Why legal marijuana shops make better neighbors

There have certainly been bumps along the road as the Santa Ana City Council has navigated the changing landscape of marijuana in California, but what has remained is that the city, unlike many others in the county, has always moved forward.
Now, Santa Ana is learning what we’ve always known: that the competitive pressures of the free market incentivize businesses to behave appropriately.
Looking to reward this, the council asked its Public Safety and Neighborhood Improvement Committee to