MORE MINUTES UNTIL 6 P.M. A NEW CANNABIS DISPENSARY JUST OPENED UP IN NEW ORLEANS, AND IT’S CAUSING QUITE A BIT OF CONTROVERSY. NOLA CANNABIS, LOCATED ON SOUTH CARROLLTON AVENUE IN A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD. WDSU REPORTER AUBRY KILLION GETS TO THE BOTTOM OF WHY NEIGHBORS SAY THEY’RE CONCERNED. THAT’S RIGHT HERE ON SOUTH CARROLLTON, THERE’S A BIT OF CONTROVERSY. YOU CAN SEE THERE’S A LIBRARY RIGHT HERE, AND SOME NEIGHBORS ARE OUTRAGED AFTER THIS DISPENSARY RIGHT HERE HAS OPENED UP. SOME NEIGHBORS, LIKE BETTY DEMARCO, AREN’T ON BOARD WITH NOLA CANNABIS COMPANY. SHE’S NERVOUS ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROPERTY VALUES TANKING. TANGELA ROBINSON WITH NOLA CANNABIS COMPANY SAYS NEIGHBORHOODS SHOULDN’T BE WORRIED. SHE SAYS YOU CAN’T PURCHASE SPECIFIC PRODUCTS UNTIL YOU’RE APPROVED. PATIENT. YOU NEED APPROVAL, SHE SAYS, FROM A DOCTOR, NURSE PRACTITIONER OR A MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGIST. SHE SAYS PRODUCTS ARE TESTED AND TRACKED, AND THEY’RE HERE TO HELP THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO WE GIVE THE CUSTOMERS AND OUR PATIENTS A CHANCE TO COME AND SMELL THE BLOOD AND VERIFY. IF YOU LOOK UP IN HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE SPARKLES IN IT. I’M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE FUTURE OF THAT, AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION NOW DECIDES THAT’S NOT A GOOD PLACE FOR IT? WHAT HAPPENS THEN? NOLA CANNABIS STRESSING TO US THAT THEY ARE HERE TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS, AND THEY SA