Remarks by Michele Lazarow
58 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 3
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“Kratom, K-R-A-T-O-M. You do like a tea or something or smoking? Well, you could do it smoke, you could do it tea, I don't know. But the legislature had a bill that died in 2026 and the... Altmeier, Attorney General, passed a form of a regulation of a chemical compound of this product, which is called 7-OH, but nothing limits us from banning it in Hallandale Beach entirely, as far as I understand. It is most likely being sold here.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Well, let me focus on mine first and then we'll go forward. So can I make a motion to work with the city attorney's office and chief's office to research an ordinance? Absolutely. Do you need a motion?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“All of us, good, good, we're good. Yes, and I know that it's legal in Denver, in Colorado, rather, to sell marijuana, but I was at my first dispensary. First of all, it's all over the place it's legal, which I could not believe. Ohio, Ohio is legal before Florida.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Florida's stupid. Although, I have to say, it was a... business and I I felt like grandma Moses because the kids behind the counter that were selling it's in it like a kiosk or whatever and somebody was buying it not me but somebody else was buying it and I was there and I was like I remember the day when you had to buy a dime bag and there was seeds and you had a hit the guy next to you because he was holding a joint, you know, and everybody was worried. But I said, like, I never thought I would live to see this day. And while it's great, you know, because we all have this debate about…”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Yeah, so anyway, I'm just saying one of the reasons that I have kind of taken an interest in this is I'm very, and I would like to reach out to Ballard, actually, and ask them to find out what happened to the bill from Senator Grutter's last year and see if they would reconsider looking at that again statewide. But in any event, apparently the lobbyists for the manufacturers got a hold of the, yeah, and killed whatever protections were coming. But yeah, I've turned into this person that more and more I'm saying this is not the direction that we want to be going in, and it's unfortunate, but...”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“When I say stupid Florida, I mean that people are doing it anyway. We might as well. I hate to say it. It's kind of going against what I'm saying. But if we're going to do it anyway, let's tax it and get the money out of it. But by the same token, then you're opening the door to exactly what I'm saying. I just, I never thought I would live to see the day when we walked in in a kiosk and punched it into a computer and they spit it out out of a, I would just, maybe I'm just old, I'll never get used to it.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“One more thing. Thank you so much for this. This is so nice. It really is, Mayor. I really appreciate it. Thank you. Yeah, I love it.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“I love it. I'm sorry. I just wanted to thank you for this beautiful call. It's really unbelievable. It's just so lovely.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026