?”
The reply — is not any. County officers inform 7Investigates: “…Cease & Play is at the moment solely permitted…” with them “…As a daycare facility”, not a college. So the state legislation requiring a distance of 500 ft doesn’t apply.
Backside line — Miami-Dade gave Fluent Hashish the inexperienced gentle to open.
Dad and mom suppose it’s the incorrect determination.
Max Platonov: “This can be a faculty the place they’re studying learn how to learn. I don’t need my child asking me like what hashish is.”
Maria attento/mum or dad: “I simply fear about little accidents occurring, gummies falling on the ground and any person selecting it up.”
Marlo Planas: “If there’s an altercation subsequent door, we must put our college students on lockdown.”
Robert Beasley/fluent hashish CEO: “I perceive the considerations.”
Fluent Hashish CEO Robert Beasley stated his firm has taken affordable security precautions.
Robert Beasley: “We wish to be good neighbors and I feel that over time, these considerations is not going to manifest into actuality. We’re not a smoke store. It’s not a bunch of weed guys over there hanging out, smoking dope. We’re a medical enterprise promoting a medical product to medical licensed, registered sufferers.”
He allowed us inside the shop to indicate us the safeguards.
Robert Beasley: “That is the vault, so it’s a safe vault.”
Not solely is the hashish locked up — so is the cash.
Robert Beasley: “We don’t handle giant piles of money as a goal for individuals to come back rob.”
Robert stated the room has a bolstered metal door, metal mesh within the partitions, and 24-hour digital camera monitoring.
Robert Beasley: “Packaging is all white and bland and plain. As a result of there’s nothing to draw any sort of kids or point out it is a sweet in any manner.”
The marijuana merchandise are sealed.
Robert Beasley: “Would I ship my children to that day care with the shop subsequent door? Completely, completely.”
However a number of dad and mom clearly disagree and say they may depart Cease & Play.
Adeniyi Williams: “I like the varsity. We love Marlo. My son and my daughter make nice pals right here. However on the finish of the day, I all the time should do what’s proper by my children.”
Marlo has this message:
Marlo Planas: “I’m asking the native lawmakers to have this speak with Tallahassee: See why they can’t implement their extra restrictive legal guidelines to guard the youngsters of Miami-Dade County?”
It’s a dispensary dispute — the place feelings proceed to run excessive.
Heather Walker, 7News.
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