Vote for Glen Ellyn cannabis sales

The local bluenoses have their blue noses out of joint over the November 3 ballot referendum to legalize cannabis sales in Glen Ellyn. Their mailing contained 3 reasons that fail to add an iota of basis for declining to sell what is inevitably coming to every community seeking economic viability and simple common sense.

A cannabis store in Glen Ellyn will have zero impact on youth to use cannabis. They either already use illegal cannabis or know of its availability which is ubiquitous among youth.

Claiming that cannabis stores will sink property values and drive away future businesses is laughable. The dozens of communities, rich and poor, already selling it, certainly aren’t buying this preposterous warning.

Glen Ellyn, like every DuPage community, is reeling from lost tax revenue in pandemic. We would be economically negligent to turn away $105, much less $105,000 in additional tax (based on estimated $2 million in annual cannabis sales).

In a few years every community in the US will be selling cannabis. Don't let Glen Ellyn be the caboose on the cannabis gravy train. 

Walt Zlotow 

Glen Ellyn IL