Henderson medical marijuana dispensaries

■ Essence, 4300 E. Sunset Road, Ste. A2 and A3

■ Jenny’s Dispensary, 10420 S. Eastern Ave.

■ Nevada Medical Marijuana, 3195 St. Rose Pkwy., Ste. 212

■ The Dispensary ■ The Source, 9480 S. Eastern Ave. something,” said Henderson resident Jan Landy, 66. “Now at least people will be safe.”

However, Councilman Dan Stewart said the city is moving too quickly.

“We are different. We are a premier city,” Stewart said. “I think we can make a bold statement by having no recreational marijuana in our city. … There are too many unintended consequences that we just don’t know about.”

Councilmen John Marz and Dan Shaw agreed with Stewart, citing the lack of controls due to its status as a cash industry.

“We’re a premier city, and to me that means we’re family-oriented, and we’ve been listed as one of the safest cities in the country,” Marz said. “We care about what happens in this city. To turn around and say we endorse recreational marijuana is an oxymoron.”

Acting Police Chief Todd Peters said 33 DUI arrests were recorded in July, with nine directly tied to marijuana. In August there were 54 DUI arrests with 10 related to marijuana, he said.

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