Marijuana dispensaries

He said he wrote to Council members about the prior dispensary vote, recalled that such a thing would never have happened in the Perrysburg of his youth, and argued a dispensary would harm children and influence their drug decisions.

The Wood County sheriff said he doesn't want marijuana more accessible in Perrysburg, arguing legalization makes young people assume it's safe and that nearby dispensaries would normalize daily use among people in their early 20s whose brains are still developing.

Stated he is opposed to marijuana dispensaries in the city.

Expressed support for prohibiting marijuana in Perrysburg, citing articles she has shared with council and arguing dispensaries disrupt a community's life cycle across generations.

A former teacher of at-risk children, he said he saw what marijuana use can do to kids and that allowing dispensaries doesn't send a good message to children.

Asked council members directly what good could come from having a dispensary in the city.