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Update: The 1407 S. Carrollton Ave. cannabis retailer is tentatively scheduled to open on 11/1/25.

“Just say Nix” tracks the development of 1407 S. Carrollton as a medical marijuana retailer under the aegis of NOLA Cannabis Co. The site represents neighbors and advocates who are opposed to the introduction of a facility owned by a virtually monopolistic entity, Good Day Farm, LLC, held by wealthy political donors—many of whom are not publicly identified—in the vicinity of schools and churches; and immediately adjacent to Nix Library.

In the spirit of support for a beloved neighborhood library and these other institutions, this site is ironically entitled “Just Say ‘Nix.’”

The name also comments on a moral decline among political conservatives—from a concern for principles (or the semblance of it, anyway) to the gross desire to profit from the sale of marijuana around children, unhindered, in Louisiana, by such “distancing laws” as are found in other states.

Good Day Farm, LLC, operates also in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri, where distancing laws prohibit the operation of a medical marijuana dispensary or “retailer” within 1000+ feet of schools, churches, and similar institutions. Louisiana by contrast has no such laws.

In the absence of a definition or use standard for cannabis sales in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, no special permission was required from the City of New Orleans; and the zoning use was verified simply as a Retail Goods Establishment (CZO 26.6), which is permitted by right in HU–B1 zoning. Local officials deny previous knowledge of the project; and there was no opportunity for public input ahead of the permitting process.

But a medical marijuana pharmacy is inappropriate for the residential neighborhood—next door to Nix Library and near churches and many schools—some of them in designated Drug Free Zones. The approximately comparable example of a packaged liquor store or bar, for example, as intended for people over 18, would have required a conditional use.

The site contains:

what you can do right now

zoning—1407 S. carrollton ave. versus other locations

On 1/2/25, the old George M. Haik Eye Clinic at 1407 S. Carrollton and the adjacent parcels at 1403 S. Carrollton and 8013 Willow were purchased by Good Day Farm, LLC, through an intermediary, CREDC Carrollton NOLA, LLC. GDF filed for the main work permit on 2/10/25.

statement of community objections

We reserve the right as a community to challenge the claims of a commercial establishment to conduct business in our residential neighborhoods if the zoning of the establishment has been insufficiently reviewed or noticed by the City Planning Commission and other city agencies.

For years now, developers have converted our homes into luxury dorms—and multiplexes built for affordable housing that are finally rented out to college students. 

They have battened on the peace and security of our neighborhoods while exploiting the weaknesses of our laws and the city’s moral failure to enforce them.

Now some well-connected investors are developing a medical marijuana dispensary (technically, a “retailer”) on historic South Carrollton Avenue—next to Nix Library, and near elementary schools and churches.

As far as we know, none of these institutions nor any residential neighbors were formally approached with a request for their engagement, let alone their consent. 

The owners encountered no opposition or request for public engagement at City Hall, or from the City Council, or from state legislators. 

They have the advantage of us: they know that medical marijuana enjoys broad support. And while Louisiana voters never went to the polls to legalize medical marijuana, most citizens do in fact support access to cannabis. 

So let’s ask ourselves:

  • Do we want wealthy political donors selling cannabis products in our residential neighborhood?
  • We can vote against this development with our wallets. But can’t we also use our collective voice to make it known that we don’t want NOLA Cannabis Co. in our neighborhood?
  • Or is our appetite for cannabis so great that we’re willing to ignore the story of how this business came to be, who owns it, and how little it contributes to the community?

Because the problem is:

  • The goal of this business is not medicine for the many, but profit for the few. 
  • NOLA Cannabis Co. will be selling cannabis products to college students while neighborhood children are visiting Nix Library next door.
  • “Family-friendly” events have been promised on-site—no doubt to groom the next generation of customers, whether they explicitly say it or not.
  • By allowing Good Day Farm to establish a NOLA Cannabis Co. retail location next to Nix Library, we are granting legitimacy to a virtual monopoly. 

And we’re not even asking what we might get in return:

  • No tax revenue (which we shouldn’t accept anyway).
  • No added safety.
  • in fact, nothing —just “retail goods” that we can already access from existing locations and via delivery.

Finally

  •  The owners do not show good faith.
  • Contrary to their representations, they are not performing good works for the afflicted.
  • Instead, they have created an exclusive system to benefit themselves and their investors.

The issue is not whether we support the use of medical marijuana (or recreational marijuana, either) but whether we will allow politically powerful private interests to manipulate that support to justify their unchecked expansion and profiteering in the middle of our community.

Thanks,

—Just Say Nix, LLC, and friends

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Just Say Nix, LLC, represents an independent advocacy effort that is not affiliated with the New Orleans Public Library.