Maya Reese

Anchor Intro A LOCAL ANC MEETING DECISION

(:09) REGARDING MEDICINAL MARIJUANA
DISPENSARIES HAS COMMUNITY
MEMBERS IN UPROAR. HOWARD
UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE’S MAYA
REESE HAS MORE ON THIS
COMMUNITY ISSUE.

Take VO WARD 2C HAS RECENTLY APPROVED

(:12) THE RENEWAL OF THREE YEAR
Shots of ANC meeting LEASES OF TWO MEDICINAL
Shots of worker stocking marijuana MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES. THE
COMMITTEE SAW THE ECONOMIC AND
HEALTH ADVANTAGES OF HAVING
LEGAL DISPENSARIES IN THE
COMMUNITY. ONE RESIDENT AT THE
MEETING DID NOT AGREE.
Take SOT
Tamiya Matlock “There is a lot of African-Americans in prison
Community member (Ward 2C) because of drug dealing on the corner and on
(:10) the streets. Now the government can
capitalize off of dispensaries, while we still
have people in jail.”

Take VO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DC

(:04) HEALTH DEPARTMENT WERE NOT
Shot of Arian presenting SURPRISED BY THE CONCERNS.

Take SOT “The ANC comments on the lack of or

Arian Gibson overconcentration of cultivation centers or
DC Department of Health dispensaries in the area, the location to ensure
(:13) it’s not too close to halfway houses, schools,
things of that nature, and the negative or
positive impact on crime.”
Take VO A STUDY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
(:05) CALIFORNIA SHOWS NO
Shots of pipes CORRELATION BETWEEN
Shots of security DISPENSARIES AND AN INCREASE IN
VIOLENCE.

Take SOT “​There is no downside to having a dispensary

Joan Parrot-Fonseca because crime goes down. If you look at the
Herbal Alternatives (Ward 2C) statistics, crime goes down when there’s a
(:10) legal medical dispensary.”

Take VO THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE

(:04) DISPENSARIES ARE LOOKING TO
Shots of cannabis bookshelves CHANGE ITS NEGATIVE STIGMAS.

Take SOT “It’s totally legitimate. They can fill the idea
Joan Parrot-Fonseca rather than it being recreational, something
Herbal Alternatives (Ward 2C)
that’s “bad.”
(:06)

Stand Up CURRENTLY IN WASHINGTON DC

Maya Reese THERE ARE 5 MEDICINAL MARIJUANA
Howard University News Service DISPENSARIES. WITH THE RENEWAL
(:16) OF THE THREE YEAR LEASE FOR BOTH
THE CONNECTICUT & RHODE ISLAND
AVENUE DISPENSARIES, THE DC
HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS OPTIMISTIC
IN THEIR PLANS OF HAVING ONE
DISPENSARY IN ALL 8 WARDS OF DC.
REPORTING FOR HOWARD
UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE, I’M
MAYA REESE

Anchor Tag ACCORDING TO STATISA, THE

(:08) CANNABIS-BASED PHARMACEUTICAL
MARKET IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE
FROM 2 TO 50 BILLION DOLLARS BY
2029.