LA wants 439 dispensaries to shut their doors

[toohighmf]

ever seen the producers? KEEP IT GREY! KEEP IT GREY! KEEEEEP IIIITTTT GREEEEYYYY!

if that bill passes. no one will need a dr's rec or a dispensary. because 7/11, walgreens, CVS, Unical, Valero, Right aid and every ghetto ass liquor store will be selling SHIT, and put the people who are trying to make a living in the dangerous world of Medical Cannabis on the street.

Here's the issue. We have a lot of very ill people. people who need safe legal access to this miracle herb, who cannot grow it themselves, and depend on collectives, or street dealers to get their meds. Because FED hasn't changed the scheduling of cannabis, and is still "more" illegal than heroin or Cocaine, it is impossible for the state to legalize cannabis. until we lose the drug classification and kill off the war on drugs.
NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN.

Why? because then there is no money in it. how do we fund other wars if the CIA can't smuggle in boats of Dangerous drugs??? if it's legal, the value is nil. how many pounds would it take to grow to make a living at it? I invested 3/4's of my life to growing cannabis. I won't stop until I'm dead or permanently imprisoned. I have too much invested to stop and let Marlboro take me over. Keep it grey and medicinal. I don't give a shit if D's are near schools or churches. in fact, let the churches grow the shit. let the catholic church run the run the whole operation. They been dodging prosecution for much worse crimes against children than a dispensary...

 

[toohighmf]

Actually, I was referring to Beverly Hills. More specifically, for those in the know, if you head down La Cienega and make a right or left turn down Pico all you see is green crosses.

take a drive down robertson, reseda, Sherman way, ventura, washington, pacific, sunset towards the beach, or take sunset into silver lake and eagle rock where the issue over too many D's originated. there are D's in brentwood! (you know... where OJ killed his ex??? their everywhere downtown, but there is no supermarket yet.. these places I mention are mostly all in upper middle class neighborhoods. Venice has the highest concentration and if you have been to venice, about the only hippies left, live on the boardwalk. everyone else lives in a 3 story "green" architectural art piece. I don't need a carbon filter because my whole neighborhood stinks of kush!

 

[BiG H3rB Tr3E]

Actually, I was referring to Beverly Hills. More specifically, for those in the know, if you head down La Cienega and make a right or left turn down Pico all you see is green crosses.

I would rather see green crosses than FOR LEASE signs...

 

[blinkisback]

Is there a list of D's NOT being closed Monday?

 

[MrBomDiggitty]

yea, how many are remaining open?

some stores just need to close.

There is this one shop on the closing list that all they have in their store are jars filled with bullshit, but the jar labels read "og kush" "king's kush" "sour deisel" and they are all a bunch of third rate medicinals that have weak effect and sad bag appeal.

 

[itisme]

Actually, I was referring to Beverly Hills. More specifically, for those in the know, if you head down La Cienega and make a right or left turn down Pico all you see is green crosses.

How many stores in the same area serve some type of alcohol or tobacco?

I guarantee that more places serve alcohol than weed and nobody gives a shit about that. It is stupid how people act as if having a lot of dispensaries is bad but they got alcohol and cigs at EVERY STORE AROUND!

How dare the people that want weed have a choice. Short sighted listening because there is no way this guy is thinking for himself! If so you aren't making very good connections with facts and trends in todays society.

We (US citizens) are supposed to live a free market and free world. The government tries to make us spend our money in certain ways with tax credits/debits. They prop up failing BIG banks and BIG business but do nothing for the little man. When people start running an open and honest MMJ dispensary everybody bitches and raises hell. Alcohol was ILLEGAL in the US at one time too. LOOK HOW OVERRUN THE MARKET IS WITH ALCOHOL COMMERCIALS, BRANDS, ETC.....Nobody thinks twice about them spending BILLIONS to advertise beer but by GOD don't dare give somebody a way to sell weed in a credible manner!!! What a joke.

Don't be a SHEEP think for yourself

 

[KyleBroflovski]

Come on guys its simple economics. First steps before legalizing include controlling supply. First close reputable, responsible dispensaries that provide outstanding services for patients. This limits supply while serving another purpose. Next do press (cnbc. fox news etc.) on how the clubs are merely fronts for "drug activity." After closing many of the "good" dispensaries you are left with a bunch of tattooed looking fraternity brothers rolling blunts at the front desk while they answer phones. This would look terribly corrupt to the people watching on TV. Viewers then get "upset" and start to demand a governing body. That's when our govt starts telling the general public that companies like RJ Reynolds and Monsanto are the only ones we can trust to run these things professionally. So we contract them to grow and the general public finds relief. Ahhhhhhhh. I heard through the grapevine that Marlboro owned by RJ Reynolds recently acquired 1000 acres in Humboldt Co. Almost 2 years ago they also bought 600 acres in Santa Cruz. 2 years ago!!!!!! Its going legal its just a matter of when. If big business is spending dollars like that now you know they are manipulating decisions in DC to benefit their business plans in the near future.

 

[Metalhead419]

"I call BS! EVERY 7/11, Vons, Gas Station in the state of CA sells not only beer and wine but Vodka, Rum, and Gin as well."

Call BS all you want, the reason I decided to look it up instead of just making assumptions is that the gas station across the street from the high school i went to didn't sell liquor or cigarettes. Thats all anyone in this thread has done, is make assumptions. Do all you people really think you're that smart? you people just know it all? no one has done any research, or stated any kind of facts in this whole thread, what a joke. It sounds like a bunch of bitching to me. This ordinance isn't a bad thing, you just can't be so short sighted. Be realistic, ok, we are lucky to be where we are with marijuana. If you would have told any of us 15 years ago there would be over 150 dispensary's in LA we would be so stoked, and probably not believe whoever told you. IMO if the medical deal was done right, they wouldn't be handing out a card to everyone that has 100 dollars to get one, and there wouldn't be 600 dispensary's. The whole medical program is fucked. The way they are treating it is like alcohol, a recreational substance, not behind the counter prescription drugs, such as Vicodin, or Lortab. The dispensary's sort of remind me of state liquor stores, like they have in Utah, and Oklahoma, and some other places. Sounds like many of you want it treated like an asprin, now come on, be real, not going to happen. People, please do some research, before spouting off. I forget who said it, but its better to be quiet and thought an idiot, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

 

[Hydrosun]

I don't know which person owned said gas station but beer and cigs have been sold in the 100+ CA gas stations I have visited. Even those right near beaches, parks, and schools. So I don't know where you "looked it up" but despite what you saw beer sales are rampant at gas stations.

I do like the last line of your post however, and your never ending paragraphs help prove the modern day wisdom of that old saying

 

[ChronJohn]

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[itisme]

"I call BS! EVERY 7/11, Vons, Gas Station in the state of CA sells not only beer and wine but Vodka, Rum, and Gin as well."

Call BS all you want, the reason I decided to look it up instead of just making assumptions is that the gas station across the street from the high school i went to didn't sell liquor or cigarettes. Thats all anyone in this thread has done, is make assumptions. Do all you people really think you're that smart? you people just know it all? no one has done any research, or stated any kind of facts in this whole thread, what a joke. It sounds like a bunch of bitching to me. This ordinance isn't a bad thing, you just can't be so short sighted. Be realistic, ok, we are lucky to be where we are with marijuana. If you would have told any of us 15 years ago there would be over 150 dispensary's in LA we would be so stoked, and probably not believe whoever told you. IMO if the medical deal was done right, they wouldn't be handing out a card to everyone that has 100 dollars to get one, and there wouldn't be 600 dispensary's. The whole medical program is fucked. The way they are treating it is like alcohol, a recreational substance, not behind the counter prescription drugs, such as Vicodin, or Lortab. The dispensary's sort of remind me of state liquor stores, like they have in Utah, and Oklahoma, and some other places. Sounds like many of you want it treated like an asprin, now come on, be real, not going to happen. People, please do some research, before spouting off. I forget who said it, but its better to be quiet and thought an idiot, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

Did you steal my brain and right that shit down I agree whole heartedly

 

[toohighmf]

"I call BS! EVERY 7/11, Vons, Gas Station in the state of CA sells not only beer and wine but Vodka, Rum, and Gin as well."

Call BS all you want, the reason I decided to look it up instead of just making assumptions is that the gas station across the street from the high school i went to didn't sell liquor or cigarettes. Thats all anyone in this thread has done, is make assumptions. Do all you people really think you're that smart? you people just know it all? no one has done any research, or stated any kind of facts in this whole thread, what a joke. It sounds like a bunch of bitching to me. This ordinance isn't a bad thing, you just can't be so short sighted. Be realistic, ok, we are lucky to be where we are with marijuana. If you would have told any of us 15 years ago there would be over 150 dispensary's in LA we would be so stoked, and probably not believe whoever told you. IMO if the medical deal was done right, they wouldn't be handing out a card to everyone that has 100 dollars to get one, and there wouldn't be 600 dispensary's. The whole medical program is fucked. The way they are treating it is like alcohol, a recreational substance, not behind the counter prescription drugs, such as Vicodin, or Lortab. The dispensary's sort of remind me of state liquor stores, like they have in Utah, and Oklahoma, and some other places. Sounds like many of you want it treated like an asprin, now come on, be real, not going to happen. People, please do some research, before spouting off. I forget who said it, but its better to be quiet and thought an idiot, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

And your research or facts are???? sorry but everyone has an opinion, including you. to argue over this is inane. gvt run liquor stores? c'mon dude... you are way smarter than that.

 

[Metalhead419]

http://www.abc.ca.gov/questions.html

there you go, I can't believe you couldn't be bothered to do that research on your own, took me five minutes. I was wrong, this is the law, copied from the states website,

Q. 18. How many feet must licensed premises be from a church, a school, or residences?

A. The law says ABC may deny any retail license located (a) within the immediate vicinity of churches and hospitals, or (b) within at least 600 feet of schools, public playgrounds and nonprofit youth facilities. Generally, ABC will deny a license in the above situations when there is evidence that normal operation of the licensed premises will be contrary to public welfare and morals. Mere proximity by itself is not sufficient to deny the license.
ABC will not license a new retail location within 100 feet of a residence unless the applicant can establish that the operation of the proposed premises will not interfere with the quiet enjoyment of the property by residents. (Section 23789 and Rule 61.4)

I guess there are no restictions on ciggs, but most of the time those are kept behind the counter anyways, with the pornos and the zigzags. IMO, ciggs aren't as much of a problem with kids as alcohol anyways, just my opinion though, don't shoot, I just think alcohol is terrible.

Back to my point (hope this is easier to read for those hard of reading), people, PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH! If you don't we all look like a bunch of stoned dumbass' that don't know our ass from a hole in the wall. Have a nice Day.

 

[A-Loc]

idea here, just popped in my head so run with me here. what if they built acouple big malls to hold just dispenseries and other things like food and drink. keeping the mall a safe distance from schools and whatnot. how would everyone feel about chronic malls?

 

[Metalhead419]

This is getting way to far off topic. I posted the liquor laws, thats all i have as far as research. I'm not sure what it has to do with this topic, but someone brought up that they sell alcohol by schools and places where children gather, but its just not true. Alcohol isn't pot though, and shouldn't be treated as such. Currently, pot is a prescription medicine and thats the way it should be treated. I don't really agree with them shutting down those dispensary's, but that would be my opinion. It is what it is. The MMJ deal is out of control and LA is trying to reel it back in. I have personally seen a walgreens and a CVS next door to each other, on many occasions. Maybe one day, thats where we will be. A dispensary on every corner, but for now, this is the way it is, and its not all bad. Appreciate what you have, don't be greedy, and work hard to make things better, rather than bitch on the internet about it.

And by the way, you are just assuming that the dispensary's being shut down are good honest taxpaying business's. Truth is a lot of them back door stuff all day long, especially mexi out the back door, very common. Some of them sell to non patients, buy from non patients, and are more or less thugs with a storefront. Walgreen's and vons and CVS keep all there drugs that would be classified in the same class as cannabis (prescription drugs) behind a counter, with glass all around it, you know, a pharmacy. And, the person running the pharmacy has to be trained, and certified to do so.

There is a limit to 2500 citizens per liquor store in California too by the way, i suggest everyone read the alcohol laws i posted above, i think you will be surprised the restictions and regulations on alcohol, its not as wide open as many people think. No one seems to be crying discrimination about that what gives? Why is everyone so against coming up with guidelines and regulations for dispensary's? It will let them operate with the knowledge, we are operating where they want us, when they want us to operate, and how they want us too. It gives johnny law that much less reason to mess with us. Don't you people get it, we have to play by there rules, its not a choice. There not trying to fuck us, they know there is money to be made, they are just trying to do things correctly. The people that are fighting this are probably the people that are going to lose money because of it. This is a step in the right direction for dispensary's.

 

[OC80]

This is getting way far into left field, but it seems that those restrictions are to be enforced at the discretion of the bureau.


"may deny" sounds alot less strict than "will deny"

bottom line, people arent going to be left without meds, but what happened to free enterprise? shut some of the fucking cvs' and walgreens down with all theses pill addicts running around( me too right?) lol

 

[Metalhead419]

CVS doesn't exclusively sell "pills". The pharmacy located inside of a CVS or walgreens does. You ever notice sometimes the pharmacy part of a so called drug store is sometimes closed, while the store is still open, and yes I am aware of 24 hour pharmacy's. All im saying is they are separate. Why would they shut down a store that sells makeup, cheap toys and toilet paper? You are comparing apples to oranges. There are no pill only pharmacy's. And if there were, they probably wouldn't put them by schools. And if they did put them by schools, someone would complain, I promise. On top of that, I can't walk next door to walgreens, pay a pill doctor 100 dollars, and get a pill prescription.

 

[sackoweed]

has anyone seen my baithball??

 

[OC80]

On top of that, I can't walk next door to walgreens, pay a pill doctor 100 dollars, and get a pill prescription.

Youre right about the 100$ part, its about 300 for me to get a fakie...

I agree, I failed to notice that they sell other products. Its still a small difference, and doesnt fall under apples/oranges. If you dont think mj has medicinal values, then I see your point. Otherwise, its very similar. D's sell more than just pot nowadays, too.

Check this link: Dispensaries are the drugstores of the future, here and now in California
https://www.icmag.com/modules/News/showarticle.php?threadid=173512

 

[Hydrosun]

How many feet must licensed premise... un-born sheeple, please forgive me. :joint: