Re "Yes, in your backyard" (Editorial, Sept. 17):

Interesting editorial on the marijuana dispensary on Mt. Rose Highway in your Sept. 17 issue, but you ignored a couple of facts.

First, the proposed owner/developer moved it there because the original location was too close to his home in Saddlehorn, and he got threatened. Five hundred people there signed a petition to move it.

Second, the owner/developer's lobbyist has told the legislature that this is a "nose under tent," and the intention is to sell recreational marijuana. Do the math; there aren't enough medical users per permit to even generate enough money to pay the property taxes. So it's not really medical marijuana establishment, it's a combination liquor store and vape parlor.

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