SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Former Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and her husband are getting backlash for trying to open a medical marijuana dispensary in San Francisco's Outer Sunset.
According to the Chronicle, residents in the Outer Sunset are worried the dispensary will bring crime into their neighborhood.
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If the city approves its license, the Apothecarium dispensary will open on 32nd and Noriega.
The former mayor has been a long-time advocate of medical marijuana. Her husband, who is a doctor, has been prescribing the drug since 1996.
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Former Oakland, Calif. Mayor Jean Quan speaks at an event in this undated photo. (KGO-TV)