Marijuana subcommittees discuss permits, public safety

The first of the Local Marijuana Regulation Advisory Committee subcommittees met over the last week, agreeing to bring a few items to the table for discussion at the next full committee meeting May 27.

On Tuesday, at the public safety meeting, subcommittee members said they’d prefer no edibles or extractions be sold in Petersburg, a dispensary sit at least a mile outside of downtown and security of the facilities selling the product.

“There’s no place in town I would feel comfortable with because our kids are everywhere,” Kathy Holtzinger said.

Much of the conversation centered around child sa...