SAN DIEGO -- The city of San Diego's newly formed Medical Marijuana Task Force continued to listen to both sides of the medical marijuana debate Friday, mostly regarding guidelines for local dispensaries.
Parents have expressed concern about drugs near local schools, but at the same time patients worry they're pain-relieving medication will be out of reach. [read more]
Source: http://www.10news.com/
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Gray areas in pot law help the ill, and those who are not
LAKE FOREST, CA - Michael Hawkins, a jolly looking man in loafers and a button down shirt, walks into King's Smoke Shop and asks for the cheapest pipe they've got.
Hawkins just came from one of five medical marijuana dispensaries that surround King's on the second-floor of a strip mall at Raymond Way and El Toro Road, and he's carrying a small paper bag containing cannabis called "OG Cush" – the type that he says stops his unbearable head aches and stimulates his appetite but doesn't make him feel high [read more]
Source: OC Register
Hawkins just came from one of five medical marijuana dispensaries that surround King's on the second-floor of a strip mall at Raymond Way and El Toro Road, and he's carrying a small paper bag containing cannabis called "OG Cush" – the type that he says stops his unbearable head aches and stimulates his appetite but doesn't make him feel high [read more]
Source: OC Register
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Woodland Hills Dispensaries, Collectives and Co-ops
Ashmoon Caregivers (AC)
21610 Ventura Blvd [map]
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30am to 9pm, Sun 12pm to 8pm
Phone: (818) 999-2211
Fax: (818) 999-3313
Boulevard Collective (BVC)
19709 Ventura Blvd, Ste A (2nd Floor) [map]
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Hours: Mon-Fri 11am to 11pm, Sat-Sun 11am to 10pm
Phone: 818-710-1166
Green Joy (GJ)
22851 Ventura Blvd [map]
Woodland Hills CA 91364
Hours: Mon-Sun 10am to 10pm
Phone: 818-222-1882
Herbal Solutions Collective
22728 Ventura Blvd Unit #A, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 [map]
Hours: Mon-Sat 11am to 8pm, Sun 12pm to 7pm
Phone: 818-704-1300
The Hills Collective
20000 Ventura Blvd Suite #B
Woodland Hills, CA
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am to 9pm, Sun 11am to 7pm
Phone: 818-999-3265
Topanga Caregivers (TC)
6457 Topanga Canyon Blvd
Woodland Hills CA 91303
Hours: Mon-Thu 11am to 8pm
Phone: 818-716-9200
West Valley Caregivers (WVC)
23067 Ventura Blvd #104, Woodland Hills CA
Hours: Mon-Sun 10am to 10pm
Phone: (818) 591-5899
West Valley Patients Group (WVPG)
23043 Ventura Blvd
Woodland Hills CA 91364
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30am to 10pm, Sat 10am to 9pm, Sun 11am to 8pm
Phone: (818) 224-4146
Woodland Hills Treatment Center (WHTC)
5338 Alhama Dr.
Woodland Hills CA 91364
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am to 8pm, Sun 12pm to 5pm
Phone: (818) 884-8338
Zenergy (ZEN)
22102 Clarendon St., Unit 6
Woodland Hills CA 91367
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am to 8pm
Phone: (818) 712-0871
Covers the following zip codes in Woodland Hills, California: 91302, 91303, 91364, 91365, 91367, 91371, 91372, 91399
21610 Ventura Blvd [map]
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30am to 9pm, Sun 12pm to 8pm
Phone: (818) 999-2211
Fax: (818) 999-3313
Boulevard Collective (BVC)
19709 Ventura Blvd, Ste A (2nd Floor) [map]
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Hours: Mon-Fri 11am to 11pm, Sat-Sun 11am to 10pm
Phone: 818-710-1166
Green Joy (GJ)
22851 Ventura Blvd [map]
Woodland Hills CA 91364
Hours: Mon-Sun 10am to 10pm
Phone: 818-222-1882
Herbal Solutions Collective
22728 Ventura Blvd Unit #A, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 [map]
Hours: Mon-Sat 11am to 8pm, Sun 12pm to 7pm
Phone: 818-704-1300
The Hills Collective
20000 Ventura Blvd Suite #B
Woodland Hills, CA
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am to 9pm, Sun 11am to 7pm
Phone: 818-999-3265
Topanga Caregivers (TC)
6457 Topanga Canyon Blvd
Woodland Hills CA 91303
Hours: Mon-Thu 11am to 8pm
Phone: 818-716-9200
West Valley Caregivers (WVC)
23067 Ventura Blvd #104, Woodland Hills CA
Hours: Mon-Sun 10am to 10pm
Phone: (818) 591-5899
West Valley Patients Group (WVPG)
23043 Ventura Blvd
Woodland Hills CA 91364
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30am to 10pm, Sat 10am to 9pm, Sun 11am to 8pm
Phone: (818) 224-4146
Woodland Hills Treatment Center (WHTC)
5338 Alhama Dr.
Woodland Hills CA 91364
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am to 8pm, Sun 12pm to 5pm
Phone: (818) 884-8338
Zenergy (ZEN)
22102 Clarendon St., Unit 6
Woodland Hills CA 91367
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am to 8pm
Phone: (818) 712-0871
Covers the following zip codes in Woodland Hills, California: 91302, 91303, 91364, 91365, 91367, 91371, 91372, 91399
Saturday, October 24, 2009
CALL TO ACTION: Los Angeles May Lose Their Local Dispensaries Early November
A proposal to ban all sales of medical marijuana in the city is unlikely to be taken up next week. Aides to Councilman Smith say he supports the ban and believes it would force most dispensaries to close...
[full article]
What does this mean for the medical marijuana patients in Los Angeles? The existence of your local dispensaries is at stake. Sure there are other cities around (thankfully) within a reasonable distance but this, to me, would seem like an anti-green move.
What this would do is force patients to commute the already congested streets and highways of Los Angeles increasing traffic and pollution. Apparently sitting in LA traffic, breathing in the smog and pollution from other vehicles is safer for you than inhaling marijuana. How about the cost of gas your car would need to consume to get you from home to your dispensary and back. Some just don't have the money for that, especially during these trying times.
If the City Council of Los Angeles passes this ban, they will be doing a huge disservice, to its very own citizens, in a number of ways. The greatest disservice this would bring to patients is that they would be affected by essentially being forced to drive further to obtain their medications. In this instance it is a clear demonstration of the lack of compassion. When you delay someone's relief from pain and suffering, you become a tyrant.
So what can you do?
Contact you Councilman and respectfully share with them your position on this proposed ordinance. The time to take action is seriously RUNNING OUT. Here is a link that will help you find the contact information for your local representative:
Los Angeles City Council Member Directory
[full article]
What does this mean for the medical marijuana patients in Los Angeles? The existence of your local dispensaries is at stake. Sure there are other cities around (thankfully) within a reasonable distance but this, to me, would seem like an anti-green move.
What this would do is force patients to commute the already congested streets and highways of Los Angeles increasing traffic and pollution. Apparently sitting in LA traffic, breathing in the smog and pollution from other vehicles is safer for you than inhaling marijuana. How about the cost of gas your car would need to consume to get you from home to your dispensary and back. Some just don't have the money for that, especially during these trying times.
If the City Council of Los Angeles passes this ban, they will be doing a huge disservice, to its very own citizens, in a number of ways. The greatest disservice this would bring to patients is that they would be affected by essentially being forced to drive further to obtain their medications. In this instance it is a clear demonstration of the lack of compassion. When you delay someone's relief from pain and suffering, you become a tyrant.
So what can you do?
Contact you Councilman and respectfully share with them your position on this proposed ordinance. The time to take action is seriously RUNNING OUT. Here is a link that will help you find the contact information for your local representative:
Los Angeles City Council Member Directory
DO NOT DELAY YOUR CALL. Make a difference TODAY!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Berkeley Clinic Natural Healing Presents: MARY JANE SAYS, Women's Adventures with Marijuana
Event Description: Tere Joyce, Laura Levites and January Thomas perform comedy about women's adventure's with marijuana at The Berkeley Clinic for natural healing.
When: Saturday October 24, 2009
Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: 6430 Selma Ave. Hollywood, CA 90028 [map]
Contact: 323-848-4650
Facebook Event Info
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Los Angeles Top Prosecutors Shutting Down Illegal Dispensaries
Even after Monday's announcement by the Obama administration not to pursue medical marijuana patients and caregivers, we still have some prosecutors obviously not getting the memo. Or are they? There is no doubt there are dispensaries out there that are operating illegaly, turning a huge profit and are care only about the money. For those dispensary owners, all I can say is..."You are in the wrong business. This is not to be the business of GREED, but the business of COMPASSIONATE CARE". Marijuana to legitimate patients is not party time, it is a time for our healing. ~ Dr. Herbalist
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October 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES – Clay Tepel knew there were risks to setting up a medical marijuana shop: it could lose money, be robbed or be raided by authorities.
Still, he wasn’t expecting the phone call one August day when a voice said the police were outside and he needed to open up or they would bust down the door. His first thought, that it was a joke, turned to terror when he opened the door.
Heavily armed officers in helmets, bulletproof vests and, oddly enough, Bermuda shorts stormed his store, handcuffed him, disabled security cameras and seized his drugs before taking him to jail. When he asked why his shop was invaded, an officer responded, “We’re closing them all down.”
Those words could prove prescient after Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley said last week that he wanted to shutter clinics that sold pot for profit. Cooley’s plan is the latest salvo in a prolonged conflict in California over whether medical marijuana is having its intended effect or is being abused by the larger population.
Until recently, raids on clinics typically led to federal prosecutions, but Cooley’s remarks and similar ones from Attorney General Jerry Brown signal a new approach to clear the haze left by Proposition 215, the 1996 state ballot measure that allowed sick people with referrals from doctors and an identification card to smoke pot.
“Everybody is scared,” said Tepel, who has spoken with other pot store operators. “Why are voters’ rights being stepped all over? This kind of blind justice has to stop.”
The crackdown is a crushing blow for dispensary owners who were relieved in March when U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said federal agents would go after marijuana distributors who violated both federal and state laws.
A new policy memo issued Monday by the Justice Department told prosecutors that pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana. The guidelines do, however, make it clear that federal agents will go after people whose distribution goes beyond what is permitted under state law or use medical marijuana as a cover for other crimes.
The comments that Holder made this year appear to have emboldened entrepreneurs as marijuana shops cropped up across California. In Los Angeles alone, there are an estimated 800 dispensaries, more than any other city in the nation. In 2005, there were only four, authorities said.
Cooley contends a vast majority of several hundred outlets his office investigated aren’t following state law. Initially, the law allowed authorized marijuana users to grow their own plants, but lawmakers revised the law in 2003 to allow collectives to provide pot grown by members.
Cooley said he would target stores who were profiting and selling to people who don’t qualify for medicinal marijuana.
“All those who are operating illegally, our advice to them is to shut down voluntarily and they won’t be subject to prosecution,” Cooley told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
At the same time, advocates are gathering signatures to get as many as three pot-legalization measures on next year’s ballot in California. One poll shows voters would support legalizing marijuana outright. Thirteen states, including California, allow medical marijuana.
Cooley said his office had been assessing the rush of marijuana dispensaries for the past two years and had provided training for his staff during the past several months in anticipation of filing cases.
“Holder’s statement probably created the impression that there wasn’t going to be any federal investigation or prosecution of these entities,” Cooley said. “There has to be some clarification.”
Source: Northwest Herald (IL)
Copyright: 2009 The Associated Press
Author: Greg Risling, Staff Writer
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October 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES – Clay Tepel knew there were risks to setting up a medical marijuana shop: it could lose money, be robbed or be raided by authorities.
Still, he wasn’t expecting the phone call one August day when a voice said the police were outside and he needed to open up or they would bust down the door. His first thought, that it was a joke, turned to terror when he opened the door.
Heavily armed officers in helmets, bulletproof vests and, oddly enough, Bermuda shorts stormed his store, handcuffed him, disabled security cameras and seized his drugs before taking him to jail. When he asked why his shop was invaded, an officer responded, “We’re closing them all down.”
Those words could prove prescient after Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley said last week that he wanted to shutter clinics that sold pot for profit. Cooley’s plan is the latest salvo in a prolonged conflict in California over whether medical marijuana is having its intended effect or is being abused by the larger population.
Until recently, raids on clinics typically led to federal prosecutions, but Cooley’s remarks and similar ones from Attorney General Jerry Brown signal a new approach to clear the haze left by Proposition 215, the 1996 state ballot measure that allowed sick people with referrals from doctors and an identification card to smoke pot.
“Everybody is scared,” said Tepel, who has spoken with other pot store operators. “Why are voters’ rights being stepped all over? This kind of blind justice has to stop.”
The crackdown is a crushing blow for dispensary owners who were relieved in March when U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said federal agents would go after marijuana distributors who violated both federal and state laws.
A new policy memo issued Monday by the Justice Department told prosecutors that pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana. The guidelines do, however, make it clear that federal agents will go after people whose distribution goes beyond what is permitted under state law or use medical marijuana as a cover for other crimes.
The comments that Holder made this year appear to have emboldened entrepreneurs as marijuana shops cropped up across California. In Los Angeles alone, there are an estimated 800 dispensaries, more than any other city in the nation. In 2005, there were only four, authorities said.
Cooley contends a vast majority of several hundred outlets his office investigated aren’t following state law. Initially, the law allowed authorized marijuana users to grow their own plants, but lawmakers revised the law in 2003 to allow collectives to provide pot grown by members.
Cooley said he would target stores who were profiting and selling to people who don’t qualify for medicinal marijuana.
“All those who are operating illegally, our advice to them is to shut down voluntarily and they won’t be subject to prosecution,” Cooley told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
At the same time, advocates are gathering signatures to get as many as three pot-legalization measures on next year’s ballot in California. One poll shows voters would support legalizing marijuana outright. Thirteen states, including California, allow medical marijuana.
Cooley said his office had been assessing the rush of marijuana dispensaries for the past two years and had provided training for his staff during the past several months in anticipation of filing cases.
“Holder’s statement probably created the impression that there wasn’t going to be any federal investigation or prosecution of these entities,” Cooley said. “There has to be some clarification.”
Source: Northwest Herald (IL)
Copyright: 2009 The Associated Press
Author: Greg Risling, Staff Writer
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