Nuns Lose Fight Against Cannabis Shop 150 Feet From Convent As Atlantic City Aims To Be East Coast Weed Hub
Nuns Lose Fight Against Cannabis Shop 150 Feet From Convent As Atlantic City Aims To Be East Coast Weed Hub
Catholic nuns in Atlantic City, N.J. lost their bid to block a dispensary just 150 feet from their home as city officials approved the business in what they're calling a bid to make the area the weed capital of the East Coast.
新澤西州大西洋城的天主教修女在封鎖離他們家僅150英尺的藥房的申請中敗訴，因爲市政府官員批准了該企業，他們稱之爲將該地區作爲東海岸的大麻之都的提議。
Mayor Marty Small Sr.'s administration sees the new cannabis businesses as powerful economic engines, potentially attracting investment and jobs into the city. Kashawn "Kash" McKinley, the city's cannabis czar, echoes this sentiment.
市長 Marty Small Sr.美國政府將新的大麻業務視爲強大的經濟引擎，有可能吸引投資和就業機會進入該市。該市的大麻沙皇卡肖恩· “卡什” · 麥金萊也贊同這種觀點。
"My focus is to make Atlantic City great, to make Atlantic City the East Coast hub for cannabis," McKinley told Delaware Online in April.
麥金萊在四月份告訴《特拉華在線》：“我的重點是讓大西洋城變得更好，讓大西洋城成爲東海岸的大麻中心。”
Neighboring Nuns Object
鄰近的修女物體
Nuns from the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal Convent, which was established in the South Bronx in 1988, voiced concerns about the dispensary's proximity to their classes, including those they offer to teenagers as well as sobriety meetings, reported the New York Post. They also expressed concern about crime escalating in the area.
據《紐約郵報》報道，1988年在南布朗克斯區成立的方濟各會復興修女會的修女們對藥房離他們的課堂很近表示擔憂，包括他們爲青少年提供的課堂和清醒會議。他們還對該地區犯罪升級表示擔憂。
Sister Joseph Van Munster, drawing on her Dutch experience with legal marijuana, told the CRDA at a hearing in November that a new dispensary could be harmful for people dealing with substance abuse issues working toward recovery.
約瑟夫·範·芒斯特修女借鑑了她在荷蘭使用合法大麻的經驗，在11月的一次聽證會上告訴CRDA，新藥房可能會對處理藥物濫用問題並努力康復的人造成傷害。
"I'm actually Dutch, so I grew up in a country where marijuana was legalized, and I've seen a lot of things over the years," Sister Joseph Van Munster said.
約瑟夫·範·芒斯特修女說：“我實際上是荷蘭人，所以我在一個大麻合法化的國家長大，這些年來我見到了很多東西。”
This isn't the first time religious groups have clashed with Atlantic City's cannabis ambitions. Over the summer, members of the Chelsea Baptist Church spoke out against a planned cannabis business about a block away — but that, too, wound up being approved by the board.
這不是宗教團體第一次與大西洋城的大麻野心發生衝突。整個夏天，切爾西浸信會教堂的成員大聲疾呼反對在大約一個街區之外開設大麻企業，但這也最終獲得了董事會的批准。
Read also: Atlantic City: Claridge Hotel's Former Gambling Casino To Become New Jersey's First Cannabis Lounge
另請閱讀：大西洋城：克拉裏奇酒店以前的賭博賭場將成爲新澤西州第一家大麻休息室
Jersey's Booming Weed Market
澤西島蓬勃發展的大麻市場
Since recreational cannabis sales became legal in New Jersey on April 21, 2022, the marijuana market has grown by leaps and bounds and continues to evolve into a dynamic industry.
自2022年4月21日在新澤西州合法銷售休閒大麻以來，大麻市場取得了突飛猛進的增長，並繼續發展成爲一個充滿活力的行業。
Multi-state operators in New Jersey include Acreage Holdings (OTCQX: ACRDF) Ascend Wellness (OTCQX: AAWH), AYR Wellness (OTCQX: AYRWF) Curaleaf (OTC: CURLF), Green Thumb (OTC: GTBIF), Columbia Care (OTC: CCHWF) TerrAscend (OTC: TRSSF) and Verano Holdings (OTCQX: VRNOF).
新澤西州的多州運營商包括Acreage Holdings（場外交易代碼：ACRDF）、Ascend Wellness（場外交易代碼：AAWH）、AYR Wellness（OTCQX：AYRWF）、Curaleaf（場外交易代碼：CURLF）、Green Thumb（場外交易代碼：GTBIF）、Terrascend（場外交易代碼：TRSSF）和維拉諾控股公司（OTCQX：VRNOF）。
Photo: YouTube video of Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal
照片：YouTube 上的 Franciscan 復興修女會視頻
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