By State regulations, weed stores and grow operations are not allowed in "residential areas". 

If the people of the neighborhoods in question  cannot be bothered to change the zoning of their neighborhood from GU1 to Residential to avoid the inclusion of a grow operation into their area, I cannot feel much sympathy for their "plight".

Again, according to the rules and regulations; they cannot place a store any closer than 500 feet from a school, church or other type of child care facility. 

Reading through your assertions feels disingenuous at best.

As to the claims about more people smoking and driving now than previously. Clearly you are deluded into thinking that this is all so new that none of that was and is already happening.

10+ years ago you could watch people ducking their heads down while driving and see the light sparking. 

High drivers in Fairbanks is not some new phenomenon from legalization, only your realization that it is actually happening has happened recently.