[{"text":"In general, do you support legalized cannabis for adult use?","type":"choose_one","population_responding":342,"options":[{"votes":200,"value":{"en":"Yes"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":185,"population_responding":312}]},{"votes":111,"value":{"en":"No"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":99,"population_responding":312}]},{"votes":31,"value":{"en":"Not Sure"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":28,"population_responding":312}]}]},{"text":"Please rate how much you would support having retail cannabis stores in Citrus Heights?","type":"rating","population_responding":342,"options":[{"votes":116,"value":{"en":"Strongly Opposed (1)"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":106,"population_responding":312}]},{"votes":49,"value":{"en":"Somewhat Opposed (2)"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":42,"population_responding":312}]},{"votes":72,"value":{"en":"Somewhat Support (3)"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":65,"population_responding":312}]},{"votes":94,"value":{"en":"Strongly Support (4)"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":89,"population_responding":312}]},{"votes":11,"value":{"en":"Not Sure"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":10,"population_responding":312}]}]},{"text":"If retail cannabis stores (dispensaries) were allowed, where would be the best places to locate them in Citrus Heights? (Choose all that apply)","type":"choose_multiple_open","population_responding":322,"options":[{"votes":107,"value":{"en":"Only in commercial centers directly adjacent to I-80 (near interchanges)"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":94,"population_responding":293}]},{"votes":50,"value":{"en":"In the Antelope Crossing commercial corridor (Antelope/Lichen/Tupelo)"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":49,"population_responding":293}]},{"votes":56,"value":{"en":"In the Auburn Blvd commercial corridor (Auburn Blvd from I-80 to Old Auburn)"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":53,"population_responding":293}]},{"votes":46,"value":{"en":"In the Sunrise Blvd commercial corridor (Sunrise Blvd from Antelope Road to Madison Ave)"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":42,"population_responding":293}]},{"votes":128,"value":{"en":"In any non-residential zone, but not within 600 feet of a school or park"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":119,"population_responding":293}]},{"votes":57,"value":{"en":"Other:"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":51,"population_responding":293}]},{"response_count":57,"text_results":["2 many gas stations is same as 2 many cannabis outlets; limits to location based upon intelligence","Any dispensaries need to be as close to a police/sheriff station as possible. Not near shopping mal","As long as you are taxing it, put almost anywhere.","At the dumps!","Auburn Blvd near Manzanita ","I have no idea","I'd say closer to the police station as possible. Police response time to auburn/80 area is usually","In any non-residential zone, but not within 5 miles of a school or park.","In some out of the way area non residential or far from residences, schools and parks and malls","Make stricter laws - revoke dispensary license if caught selling to minors","NOT IN MY CITY!","NOWHERE IN CITY LIMITS!!! We DON\"T need this kind of reputation as a city going forward.","Near the police station","Next to police station.  ","No Cannabis sales in Citrus Heights.  It can alter thinking and cause DUI tickets.  No No NO!!!!","No not in our sweet town","No where ","No where in Citrus Heights  we do not encourage drug use","No where in Citrus Heights. ","No where!!!!!","None","None - This should not be allowed in our city.  ","None. Do not want them.","None. There are plenty of dispensaries downtown and they deliver in Citrus Heights. ","Not in Citrus Heights","Not sure but far from schools/ parks","Not within city boundaries. They can have it delivered.","Nowhere","Nowhere in Citrus Heights.","Nowhere. Not in this city.","OUTSiDE OF CITRUS HEIGHTS!!!!!!!","Opposed to any \"Pot Stores\" because of the potential for criminal activity such as robberies, etc.","Out as far as possible, industrial area ","Similar restrictions as liquor stores.","Sylvan corners has empty spaces","Would prefer spread out to give everyone equal access that needs it","at least 1 mile from any park or school","do not allow cannabis store in citrus heights","in any locations that work for the dispensery but not within 600 ft of a school","near the police department","next to City Hall and the Police Department","no place in Citrus Heights","nowhere in Citrus Heights","nowhere is acceptable","None. I don’t want them in Citrus Heights","There are enough dispensaries woma short distance from Citrus Heights . We don’t need one in our c ","no where in the city!","I can't vote for others to have this near them when I sure don't want it near me!","No place is good!   Do not allow them!","Non-residential zone w/o any type of schools/parks, i.e. private, public, day care, whatsoever.","None, CH is small and all areas would be bad - it just would lower the status of our city "],"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":51,"population_responding":293}]}]},{"text":"Should retail cannabis stores move forward, city staff may recommend that a maximum of two licenses be made available. What restrictions would you support, if any? (Choose all that apply)","type":"choose_multiple_open","population_responding":321,"options":[{"votes":119,"value":{"en":"Two permits or less to sell cannabis"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":113,"population_responding":293}]},{"votes":70,"value":{"en":"Three permits or more to sell cannabis"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":63,"population_responding":293}]},{"votes":137,"value":{"en":"Hours of operation that are consistent with State regulations (6 am – 10 pm)"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":129,"population_responding":293}]},{"votes":118,"value":{"en":"Hours of operation that are more restricted than State regulations"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":107,"population_responding":293}]},{"votes":135,"value":{"en":"Cannabis retailers should collect an extra local tax on cannabis sales"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":125,"population_responding":293}]},{"votes":54,"value":{"en":"Cannabis retailers should not collect an extra local tax on cannabis sales"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":49,"population_responding":293}]},{"votes":57,"value":{"en":"Shouldn't have special restrictions on cannabis sales in Citrus Heights"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":48,"population_responding":293}]},{"votes":44,"value":{"en":"Other:"},"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":41,"population_responding":293}]},{"response_count":44,"text_results":["A tax only to cover costs of inspections and any need for law enforcement ","Adjacent businesses should approve. ","Calculate Permits, fees, and taxes to pay the salaries of enforcement required to monitor the prog","Citrus heights should tax it and use the money to build tiny house communities ","Each site should have armed security to prevent robberies and cannabis usage in the parking lot.","Essentially use same rules as applied to alcohol sales; limit licenses initially","Extra security regulations for building and personnel. Enough retail theft already occurs","Having a limited number of cannabis businesses ","I agree there should be a limit on how many but I feel it should be equally spread out","If liquor stores impose a extra local tax then so should a dispensary. If not then no","It seems plausible to have one permit which covers what is needed. (?)","It should not be allowed in our city!","It will get into the hands of children, and is addicting.","NO CANNABIS!!!!","NO SALES WITHIN CITY LIMITS","Need to NOT sell to minors!!!! Huge consequences for selling to minors.","No canabis permits. ","No licenses should be made available","No permits available.","No such stores please","No where in Citrus Heights  we do not encourage drug use","None","None in this city.","None none none extra work for law enforcement ","Not sure. Maybe 3 permits ","Open from 10-6...I don't want teenagers to be tempted","Random inspections, verifying rules are being followed. ","Required to have adequate security. ","Should be the same as liquor stores. After all, liquor causes many more deaths than Cannabis.","Some tax is ok, but too much tax will just keep people buying illegal or growing their own.","Strong security presence along w/cameras","THEY SHOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL - MAX TAX BECAUSE YOU'LL NEED IT FOR EXTRA POLICE","do not allow cannabis store in citrus heights","no permits","with the size \u0026 strange shape of the city's boundries allow more than 3 permits ","Just keep them out of the city.","We don’t need a dispensary in Citrus Heights. ","Background checks on owners and employees.","I won't vote on the \"least bad\" choice, until I have to. ","No licenses should be allowed!   Do not allow them!","just, no"],"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":41,"population_responding":293}]}]},{"text":"Any other comments or suggestions about cannabis in Citrus Heights?","type":"open","population_responding":207,"options":[{"response_count":131,"text_results":[" More work for law informants, more crime","About time for this to become a reality. ","Age requirements.","Allowing cannabis is not the answer to financial issues with the city budget.  Keep Citrus Heights a good place to live.","Are you really so greedy for income that you would make our city less safe?","As a medical user of marijuana, I have to drive up to 45 minutes to acquire medical marijuana. This means that not only am I using a good amount of gas and carbon footprint but also the $$ is going to the city of Sacramento.  I spend on average up to $300 per month on medicine.  Imagine how much recreational users spend!! ","As a person who has a medical problem that causes me to have no appetite. Marijuana gives me an appetite. So, yes, to the proposal of dispensaries for Marijuana. ","Canabis should be administered under the guidance of a medical facility. ","Cannabis is an incredibly lucrative and growing legal industry. The local revenue potential is reason enough to allow the establishment of dispensaries within the city limits. Having dispensaries in a city’s limit demonstrates that a city cares about growing industries and wants to help legitimize small businesses in an industry that may have been viewed poorly by previous generations. Citrus Heights should be doing whatever is possible to bring new business into the city. ","Cannabis sales brings negative externalities beyond that of a normal businesses (increased crime near dispensaries that are an all-cash business, littering of drug paraphernalia, the awful smell permeating through everything and simply attracting an undesirable element to our city). If this is approved, it must be done thoughtfully and carefully. An extra tax to mitigate these issues should also be strongly considered.","Cannabis stores are the last thing this City needs. We already have an illegal narcotics trafficking problem that's out of control. The Citrus Heights Police do absolutely nothing to try to stop the endless flow of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin. We have a homeless problem that's out of control, too. The last thing we need is to bring more drugs into this city to be sold, even if it's just cannabis retailers.","Cannabis users should not be held to any different standards than those who use tobacco or alcohol.","Cannabis would probably have less benefits than other retail businesses and more problems and regulations attached.   ","Concerned that users will not be responsible and will drive under the influence and /or share the cannabis with underage kids.  I know they'll get it somewhere but why make it easy.  Sorry, lost two too many family to drugs.  ","Do not know much about subject.  Just that if city could make $ off a C store ok I guess.  People will go over to closest next city to buy anyway.  ","Do not place them in any family shopping areas.","Don't allow it.  Society is going to hell in a handbasket.  Don't encourage it.","Don't know why this is a topic being discussed right now but I think we're fine as we are. Without cannabis stores in the city.","Don’t allow. We don’t need it in our city. ","For vets and others who are assisted by cannabis, we need to make it available in our city.  ","From driving by these places of business, their parking lots become a gathering area, and are not attractive, because they don't have to be appealing.","Get it done! 🙂","How do you select who gets the precious licenses? How will you audit the businesses? How long are licenses valid for? How will you prevent licenses to be passed to new owners (was that a problem a few years back in Sacramento?)","I am 100% against cannabis sales in Citrus Heights.","I am concerned these stores are vandalized and thief could rise.","I am highly against cannabis sales in Citrus Heights.  How desperate is this city getting....We have enough problems.  Nothing good will come of this!!!","I am not in favor of Citrus Heights allowing Canibas businesses to operate in Citrus Heights","I am strongly opposed to cannabis sales ","I do not support the sale of cannabis in Citrus Heights.  There are plentiful sites in other nearby cities. ","I do not support this idea of selling cannabis in Citrus Heights, EVER!\r\n","I don't think we need any cannabis brick and mortar stores in Citrus Heights.  Consumers can travel to stores outside the city limits to purchase the product or the cannabis can be ordered on-line and delivered to them.  ","I don't use cannabis myself but feel that it's no different from alcohol and should be available to adults. I don't mind if taxes are added, however takes on cannabis are already very high and too much more will only keep people buying it illegally or growing their own, which will gain nothing for the city. Just bear that in mind when deciding how much city tax to add to it.","I just want to say that dispensaries near the freeway might invite robbery and or burglary. \r\nDo the crime and get two to three freeway exists away and you might be home free.  \r\nMixing cannabis business with other businesses , increasing visibility, might actually deter crime.  ","I oppose any dispensary in Citrus Heights. This will drive down our home values and make already sketchy neighborhoods less desirable. See Auburn Blvd and Antelope as previous scenarios of pawn shops, vape store, liquor stores, recycling centers, etc as undesirable blight. ","I strongly oppose cannabis in Citrus Heights, I have seen first hand the horrible impact it has on the communiries it resides in.","I strongly support opening the city to new business including cannabis sales. The number of vacant commercial property continues to increase and new businesses should be invited to fill these spaces","I think hours of 8-8 are reasonable.. I support adults using cannabis for medical or recreational reasons.","I would just hope that they would be like any other retail business, and subject to inspections, Etc. would like to ensure that customers did not not loiter around the business and did not drive under the influence","I would not support this proposal","I would prefer that laws be enacted so cannabis be sold where cigarettes and/or liquor is sold. If it’s legal, let it be sold where other legal, but restricted products are sold.","I would rather it didn’t happen - I think we’re way too small of a city to cater to that, but if it does, it should only be near the I-80. ","I'd love to see at least one shop come to citrus heights.  In a commercial place not close to schools or residences.  Would hope for a large selection of edibles,  not just weed. ","I'm not really thrilled about it but it's probably better than the problems associated with trying to ban it.","I'm very much in favor of laws that reflect reality.  Currently, by not allowing sales in Citrus Heights, the city is not only losing out on a revenue stream, but it also has a prohibition against delivery services.  I have not heard of any delivery services who follow that law and specifically don't deliver in Citrus Heights because of it.  Instead, the delivery service and the customer are currently breaking the law, but the likelihood of that law ever being able to be enforced is very small.  If a law is on the books, but breaking that law is casually wide spread and doubtful to ever be enforced, then why have it?  If the law is changed to reflect reality, suddenly there's a lot fewer law breakers in Citrus Heights, which has to be a good thing.  With similar restrictions in surrounding areas, Citrus Heights could stand to make lots of money if we by default become somewhat of a regional hub for cannabis.  Having the stores close to the freeway would be a reasonable restriction.","If approved and an extra CITY tax is added, that revenue should only be used to improve the appearance of homes for elderly residents. Perhaps hire a crew to mow people lawns, clean up elderly people’s property, perhaps clean gutters etc.  ","If people are smoking weed near a school while school is in session there should be a hefty fine for that. Kids should be in school studying not being distracted by substances. ","If we have retail stores everywhere that sell alcohol and tobacco, both of which are highly addictive and associated with long term health problems and violent crime, there is no rational reason we can’t have cannabis dispensaries, which are not selling an addictive substance and is not associated with long term health problems or violent crime.\r\n\r\nIt’s not the 1970s anymore and Nixon isn’t President. Let’s move into the 21st century together as a city. The more we learn about cannabis, the more we learn it is basically harmless. ","If you believe adults are entitled to buy alcohol why would they not be entitled to buy cannabis? If not, cannabis sales should not be allowed. To collect added taxes on Cannabis makes no sense. Frankly, the sale of alcohol should be substantially \"tightened\"; traffic deaths alone suggest that.  Same rules for both make the most sense.  Medical exception for cannabis seems reasonable. Penalties for misuse for either should be re-examined.\r\n","It is already here. License, tax and sell, with adequate security paid for with extra charge. CH Police will likely be required to assist. ","It will not bring anything good to our city.  We will be sorry if we allow this to happen.","It would be nice to have a dispensary in Citrus Heights so we can give our money to CH instead of Sacramento","It would be nice to not have to drive to Sacramento.","It's high time we had a cannabis dispensary in Citrus Heights. I'm tired of always having to drive at least 20-30 minutes to shop at one!","Just because it’s legal doesn’t make it right!!!!","Just please do this right, you have sooo many examples on how to and how to not do it correctly.\r\n\r\nI also feel that for delivery services, they should have to apply for a road use license where they pay some fee (either percentage of the sell but I feel people would lie about this or a set charge per year to pay their fair share of taxes to use our terribly maintained roads","Keep the Sales Tax revenue from LEGAL Cannabis sales right here in Citrus Heights.  Imposing additional taxes will further amplify the cost differences between legal and illegal cannabis sales.","Legalized is one problem. I recommend medical need only but I think that ship has sailed. ","Let another municipality deal with Pot Stores.  Pot attracts lowlifes and with them comes crime.  Pot stores seemed to get robbed frequently (on almost a daily basis) which can/will put innocent people in the middle of a bad situation.  We have enough problems with the homeless and DUIs that we do not need to add to them by adding Pot stores to the mix.","Let the market decide what the market will support.  We do not need a lot of government interference. ","Limit the billboards advertised for it if you do move forward with dispensaries. The billboards will make Citrus Heights look so trashy. ","Limited to 3 or less dispensaries","Liquor stores are much worse to have in our city than cannabis stores","Look at the \"trouble\" records of other cannabis stores in Sacramento before initiating.  Citrus Heights doesn't need anymore  problems.","Loosen the requirements to grow marijuana plants, 6 or less, in a fenced in backyard on an owner owned residential lot. The ‘grow house’ requirement is unreasonable and unfair, especially for 1-2 plants. ","Make sure they are placed in the right location ","Many people use cannabis in some form or another. Might as well benefit from the increased revenue and traffic to our city dispensaries would provide. It's not like we don't already have enough bars and liquor stores. ","NEVER, NEVER, NEVER. IT WILL ATTRACT A SUBCULTURE THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD TO DEAL WITH, ALONG WITH INCREASED ADDICTION AMONG THE HOMELESS, YOUTH AND MENTALLY ILL, DUE TO ACCESSIBILITY. DO NOT DO THIS TO THE CITIZENS OF CITRUS HEIGHTS","No cannabis stores in Citrus Heights.. This will bring more crime and homelessness.","No large signs about selling cannabis!","No stores n3ar parks or schools","None","Normal working hours should be applied to open shopping hours, i.e., 9 AM  or 10 AM to 5 PM or 6 PM, 7 days a week.","Not at this time","Not sure. ","Once you open that can of worms it will be a dumping site for other cities less desirable citizenry","People who want it are going to get it from somewhere. If it creates a bit of income into the city, then they should be able to get it here with minimal city intervention.","Please don't authorize cannabis sales in our city.","Please don't do this.  Do you want your children and grandchildren using drugs. Think hard how this action will affect generations to come. Don't think money. Think common sense ","Please, upscale only. There are some beautiful stores that resemble wineries. We don’t want the equivalent of the guy on the corner.","Revenue for the City","See my prior comment about the comparison to alcohol","Should be away from schools and parks where kids play.","Take a good look at the kind of traffic/loitering/crime current cannabis outlets attract. This does NOT bode well for a city trying to improve our image. The tax money these operations contribute is not worth the detractions going forward.","Taxes collected from cannabis sales should only support non-critical services for the City. I.e, Police. \r\n\r\nTaxes related to Cannabis sales should be dedicated augmenting residential street repairs, and not subbplant existing residential street repair funding.","Thanks ","Thanks for asking!","The city is missing out on this opportunity and there is a lot of demand. This should be viewed in the same way we view alcohol. We have bars and liquor retail throughout the area. ","The city needs additional tax revenue ","The community has previously said NO to cannabis ","The council should not only think tax and fee revenue. How will this affect the imagine of our city? We are already are referred by many as the Heights, not in a good way. How many will you allow in the city? Will the local neighborhoods have a say? Are their members of the council who would benifit from bringing in dispensaries? Would they attract more of the drug using element of the homeless to our city? Form a commitee to research this important issue. When informed, present your information to the city. If our community wants to put this issue on the ballot, then you do so.\r\n","The drug is no worse than alcohol and should be treated as such.  Police should give them lowest priority to cannabis enforcement and focus more community policing and outreach.","The revenue produced by allowing dispensaries in the city would be extremely beneficial ","The same public education used to combat abuse in alcohol and tobacco should be used for cannabis and it's derivatives","There are liquor stores everywhere.  I cannot see why cannabis should be problematic.  I welcome stores opening with hopefully the assist of our state legislators finally figuring out how they can pay taxes and also utilize banking. ","These Kinds of stores have a negative impact on cities like ours.","These stores are not a good idea.  We already have a drug and homeless problem.  This will only exacerbate any drug and alcohol issues.  ","They would be just like liquor stores. Even though aren’t allowed to by law, no one really oversees them to make sure that they aren’t. ","This will not be good for our city. \r\nPlease do not bring them here.","This would make Citrus Heights trashy. Please find another way to tax revenue for the city. ","Those sort of businesses don’t make Citrus Heights a better place to live. ","Until there is a portable test for cannabis use while driving, like a portable breath tester, cannabis use should be illegal.  There needs to be an easy way to detect drivers who are high on cannabis.","We dont need cannabis dispensaries in CH.  They are readily available in Sacramento County.  Medicinal cannabis is available by prescription.   No one is deprived of the medicinal value of this drug.  The amount of taxes collected from two stores is minimal.  What would be the reason for having such stores in CH?  Would these stores put additional pressure on a police department already understaffed?  I dont understand the reasoning behind these stores in our city.","We need to bring more commerce and experiences to the Citrus Heights area. Bringing cannabis sales to areas like Auburn Blvd can help to revitalize the economy in that area by filling in vacant lots and driving people to the area. I also believe that bringing cannabis sales to the City is also in line with the strategic goal of diversifying for a resilient economy. ","Yeah - who's gonna get rich on this??","Yeah, Citrus Heights pd already doesn’t respond fast enough to areas like sunrise mall so don’t put anything there. Put dispensaries as close to pd and sheriff stations as possible otherwise you’re just setting dispensaries up for failure because I’m 99% sure dispensaries aren’t as insurable as the retail stores law enforcement already can’t protect. Set dispensary owners up for success by keeping them close to law enforcement stations or don’t permit them at all. You can’t protect businesses from, or prevent people from stealing 200k in jewelry from J.C. Penney. If you’re gonna let another type of business operate in your city, especially one that can significantly profit you, you better do a better job and not fail them. If you can’t guarantee you won’t fail them into bankruptcy then don’t even consider cannabis. ","n/a","n/a","CBD fine, TCH - addictive \u0026 a problem.","Cannibus is so highly taxed now by the state CH doesn't need to add any more. Some people actually use this product for medical issues which keeps them off of pharm meds! \r\nThe shops are more secure than any liquor store and I believe there's more issues with drunk people than cannibus users. \r\nPlease approve the shop. We have a ton of bars and liquor stores. ","I buy THC products from a dispensary in Sacramento. There are plenty to choose from.  Citrus Heights is struggling enough to attract young families to the area. Having one or more dispensaries in our city may further discourage families from moving here. We need better schools to get young families to move here. Let’s focus on that!","I don’t want Cannabis in Citrus Heights. Their presence will degrade our city. I also don’t want my kids to see them.  ","Please not on the Auburn Blvd corridor.  It has more than enough problems and 'sketchy' properties and doesn't need more. ","I am generally ok with legal marijuana, however, Citrus Heights has a severe drug, crime and homeless problem that might be exasperated by legal marijuana.","I know a person who uses legal cannabis products, and she gets them from her doctor. IF a medical need is there, let people get a prescription for it and use the associated pharmacies, or grown their own limited amount for medical/nonmedical personal use. Both are legal options! Sheesh. What's next? Come on, Citrus Heights! ","Instead of spending time and money on this issue, you people should be spending more valuable time dealing with the horrible homeless problem that Citrus Heights has!!!!","Not a good idea for Citrus Heights - will just down grade the area.....lived here my whole life.  Selling it here will just attract the wrong kind of people into the area and quickly.   We dont need the money that bad  -  CH has been smart for a lot of years.   We have a modest city that's done pretty well.  Work on BETTER types of businesses to come into the area! ","Please don't allow cannabis to be sold in CH","Please don’t allow cannabis dispensaries in Citrus Heights. ","The city should review how the introduction of cannabis dispensaries has affected crime and the business climate in other nearby areas before deciding whether to allow it in our city.","They provide security and clean-up of property, no lingering outside the establishment.","can we regulate outdoor signage/advertising?"],"filter_groups":[{"group":"Locals","votes":121,"population_responding":190}]}]}]