Excelsior Springs City Council members recently tabled a zoning amendment, which would have allowed drive-through services at marijuana dispensaries.The proposal drew public comment during the visitors’ portion of the meeting, where two speakers urged council members not to move forward with the amendment.Kaylee Halfhill, a junior at Excelsior Springs High School, addressed the council first and voiced opposition to the ordinance.“I will make my stance very clear: We cannot allow this ordinance,” said Halfhill. “A government’s number one responsibility is to protect its citizens. This ordinance would bring the danger of making access to marijuana even easier.”Halfhill noted she spent the past four years actively involved in a student organization dedicated to substance use prevention and has witnessed the impact of substances among her peers.“While the legal age to buy marijuana is 21, it doesn’t stop parents from b...