first, there is a school in the 'oaksterdam' part of oakland where you can tkae classes in everything from horticulture, budtending, legal issues, dispensery management, and distribution. see http://www.oaksterdamuniversity.com/ for info.
npr did a story about oaksterdam- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93697469#93693975
next is norcal- an organization in oakland whose "mission is to assist patients whose lives can be improved by the therapeutic use of medicinal marijuana, in conjunction with traditional medical care and/or alternative therapies including: acupressure, Chinese herbal therapy, acupuncture, massage, and yoga." nice- see http://www.norcalhealthcare.org/aboutus.html for info and to schedule an appointment so you can have the card that allows you to grow and possess herb legally.
this photo is from a dispensary store in marin.
varieties and prices are listed on the board.
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my doctors visit went well. i paid $125 for the visit. i filled out a info sheet where i indicated that i use marijuana to help me sleep, help me eat, and for occassional headache relief. i was asked how often i got the headaches and if i knew what caused them. i answered about once a month and i was unsure as to the cause. they gave me a reccommendation.
i took this two blocks to the club on 19th and broad and got my card- another $35. this allows to to posses, buy, use and grow(from 4 - 99 plants depending on where i live- more details later) marijuana legally in california.
well i actually don't have the card yet as i didn;t have a cali id card yet. so back to the dmv, then to the club to get my card and my first legal buds.
The Berkeley Marijuana Ordinance (1979)
Chapter 12.24 MARIJUANA POLICY
12.24.010 Purpose
The unjust laws restricting the cultivation and use of marijuana must be repealed.
The much publicized paraquat poison scare in 1978 reveled again how the government's efforts to stop the use of marijuana are more likely to harm our citizens than to protect them. The people of Berkeley have supported decriminalization efforts on the ballot in 1972 and 1973, and through this initiative intend to do so again. It has been six years since the last such measure passed, and still the laws against marijuana remain on the books and continue to be enforced. We are inpatient for the reform of the marijuana laws, and the return of our basic freedoms of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The ordinance codified in this chapter will:
A. Allow the people of Berkeley to become more economically self-reliant as increase cultivation of marijuana for personal use reduces the current expenditure of millions of dollars for marijuana grown outside Berkeley.
B. Reduce the current expenditure of public funds for senseless enforcement of marijuana laws, available funds should be used for needed community services, not harassment;
C. Remove the fear of prosecution from people who use marijuana for treatment of glaucoma, chemotherapy, side effects, and other medical problems.
D. Decrease tensions between the police and members of the community who are made to feel like criminals as a result of marijuana law enforcement;
E. Reduce the theft of marijuana plants by making it possible to report such thefts to the police, and
F. Instruct the city government to support all efforts toward the reform of marijuana laws. (Ord. 5137-NS 1. 1979)
12.24.020
It is the desire of the people of Berkeley that marijuana be legalized in California. In this context, the people of Berkeley fully support the statewide efforts to further decriminalize or legalize marijuana. The city council is directed to lobby in favor of the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana, and shall seek to ensure that the Berkeley police department undertakes similar lobbying. (Ord. 5137-NS 5, 1979)
12.24.030 Law enforcement priority of marijuana statutes.
The city council shall seek to ensure that the Berkeley police department gives lowest priority to the enforcement of marijuana laws. (Ord. 5137-NS 2, 1979)
12.24.040 Arrests and citation for violations of marijuana statutes.
The city council shall seek to ensure that the Berkeley police department makes no arrests and issues no citation for violations of marijuana laws. (Ord. 5137-NS 3, 1979)
12.24.050 No expenditure of funds for enforcement of marijuana statutes.
The city council shall not expend or authorize the expenditure, nor shall any expenditure be made by the city, of public funds for any activity or activities performed by any employee or agent of the city, including but not limited to members of the Berkeley police department, directed towards enforcement of Sections 11357, 11359, and/or 11360 of the California Health and Safety Code. (Ord. 5137-NS 4, 1979)
it is amazing how many people in california think that it is wrong to smoke weed, like they are doing something illegal. people who are afraid, don't think they will be allowed to get a medical card, or, in my opinion, like to be afraid.
in this world of peak oil, 9/11, environmental destruction, it seems like it is easier to feel like someone else is in control rather than taking control ourselves.
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