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LA City Council Closes Marijuana Loophole Letter from the Editor
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Stony Parker - By Joe Posner 14
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L.A. City Council Closes Marijuana “Loophole”
By Nalea J. Ko
The Los Angeles City Council voted June 9 to strike
the hardship exemption from the Medical Marijuana
Dispensaries Interim Control Ordinance (ICO),
removing what some city and industry leaders
called a “loophole” for disingenuous marijuana
dispensary owners.
The council adopted the ICO in 2007. The or-
dinance was meant to impose a moratorium on new
marijuana dispensaries. But instead, a section in
the ordinance allowed cannabis shops to file
a “hardship exemption,” thereby creating
what some city and industry leaders called
an unregulated influx of new dispensaries
in the industry.
With many shops opening “illegally”
during the moratorium, the Planning and
Land Use Management (PLUM) Commit-
tee recommended that its members and
the City Attorney’s office craft an amend-
ment removing the hardship exemp-
tion from the ordinance.
“Our community wants
smart, strict and enforceable
medical marijuana regulations,” said
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Michael Larsen, public safety director with the Eagle Rock
Neighborhood Council, at Tuesday’s council
meeting. “Now is the time to rectify the situa-
tion. Now is the time to stop finger pointing. Now
is the time to start doing your job.”
Councilman Dennis P. Zine echoed that sen-
timent saying the industry has “spread like
wildfire.” There are an estimated 600
dispensaries operating in the city,
Zine said, with no way of identify-
ing the illegal shops from the legal
ones.
“Medical marijuana has given
thugs the opportunity to be called
compassionate,” said Patrick Duff,
owner of Liberty Bell Temple. “It’s not
just that they’re opening up illegally,
they have been given a loophole.” Duff
said his landlord has unfairly targeted
him.
Some questioned the valid-
ity of marijuana as an alterna-
tive medicine. Councilman Bernard
Parks said that the city should not be in
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In
the midst of darkness, a man
in his mid-twenties lunges
awake with a visceral yell
“contact three o’clock!”Silence follows
as he tries to calm the tremors in his
shaking hands, and turns red with
embarrassment and self-resentment
as he looks around his room, quickly
realizing that his time at war is actually
over. He lies awake for the next several
hours, fearing sleep because of the
inevitable nightmares and work the
next day because of his anxious fear
of crowds. This story happens to be
mine, as I am a veteran of the war in
Afghanistan.
However, this story could belong
to any of the more than 23 million
veterans of the United States’ wars
and conflicts. As a result of the current
military operations taking place in
Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere,
diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD) in returning veterans
is increasingly common. This increase
in diagnosis is a result of a better
knowledge of PTSD and the efforts to
lower the stigma associated with the
disorder. The complexities of PTSD
can cause symptoms that manifest
themselves at different rates and
frequencies.
My experience going through
the VA’s PTSD treatment program
generally left me with a medicine
cabinet full of unused pills and lost
hope. Each symptom I had was given
its very own medication. I couldn’t
sleep without having nightmares so
they threw me a bottle of Prazosin. It
helped slightly with the nightmares,
until it started causing me to feel
nauseous for hours after swallowing
the pill. I wasn’t having nightmares,
solely because I wasn’t sleeping. My
psychologist’s response came in the
form of several other medications, each
meeting the same fate and retiring to
my medicine cabinet.
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by Jeff Williams
Jeff Williams as a psuedonym.Is
a Combat Veteran of Operation
Enduring Freedom. During his de-
ployment to Afghanistan as a mem-
ber of the Special Operations Forc-
es community he was physically
injured. Later he was diagnosed
with Post Traumatic Stress Disor-
der as a result of his deployment.
He was honorably medically dis-
charged from the military due to
his war-time injuries. As a result
of his military experiences he is a
Veteran’s rights and benefits advo-
cate, and an advocate for the fed-
eral legalization of marijuana for
legitimate medicinal use. He cur-
rently lives in Washington State. He
writes under a pseudonym for pro-
fessional privacy reasons.
It took over a year of attempting
to treat the nightmares before I gave
up. Each of the medications I was
given had so many severe side effects
that they actually made living with the
nightmares a better option.
To make matters worse, there
were several other symptoms for
which I needed treatment, including
anxiety attacks, flashbacks, and severe
depression. One of the medications
for anxiety I was given caused severe
abdominal cramping, the intensity of
the pain limited my ability to work,
or attend classes. Another medication
for anxiety caused me to have random
dizzy spells; this medication was
dropped after it caused a near accident
on the freeway.
Many of the medications being
prescribed by the VA for PTSD are
being prescribed “off label,” which
means that these medications have
yet to be approved by the FDA for the
treatment of PTSD. SSRI’s, (Selective
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) are the
VA’s primary PTSD drug, at the time
that this was written only two SSRI’s
have been approved by the FDA for
the treatment for PTSD.
After many attempts at medicating
each symptom, my problems began to
run full circle. Eventually, I was taking
medications for the side effects that my
PTSD medications were causing. All
of these issues, and added side effects,
only served to cause more anxiety, and
more depression. I continued to avoid
leaving my home for fear of debilitating
side effects. After a severe increase
in anxiety attacks, I was even offered
Valium to take in the event that I felt
an anxiety attack coming on. Valium
is not a practical solution to a person
in their mid-twenties attempting to
juggle college, PTSD, a young marriage
and a full time job. The effects were far
too debilitating to be beneficial.
Fortunately, there was help for my
symptoms. In a group therapy session
while speaking with a Vietnam veteran,
I was told of his success with using
marijuana to help with his symptoms.
When I looked into my legal options
I was told that as a resident of
Washington State I wouldn’t be able to
be prescribed marijuana as a treatment
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 Stony Parker in...

Fiction  by  Joe Posner

Stony Parker was a legendary figure amongst the hipper dwellers at University of Southern
California’s mens dorms in the early ‘70s. To those who gathered for regular herbal
appreciation sessions, Stony was known as “Three Hit” Parker. No matter how strong the
bud, Stony could hit it three times and still stay on his feet!
Stony, a journalism major and one time track star, had the amazing ability to smoke
ANYONE under the table. Stony claimed his long distance running had greatly boosted
his lung capacity. One of the pre-med majors suspected a genetic mutation might be
involved, just like the Amazing Spider-Man.
After four years in the dorm, Stony decided he needed a change. He found a
room in a funky turn of the century mansion on Adams near USC’s fraternity row.
Because of it’s rather spooky look and atmosphere, Stony promptly named it “Hell
House,” in honor of 1973’s scary “The Legend of Hell House.”
 Hell House’s residents would have fit right into a ‘70s sitcom. They included
Fred, a tall, balding music grad student who was an unlikely sex magnet; Suzy,
a pint- sized, disgruntled track star from Coco Beach, Florida; and Billy, an al-
coholic, gung-ho Trojan from the class of ’33, among other odd eggs.
Stony’s room, on the third floor, was pretty basic: bed, two chairs, dresser
and a wooden table that served as a desk. An ancient manual typewriter
squatted like an ugly gargoyle on the table, flanked by an irregular stack of
books and a towering pile of typing paper.
Stony liked the view of the busy Adams street from his bay window.
To personalize the room, Parker had put up some of his favorite movie
posters on the walls, including Bullitt, The Time Machine and Cool Hand
Luke, among others.
He was proud of his Emerson stereo, with wall-mounted speakers,
high tech receiver and shiny, aluminum turntable. Stony had bought
it on sale at Sears. Unfortunately, a cool, quadrophonic stereo system
simply wasn’t in his budget.
In the fifth year of his leisurely pursuit of a  journalism degree,
Stony worked part-time as a counterculture journalist. He covered
youth-oriented movies,TV shows, concerts and other live events
for several of LA’s underground papers, including the LA Free
Press and the LA Star. He also was the primary movie reviewer
for SC’s Daily Trojan, and had been so for several years.
Stony also had a friend named Rick who he’d met in the
dorms his sophomore year. They were bud buddies. Rick went
to Mexico twice a month on pot runs.  As a result, Stony

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normally had a decent stash of the good green around at
any given time.
One Saturday night, however, that was not the case.
When Stony opened his Man From U.N.C.L.E. lunch box,
which served as a stash box, he was stunned to see that
the cupboard was bare, so to speak. Other than seeds
and stems, Sony’s mighty stash had gone up in smoke!
Aaaahhhhh!!!!!!!
Stony had been busy juggling classes and writing
assignments; and he just hadn’t been paying attention.
Stony headed for the door, with the idea of using the pay
phone in the hall, when he remembered Rick was still in
Mexico, and wouldn’t be back in until tomorrow. Son of a
bitch!
Stony returned to his Victorian wing chair. He picked
up a copy of Zap Comics, idly flipping through the latest
issue of Mr. Natural.  After a short while, Stony looked
up. A small, golden box, located on the dresser across
the room, caught his eye. It had silver, Oriental-looking
symbols painted on it.
Stony sat in reflection for a few moments. He had been
on the roof of the Science Building with Professor Ridges of
the Astronomy department  a week ago. They had bonded
his  freshman year when Stony took Ridges’ Introduction
to Astronomy class.
Stony still returned some nights, to look through the
semi-powerful telescope located on the roof with the
elderly professor. Ridges suddenly pointed out an orange
streak across the night sky. “Meteorite!” the old professor
exclaimed, then laughed and clapped his hands together.
The next day, while out on his morning jog, Stony came
across a small impact crater in an empty lot near the edge
of campus. In it was a red/brown meteorite the size of a
golfball. Stony stooped briefly and put it in his windbreaker
pocket, then ran off, his Adidas-clad feet a blur.
Stony had planned to take it to the Science Museum
across the street from campus. Ridges had made the
suggestion. Now, as he sat there with no smoke in sight,
Stony got a “really out” there idea.
Stepping quickly to the dresser, he opened the golden
box. Using his Swiss Army knife, Stony, with some effort,
carved an irregular chunk the size of a small marble out of
the body of the meteorite.
Crossing back to his chair, Stony sat and opened his
UNCLE stash box again: Inside, next to a small  bag of
golden screens and some Zig-Zag rolling papers, sat
Stony’s best pipe. Carved from aged ivory, it featured a
reclining Buddha holding a small bowl.Stony carefully put
the spacey fragment into Buddha’s hungry bowl.
Before he lit up, Stony made sure his door was locked,
Putting Rick Wakeman’s Journey to the Center of the
Earth on the turntable, Stony returned to his chair.
Lighting a match, Stony ignited the meteorite fragment:
it sizzled, sending a plume of rainbow-colored smoke
up into the air.
“This should be interesting,” Stony thought.
Stony inhaled. His throat burned. Stony promptly
forgot what year it was.
It had happened before.
Stony hit it again. In a puff of colorful smoke, he forgot
his name.
This was new.
Stony sat quietly in his comfy chair for a few moments.
The air around him seemed to have a shape, color and
flavor: sour lemon.
He shrugged and took a third hit off Buddha’s bowl.
Almost instantly, Stony lost consciousness. He dropped
Buddha. Although the Enlightened One survived his fall,
the meteorite nugget bounced out of the bowl, landing on
the carpet. It burned a small hole in the cheap, Oriental
throw rug before growing cold. 
With that Stony Parker, a young man who truly was a
head of his time, began The Big Nap.
                            
Next issue, our story continues with: Stony Parker in... Escape
to the Present.
“The Editor would like to apologize to Joe Posner, for inadvertently
leaving out his byline in last months “Medical Marijuana:
True or False Quiz.”
Sorry about that Joe.
The Editor
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City Council Closes Marijuana Loophole Continued from page 10
marijuana business. He said unclear
regulations put the police department
in a bind because there is no overt
distinction between illegal and legal
cannabis dispensaries.
Proponents of Prop 215 said mar-
ijuana should be available to those in
need, and those who are not doctors
should not attempt to diagnose who
is a legitimate patient.
“Who in this room has the abil-
ity to look into someone’s body with
their eyes and know if their sick or
not? If you have that ability cure my
fucking cancer!” said Leonard Fisher,
who testified on Tuesday.
Medicinal marijuana patients at
the podium on Tuesday added that the
regulation of dispensaries should not
negatively affect those who genuinely
need the medicine. But shop owners
say “illegal” shops stand to jeopardize
the whole industry.
“If patients are responsible
enough, they can control the system
themselves by spending their money
in the proper placed.” Duff said.
There are about 512 hardship ap-
plications currently on file. Scratch-
ing the hardship exemption will not
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immediately lead to the closure of
shops, the city attorney’s office said.
If violations are found by the Building
and safety Department, the case will
be forwarded to the criminal division
of the City Attorneys office.
“This isn’t about Proposition 215.
… Quite frankly it serves a certain
role in our community and we need
to have that compassionate care. The
problem has been a lack of respon-
sibility, which created the situation,”
said Andrew Lachman, the chair of
Mid City West Community Council.
As for a timeframe on closing the
illegally opened shops, there is not a
definite answer. A new draft of the
ordinance would remove the exemp-
tion, but closing the over 500 shops is
more complicated. Issuing an exemp-
tion to those with applications on file
is still at the discretion of the council.
The council identified about 15 shops
as being under review in a June 6 Los
Angeles Times article.
Some say if the council wants to
scrutinize business operations of those
with filed exemptions, they need to also
examine all dispensaries.
“I represent 100 marijuana dis-
pensaries,” said Stuart Richland at
Tuesday’s meeting. “There is nothing
sacrosanct about the original 187. Ev-
ery dispensary should be looked at on
its merit.”
The council’s vote for an amend-
ed ICO will also extend it for another
six months and include language re-
garding penalties for violations. The
council is slated to review the new
ICO draft without hardship exemp-
tion in about a week.
Nalea J. Ko’s first experience with
the newspaper industry was an ill-
fated stint as a papergirl. As a child
she became a fixture at the Hawaii
state Capitol, writing and delivering
her own testimony on topics such as
education and keeping dolphins in
captivity. Ko moved to Los Angeles
from Honolulu, Hawaii when she was
a teenager. She returned to Hawaii
to receive her bachelor’s degree in
journalism from the University of
Hawaii at Manoa. After chasing
President Barack Obama on the
beaches of Hawaii as a fledgling
reporter with a local daily, Nalea
moved back to Los Angeles and now
works as a freelance writer.
 MARIJUANA FOR
CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED
NAUSEA AND VOMITING
by Mark E. Rose, BS, MA
Licensed Psychologist
Background
Nausea and vomiting are referred to as emesis, and are
produced by activation of one or more triggers in the
gastrointestinal tract, brain stem, or higher brain centers.
Vomiting is a complex behavior involving coordinated
changes in the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory muscles,
and posture, whereas nausea is a sensation involving
primarily the higher brain centers.
The introduction of effective chemotherapy drugs
has allowed the cure of some cancers and the slowing or
halting of the growth of others, but nausea and vomiting
are frequent side effects of these drugs. Nausea is second
only to hair loss as a concern of patients about to receive
chemotherapy, and many patients consider it the worst side
effect of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy-induced nausea
and vomiting (CINV) can be so devastating that patients
abandon therapy or suffer a greatly diminished quality of
life. As a result, effective strategies to control emesis are a
major goal in the supportive care of patients with cancer.
The mechanism by which chemotherapy induces
vomiting is not completely understood. Studies suggest
that emesis is caused by stimulation of receptors in the
central nervous system or the gastrointestinal tract. There
is a delay between the administration of chemotherapy
and the onset of emesis, the length of which depends on
the chemotherapy agent and ranges from several minutes
to an hour or more.
History of cannabis for nausea and vomiting
The marijuana plant has been used for centuries
as a treatment for nausea and vomiting, and cannabis
derivatives have effectively controlled laboratory-induced
emesis in a variety of animal species including cats, pigeons,
ferrets, least shrews, and the house musk shrew. There are
numerous receptors for cannabis, termed cannabinoid
receptors, in key brain regions believed to control nausea
and vomiting. A particularly high concentration of one type
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 Have Bong Will Travel
by S. Donim
As I type this, there are six US Air Marshalls within
ten feet of me. They’re so close that I can smell the
distain wafting off of them, the touch of superiority in
every inflection of their low conversation. Every single
tourist, every yokel and businessman is under their
heavy gaze, thoroughly searched and eye-groped for
any trace of illegal activity. From explosives to drugs, to
smuggled Asian children, you name the illicit activity,
and these six are ready to pounce on it like tigers on
a gay Vegas showman. There is literally nothing that
these fellows are unprepared for.
I shuffle past these six bloodhounds, head low
and unsuspicious. In my duffle bag is a four-foot tall
water bong, and I am five steps away from the LAX
security checkpoint.
Oftentimes, as a pot smoker, you find yourself in a
position of vulnerability. Be it at a sobriety checkpoint
coming home from a Weezer concert, or just at your
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local grocery buying Cheetos and beef jerky while
high, trying to figure out if the money in your hand
equals $2.50. If you smoke, you will inevitably have
to learn how to downplay it, acting as if the last four
hours of your life were not spent playing Halo in a
self-induced coma.
At this point, 9:00 a.m. on a Thursday morning, I
am stone-cold sober, which I quickly find to be worse
than the alternative. At least I know how to do this
while high.
The rules for traveling with paraphernalia are
sketchy at best, and Googling “bongs on airplanes”
yields little other than Jefferson Airplane fan clubs. If
it is used, is it purely off-limits? Can you check a pipe,
cloaking it with deodorant and Febreeze and hiding
it away in your socks, or should you throw the piece
in your laptop bag, praying that it looks enough like a
sex toy to get past the X-ray guy?
No matter how many times your college roommates
talk of duct-taping a stash to his nether regions, the
risk of federal prosecution has always been too big a
gamble to take. Besides, if I trotted through security
with a hookah protruding out of my jeans, it may draw
suspicion, all legal issues aside.
So, I stash it. Breaking it down in my bedroom
into random knobs and tubes, I disperse it evenly
throughout my unmentionables and toiletries, only
praying that I can remember how to reassemble the
damn thing once I land.
I remove my shoes, belt, cell phone, keys. It’s like
they’re prepping me for jail already. My bag, red and
huge like Santa’s magical golf caddy, somehow looks
innocuous among the other hand-carts and satchels
as they slowly feed into the X-ray machine. I step to
the metal detector, nod at the attendant and, subtly
and shoeless, walk on through.
Stage one: Clear.
As I return to the X-ray belt, I see only my shoes
have made it through. To my horror, the belt was not
moving. I duck down quickly to put my shoes on, in
an attempt to either avoid suspicion or bury my head
in the sand. In doing so, I catch a glimpse of the X-ray
monitor.
 Can you check a
pipe, cloaking it
with deodorant and
Febreeze and hiding it
away in your socks, or
should you throw the
piece in your laptop
bag, praying that it
looks enough like a
sex toy to get past the
X-ray guy?

They are scanning my bag, over and over again.
It is quite artful, what a hookah looks like under
the effect of an X-ray machine. As they filtered the
picture in red, blue, and green, it brought out the
different curves of the wide base, and it played with
the light contrast that came off of my underwear and
blue jeans. The hose that connects to the base was
curled up like a small intestine, and the odd bits and
ball bearings each gave a unique glow as they danced
on the screen in front of the licensed airport security
guard.
Red, blue, green, and repeat. The bullets I sweat
could have supplied our Army for years.
And, with a whirl and a thud, my bag plopped out
before me. No bag check, no Air Marshalls, no FBI.
Just my innocent red duffle with the weed residue
and the small intestine. I threw it over my back, and
hurried along to my gate, every second expecting the
shout from security that never came.
In retrospect, the packing job I did could have not
looked more like a bomb. It had wires, a base, and all
the odd bits and pieces, the only thing missing was the
large LED readout counting down in seconds. This
I had not accounted for. Though I thought it better
to keep the hookah within arms’ reach, I realize now
that checking the bag would have avoided the entire
scenario. Lesson learned.
And as for the security guard who thought I was
traveling with, what, a plastic vase and nun chucks?
The artifacts to the Roswell crash? Whatever your
reasoning, I thank you.
Now, I just have to figure out how to smuggle it
back onto the return flight.
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Without help from the very
government that I was both physically
and mentally injured serving, I began
to test marijuana as a potential
treatment for my symptoms. I had
no idea how beneficial I would find
these efforts. I could physically feel
the tension in my shoulders melting
away. I continued to use marijuana
in small doses after coming home in
the evenings with continuous positive
results.
My anxiety attacks still occur, but
with much less frequency and with a
significant reduction in severity. My
psychologist sees me as much more
relaxed, and therefore much more able
to function both as a student and at
work. The nightmares that I endured
and attempted to medicate for years
have subsided to rare occurrences
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the aid of marijuana. helps. Only then will they truly have
I spent years suffering as a direct the support and respect that they have
result of my service to this country. been promised.
Now as a result of my use of marijuana,
I am transformed from the respected
label of “disabled war veteran” to the
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In recent days, while speaking
about veterans, President Barack
Obama stated,
“We have a responsibility
to serve all of them as well as
they serve all of us. And yet,
all too often in recent years
and decades, we, as a nation,
have failed to live up to that
responsibility. We have failed
to give them the support they
need or pay them the respect
they deserve.”
I only ask that my government
start living up to that responsibility
by exploring all possible treatment
options for PTSD. Veterans deserve an
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Stoners unite!
By Jack LeBlanc
Or at least that’s the idea behind this year’s
most hazy summer tour.
The Blazed and Confused Tour features an all-star line-
up of heavyweight tokers from a variety of genres: Slightly Stoopid,
Snoop Dogg, Stephen Marley and Mickey Avalon.
The tour spans 20 cities in less than a month, a true summer road trip for
the performers and a real treat for fans across the country.
“When you hear that music and light that bowl, it just brings you up”, said
saxophonist DeLa of Slightly Stoopid.“Especially in these bad economic times, with the
wars, and all the bullshit that’s going on. It’s that one little moment of happiness.”
Slightly Stoopid has been delivering little moments of happiness to thousands of
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June Gloom Likely Won’t Seep Into Cinema
by Jim Luksic
Summer has started its descent into
Southern California - a sign that heavy,
warm air could carry in mediocre
movies. Evidently, the local phrase “June gloom” doesn’t
refer only to overcast skies.
Typically, blockbuster busts are perennial as the grass.
But this season, a handful of silver-screen behemoths will
cover the studios’ astronomical bills, sure as the midday
sun burns off morning mist.
And during these unstable economic times, box-office
returns are as serious as rent. Although I tend to cringe
when larger and louder prove beneficial for the fragile
film industry, such viable movies perceived as less-refined
admittedly supply a shot in the arm.
Most recently,  The Hangover  - its no-name (albeit
familiar-faced) cast notwithstanding - took a considerable
chunk of filmgoers’ change and stuffed Hollywood coffers
in the process. (Keep in mind, it’s not as if the film exudes
originality; it comes off as, say, Three Men and A Baby in
Sin City.)  Earlier this month,  Land of the Lost  found a
profitable home on the silver screen, thanks to Will Farrell
and his prehistoric pals dwarfing their competition.
June is in full swing, but cinematic showdowns have
only just begun.
Which mainstream pictures are worthy of disrupting
your busy schedule, and which offer no justification for
doing so? The biggest of all - whose hero goes by the name
of Potter - expects to make its grand entrance come mid-
July, in time to soak up the buzz and mute the sounds of
those blockbusters before it.
Time to put down your pipe and read one man’s take
on a handful of this season’s probable heavy hitters and
potential busts:
YEAR ONE
This new comedy not only marks the beginning of
time, but the beginning of the end for fleeting box-office
bigshots The Hangover and The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
(wretched, bulky title).
Jack Black and Michael Cera (I know he’s popular
simply because he always looks harmless) are advanced
caveman who strive to survive after getting forced out of
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their village. The rudimentary story won’t short-circuit its
money-making appeal: Teenagers alone will help Year One
ring up receipts into early July.
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
Michael Bay’s latest blur of activity appears strategically
placed with a release date slated for June 24. Most filmgoers
figure to be transfixed by Shia LaBeouf doing battle with
demonic robots, at least until vixen Megan Fox comes into
view.
The production is typical Bay, which is to say loud,
proud and profitable. If this ends up a colossal flop, Bay
could sink along with it - as Kevin Costner did with
Waterworld (Know why that movie was so expensive? The
water he used was Aquafina.)
ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
This animated sequel will ensure that prehistoric
creatures resurface to roam the earth and rule the
Hollywood roost. Not much explanation seems necessary,
as nary a parent or child who watches movies could be
unfamiliar with the Ice Age series. Audiences are again
treated to the wandering, behind-the-scenes banter of
Ray Romano, Denis Leary and John Leguizamo (the last
of whom is too talented and engaging to be heard but not
seen).
PUBLIC ENEMIES
At last, a seemingly normal live-action film that
doesn’t use animation and computerized special-effects as
a crutch. Based on the tome of the same name (its subtitle:
“America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI,
1933-34”), this criminal chronicle follows the path of
Johnny Depp as gangster John Dillinger. Christian Bale
and Billy Crudup join the fray, under the steady gaze of
Michael Mann (he of the drawn-out masterpiece Heat). In
a perfect world, Public Enemies is number one.
BRUNO
Its titular character is neither a dog nor a Popeye
character, but a gay “fashionista” in the form of British
comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, the mind behind parodies
of rapper Ali G and Kazakhstani journalist Borat. The latter
reportedly has nothing on this send-up, at least in the
outrageous category. Continue to page 63
The Organic Pharmacy
 Pot Culture
Stoner America Needs A Facelift
(Or Living On The Edge?)
Niki P.
T
he media’s portrayal of a typical stoner as being
lazy and unproductive gives the community of
hardworking and productive stoners (which I
estimate to be 25% of the stoner population) a bad rap.
After all, there are many functional stoners in society that
are actually making something of themselves, just check
out CelebStoner.com to see how some people are actually
capitalizing on the wide spread usage of marijuana.
So what if people like to smoke pot? It’s so common
nowadays that it’s really no different than drinking alcohol,
smoking cigarettes or downing some prescription Vicoden,
except for the fact that pot is illegal in most states.
The culture surrounding pot is a way of life for some
people. For others, it’s a way of relief or maybe even a little
of both. Whatever the case, weed is a prevalent part of
the pot culture and it unites people of all ages, races and
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backgrounds in the name of one common interest and this
interest in pot spurs its own set of values, principles and
rules of etiquette.
The pot culture is so prevalent in today’s society
that last year, two journalists divulged the secret lives of
potheads in their book, Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to
Stoner Language and Life, in an attempt to bring the No. 1
drug in America out of the closet and into the mainstream.
Movies like Half Baked, Dude, Where’s My Car? and
Pineapple Express only reinforce the ongoing movement
toward mainstreaming marijuana.
When most people think of stoners, they tend to
focus on the characters portrayed in some of the classic
stoner movies of all time: Up in Smoke with Cheech and
Chong in the late ‘70s; Fast Times at Ridgemont High and
The Breakfast Club in the ‘80s; Mallrats, Friday, Dazed and
Confused, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas among others
in the ‘90s; and How High, The Wash, Next Friday, Super
Troopers, Grandma’s Boy, The Boys and
Girls Guide to Getting Down and
Knocked Up from the ‘00s.
Movie plots and characters
that cater to the stoner way of
life have grown increasingly
popular over the past few
decades, so much so that
weed has pretty much become
its own genre. But there is
a gaping hole in this genre
of movies. There seems to be
this notion that people who
smoke weed don’t usually apply
themselves to anything.
Look at Kumar from
Harold and Kumar Go to White
Castle. He’s smart as hell in the
field of medicine but doesn’t
adequately apply himself to the
right activities. Then there was Jane
from Smiley Face who I found to be
an embarrassing rendition of your
typical stoner: a college graduate who
suffers from a lack of ambition, which
is only reinforced by her fondness for
marijuana. The only truth to that movie
would be the concept of “stoner on a
mission.”
But not all stoners are on a mission
to the ATM machine for pot or munchies
as any prohibitionists might assume.
Surprisingly enough, there are an ample
amount of stoners out there on a mission
for success. They’re the ones I like to call the
“functional stoners,” as opposed to the “habitual stoners.”
Functional stoners tend to be your closet stoners, so
they almost lead a sort of double life. They live on the edge
of two cultures, that of the marijuana plant and that of the
status quo. Closet stoners are everywhere and pop out
of their holes like gophers when they smell the burning
of grass.
They are the doctors and nurses that tend to your
injuries, the police officers that confiscate your stash after
pulling you over, the engineers that build the bridges you
cross or maybe the planes you fly, or even the politicians
and lobbyists that support the cause behind the very root
of Stoner America.
After all, when you work long days making a measly
salary that’s barely enough to survive amid a recession,
there’s nothing quite like coming home to a big fat bong
rip at the end of the day. Oh, the irony.
Niki P.: Upon the realization that her print journalism
degree was a tad outdated, Niki P. took her issues
straight to the Web where she started a blog
called Dating is a Payne (www.asurrendered
heart.blogspot.com).
She also writes for Examiner.com
as the LA Singles Examiner. Her web page is
www.examiner.com/x-2344-LA-Singles-Examiner.
You can email her at lasinglesexaminer@gmail.com.
And in case anyone was wondering,
Niki P. is currently still single
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restrial carnivore that spends a large chunk of
its life at sea. Polar bears evolved from brown bears
during the Pleistocene, the time period from 1.8 mil-
lion to 11,000 years ago.
They can be found in the U.S., Canada, Alaska,
Greenland, Norway and Russia and it has been re-
ported that polar bears tracks have been discovered
as far as the North Pole. Last year, the U.S. Interior
Department granted the polar bears threatened
status under the Endangered Species Act and with
only 20,000-25,000 living in the wild, its future is far
from certain.

Last year, the U.S. Interior

Department granted the polar
bears threatened status under
the Endangered Species Act
and with only 20,000-25,000
living in the wild, its future
is far from certain.
In the past, the population of this species was
drastically reduced by unregulated hunting, but in
1973, the International Agreement on the Conserva-
tion of Polar Bears and their Habitat was signed by
Canada, the United States, Denmark, Norway and
the former U.S.S.R. This agreement restricted the
hunting of polar bears and instructed each nation
to protect their habitats. However, even with this
increased protection, more than 500 bears are shot
each year worldwide.
In May 2009, after a three day meeting in Norway,
the five countries that created this treaty issued a
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portant long term threat” to the bears. The treaty parties
are committed to limiting direct threats to the species,
such as increasing tourism as well as oil and gas drill-
ing, However, without international cooperation, they
are unable to address the issue of greenhouse gases
which are possibly contributing to global warming and
in turn, the reduction of the Arctic sea ice.
Seals are polar bears’ primary prey and sea ice
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and build dens for their pups in the snow. Polar bears
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against climate change and funding field research to
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these measures will help to preserve the threatened
polar bear. Only time will tell.
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anthems and reggae summer sounds,
but they’ve stayed true to their So.
Cal. roots blending reggae, ska and
punk into a style all their own.
“We live that smoke, surf, skate,
beach lifestyle everyday. So when we
sing about it, it seems like it holds
more weight,” said Moran.
Snoop, an expert on all things
pimpin’, has called the guys his
nephews and chatted with members
of the band about the upcoming tour
on the last episode of his MTV variety
show Dog After Dark.
The band has toured with the
Marleys in the past, but it will be the
first time they will get to share the
stage with Snoop.
“I used to get sent home from
school for wearing Snoop Dogg
T-shirts”, said trumpeter and
keyboardist C-Money.“My dad threw
my Snoop Dogg tape out the window
because he put it in the car stereo
when the whole family was sitting
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window and threw out.”
The eclectic mix of Stoopid’s
reggae rock, Snoop’s stoney drawl,
and Stephen Marley’s uplifting reggae
vibes is sure to draw a diverse group
of fans, but they’ll all have one thing
in common: a love for getting baked.
With album titles like Chronchitis
and Slightly Not Stoned Enough to
Eat Breakfast Yet Stoopid, the band
is hardly shy about their use of
marijuana, and their fans love them
for it.
“For people that need it, herb
should be legal. We want people to
enjoy the herb,” said Moran. “It’s a
natural thing that people should be
able to enjoy.”
The band’s most recent success, 2
AM tells the story of a dreaded late
night knock on the door by the cops
sniffing for weed.
The song is the band’s first radio
success to date, being named as the
Song of the Year by 91x San Diego
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Los Angeles (Corner of Olympic & Albany)
and the most requested song of the
year on a variety of stations including
KROQ and KSWD in Los Angeles.
“It is inevitable that the law comes
down on all of us at some time or the
other,” said DeLa. “But for the most
part, we’ve been pretty fortunate.”
With the exceptions of a few
minor scrapes crossing the American-
Canada border and one unfortunate
night in Florida that ended with
confiscated bud and a broken piece,
the band has been able to travel the
country unscathed, smoking all the
way.
“I just don’t see how you can get
arrested for smoking a dried plant,
when, at the same time Xanax, Zoloft
and Ritalin are prescribed to our
children without any knowledge of
the long term effects,” said C-Money.
“That shit just really boils my blood. All
we need to do is make the government
capitalize on the money. If we can
learn from history, we’re going to be
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Band members Miles Doughty
and Kyle McDonald formed the band
while still in high school and were
signed to Skunk Records by the late
Bradley Knowells of Sublime.
Their shows feature a mix of
uplifting reggae, thrashing punk,
and dance happy ska, with a little of
everything in between. McDonald
and Doughty switch between bass
and guitar and take turns on vocals,
giving the band the ability to play a
variety of styles.
Since their beginning in Sublime’s
shadow, the band has created a name
for itself through non-stop touring
in addition to releasing six studio
albums and two live albums.
Now, the roles have switched,
as Stoopid is paving the way for
hardworking bands to follow in their
foot steps, just as they followed in
Sublime’s.
In 2001, the band created Stoopid
Records, signing Santa Cruz-
based band The Expendables and
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Outlaw Nation, a reggae band from
Shreveport, Louisiana.
“We all live close to the beach.
We’re just kids who grew up surfing
and skating and smoking. It’s just
kind of our way,” said Moran. “[This
musical tradition] started with
Rastafarianism, and it has been
twisted every which way since then.
We all grew up listening to all different
styles of reggae and now we put our
own twist on it adding our other ska
and punk influences.”
C-Money said he thinks Stoopid
fits into a long line of evolving reggae
styles across the world.
“What we know of about this
Caribbean music made its way to
Brooklyn through DJ Kool Herc, and
then got transferred into what hip
hop is, and what we know, and that
bounced back through Brad Knowells
and the LBC. They regurgitated this
Rasta reggae back out, and it was then
sucked up by these white dreadlock
kids who eat natural foods,”C-Money
said.“It’s almost like now the modern
hippie is more like the modern
Rasta.”
Whether you call them hippies,
Rastas or just plain Stoopid, these
guys know how to party, and the show
should be a treat for all involved.
The tour kicks off at the Star of the
Desert Arena in Nevada on July 10.
California stops include the Verizon
Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine,
the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa
Barbara, the Shoreline Amphitheater
in Mountain View and the Cricket
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 Hermosa Beach:
A Sea of Bars
and Clubs
by Courtney Krueger

H
ermosa Beach is one of the hottest coastal areas in Los Angeles
County, where a social scene can be found any hour of the
week, adults miraculously never age, and people party as if
it’s their job. Initiate the summer in style, and surf over to the
Hermosa pier to join continuous, sunny celebration. Once
there, you will find a vast variety of bars, clubs, and restaurants to cater to
your every mood and interest.

Hottest Hangouts
The sun isn’t the only thing sizzling on the pier, because the scene
at Sharkeez is always on fire, burning the fiercest partiers with a blazing
atmosphere, baja-spiced food, and an unbeatable happy hour. The festivity
flames get ignited early in the morning with mimosa breakfast deals and
a bloody mary bar, and then continues to spread throughout the day,
keeping the party aflame late into the evening. The bustling outdoor patio
creates the perfect space to soak up rays, observe the action unfolding on
the pier, and sip on creative cocktails, including the famous Shark Attack,
innovative margaritas, and jello shots served straight up in syringes. These
drinks have a strong bite, so enter the lively waters of Sharkeez with
caution, and prepare to be attacked by a wild nightlife.
If the line at Sharkeez is too long, venture next door to Patrick Malloys,
where you can reap the likewise benefits of an energetic atmosphere and
lively outdoor patio. Patrick pleases his customers with a tasty menu
that offers many choices, including burgers, wraps, sandwiches, soups,
salads, tacos, and breakfast creations on the weekends. This Irish inspired
establishment is the perfect hangout to gather for sporting events, attend a
happy hour, or dance at night.
At the end of the strip, where the pier meets the strand and sand,
lies another pub known as Hennessey’s Tavern. This local hotspot is
the perfect daytime hangout, and the large outdoor patio allows you to
easily observe the beautiful people and dogs. It offers the added perk of
a rooftop deck, from where an extensive coastal view and sunset can be
admired. The delicious meal options include the traditional burgers and
sandwiches, along with authentic platters such as shepherd’s pie, corned
beef and cabbage, Irish nachos, and Irish flatbread. Here you can revel in
Irish fate, and get lucky with deals like the early bird dinner specials ($10
dinners from 4pm-7pm) and Two-Timin’Tuesdays (purchase one burger
and get another one free).

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Clubs
Union Cattle is the largest bar and club in Hermosa,
providing three stories of pure entertainment within
an indoor and outdoor, western-themed environment.
While in this wild party ranch, you can unleash your inner
cowgirl or boy by riding the mechanical, replica bull. The
brewery selections and specialty martinis keep the party
animals mooing for more cocktails, and the menu offers
the tastiest steak on the homestead.
If you’re looking for a lively, semi-casual lounge with
fun and amusing décor, make your way to Dragon, and
breathe in the heat at this fiery establishment. Inside
these innovative walls, you can taste the flavors of an
Asian fusion menu, attend special sporting events, and
dance to bubbly beats constructed by a DJ.
Blue 32 and The Shore are adjacent on Hermosa Ave.,
and these two bars are the closest thing to Hollywood
you’ll find next to the beach. Within these swanky
environments, you can feast your eyes on posh furniture
and a stylish setting. Visit Blue 32 and The Shore to sip on
upscale cocktails, dance to contemporary jams, and flirt
with attractive lounge dwellers.
Music
To reach the pier’s original musical hub, follow the
luminosity to the Lighthouse. This relaxed and reliable
bar features a wide variety of bands to feed the interest of
every music lover. You will hear harmonious concoctions
from all types of music including 70’s rock, 80’s rock, 90’s
rock, original rock, acoustics, jazz, reggae, dance, and
funk. On Mondays, you are invited to take the stage and
show off your vocal talents through karaoke.
Boogaloo brings the flavors and sounds of New
Orleans to Hermosa, providing this western beach
city with true southern hospitality. Thursdays through
Sundays, you can enjoy live entertainment and listen
to the authentic tunes of blues and soul. Delight your
palette with their tasty comfort foods, and indulge in daily
specials such as Wednesday Po’ Boys and Fried Chicken
Thursdays.
Courtney Krueger is a creative writer from
Hermosa Beach, CA, who has a passion
for quality food and drinks and enjoys the
active nightlife that Los Angeles provides.
Located on PCH, Saint Rocke is a newly designed
venue dedicated to booking the hottest bands for the
Hermosa patrons. You will never be disappointed with
their musical selections, calendar of events, trendy
ambiance, and quality menu. They offer a variety
of entertainment such as piano bar night, where
soothing classics are played, and soundbox sessions,
where specialized musicians spontaneously reinterpret
established music.
Sports
Sharks Cove is a spacious haven, providing sports
fans with a secure place to concentrate on the game
and root for their team of choice. However, this bar
transforms to a Steelers club during football season, so
if you root against this Pittsburg team, you are allowing
sharks to enter your safe space. After the game, you can
challenge your opponents to a game of pool.
Fat Face Fenner’s Fishshack (FFFF) provides a unique
fisherman décor that highly resembles a boat and creates
an allusion of being out at sea. This aesthetically pleasing
bar is also a hangout for Boston sports fans, allowing
them to gather and cheer uncontrollably for the Red Sox
and Patriots. You can enter FFFF wearing a Yankees shirt,
but do so at your own risk, and don’t say I didn’t warn
you.
On the corner of Hermosa Ave. and 14th St. lies
another great bar where you can view sporting events
on over 20 flat screen TV’s. This pub, known as The
Underground, allows you to feast on delectable English
cuisine while watching your favorite games. The
environment encourages activity with pool tables, darts, a
shuffle board, and dancing on Friday and Saturday nights.
Whether you want to mingle with singles, dance
your heart out, view commendable live entertainment, or
simply bask in the sun, Hermosa Beach is the ideal place
to visit and the perfect summer hangout. The scene on
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I’m a 21-year-old girl from a very conservative family that has always frowned upon
sex before marriage. My mom once remarked that oral sex isn’t something nice girls do,
and that always stuck with me growing up. Now I‘m in my first serious relationship and
things are starting to get physical. The problem is, I‘m having a hard time feeling good
about sex. I feel guilty when we do it, and I haven ‘t been able to give my boyfriend oral
sex because I feel like it‘s dirty and wrong (thanks, Mom). I want to feel good about my
sex life, and I want to get past my annoying hang-ups and enjoy giving my boyfriend
oral pleasure. How can I get past my negative feelings about sex?

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yummiest lollipop.”The truth is, some women were raised and continue to be raised with the idea that sex is dirty.
And it is dirty, Guilty Naked Chick, if you‘re doing it right. The human world is full of manners and social graces
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reason men run around devouring issues of Barely Legal like dingoes let loose inside a Baby Gap, and you‘re it.
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procreation whatsoever. The bible may have depicted
God commanding two lovers to be fruitful and multiply,
but that wasn‘t immediately followed by the line: Oh,
you really want to make me proud you‘ll give it a kiss.
You have to give yourself permission to enjoy giving
Variety of Top and receiving oral sex, and to heck if your mother
disapproves or it makes angels cry.
If you don‘t allow yourself to blossom sexually,
you will miss out on the intimacy, stress-relief, and
endorphins a good mattress session can provide. If you
still can‘t shake feelings of shame or reluctance, try
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sex, which have more in depth advice on exploring and
enjoying your sexuality. And at the end of the day try
thinking of it this way. Who, specifically, is harmed by
your decision to have safe, consensual sex? Is a hostage
executed every time you remove your panties? Does
a fairy die every time you utter a moan of pleasure?
Nope. And even though I‘ve never met the guy, I‘m
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Marijuana For Chemotherapy from page 17
of cannabinoid receptor, CB1, has been
found in the nucleus tractus solitarii,
an area that plays an important role
in coordinating the emetic response
to chemotherapy drugs.
The effectiveness of marijuana
in controlling CINV was discovered
serendipitously. Soon after cancer
chemotherapy was introduced in
the 1960’s and early 1970’s, word
began spreading among patients that
marijuana could eliminate the intense
nausea that many experienced during
treatment. During this period, some
of the cancer patients were also
recreational marijuana users, and
they discovered, by accident, that their
recreational use of marijuana reduced
this side effect.
Also during this period, scientists
discovered and isolated the principal
psychoactive ingredient responsible
for the “high” produced by marijuana,
delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-
9-THC). Later research revealed
the complexity of the basis for the
recreational effect and that it was
likely the result of the interaction of
several compounds in marijuana,
although delta-9-THC continued to
be recognized as the primary source.
At this point, the medical
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partially accept medicinal cannabis - a
single synthetic chemical compound
that could be isolated, patented,
manufactured and distributed. THC
was evaluated and found to relieve
the nausea and vomiting caused by
cancer chemotherapy. The U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA)
approved its use for that purpose in
1985 under the brand name Marinol.
Efficacy
There have been several published
studies, as well as a series of six studies
conducted by the health departments
of various states under the guidance
of the FDA, that examined the
medical value of smoked marijuana in
controlling CINV. Most of the studies
compared marijuana cigarettes to
antiemetics available by prescription,
which included Marinol. Many of the
studies enrolled patients for whom
several other antiemetics had failed.
The number of patients who
participated in these study ranged
from 27 to 250, with an average of
137. Marijuana was found to be an
effective and safe antiemetic in each
of the studies, and was more effective
than other drugs for many patients.
Positive response, defined as the
ATM
INSIDE
elimination or significant reduction
of CINV, ranged from 71.1% to 93%
among patients receiving smokable
marijuana. One study reported an
overall reduction in CINV of 72%
among patients receiving smokable
marijuana.
Safety
The published research indicates
that the most frequent acute adverse
effects associated with oral THC and
smoked marijuana were dizziness, dry
mouth, hypotension, sedation, and
euphoria or dysphoria. Patients found
dry mouth and sedation to be the least
troubling side effects, with orthostatic
hypotension and dizziness the
most troubling side effects, possibly
increasing patient distress. The
dysphoric effects were more common
among patients who had no prior
experience with cannabis. Although
some patients, especially those naïve
to marijuana, experienced anxiety or
discomfort, these side effects typically
subsided or disappeared with repeated
administration of smoked marijuana.
In contrast, patients reported that
the unpleasant and debilitating side
effects of Marinol persisted with
repeated use.
The long-term use of marijuana
can increase the risk of developing
lung disease. Marijuana smoking
is associated with abnormalities
in the cells lining the respiratory
tract. Marijuana smoke, like tobacco
smoke, is associated with increased
risk of cancer and lung damage.
The other potential adverse effect
of long-term marijuana use is the
development of dependence or
addiction. It is estimated that about
10% of all persons who smoke
marijuana recreationally at least
once will experience an addiction
to marijuana at some point in their
lives. The degree of risk of marijuana
dependence among medicinal users
is unknown.
Other antiemetic agents include
the newest generation of antiemetic
drugs such as the serotonin type 3
receptor antagonists Zofran and Kytril,
and the older antiemetic agents, many
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in the published research, that include
phenothiazines such as Compazine,
Haldol, and metoclopramide. In
contrast to cannabis, the side effects of
serotonin type 3 receptor antagonists
include headache, constipation, and
alterations in liver function. The side
effects of metoclopramide include
acute dystonic reactions, drowsiness,
diarrhea, and depression. Side effects
associated with phenothiazines and
Haldol can include severe or acute
dystonic reactions, hypotension,
blurred vision, drowsiness, dry mouth,
urinary retention, allergic reactions,
and jaundice.
Differences Between Smoked
Marijuana And Oral Thc
There are several important
differences in the effects and patient
experiences of oral THC versus smoked
marijuana. Some are due to differences
in the concentration, absorption and
distribution of THC between marijuana
and Marinol, while others are due to
the differences between inhaling an
antiemetic and taking an antiemetic in
pill form.
The research indicates that
marijuana is a more effective and
preferred therapy than the THC pill
Marinol. Patients were able to limit
their use of marijuana to only the
amount needed when it was smoked.
For many cancer patients this can
involve smoking a very small quantity
of the drug. With the THC pill the
patient must ingest the whole pill and
therefore cannot control the dose.
Smoking allows the patient to
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of THC that enters their system
because the rapid onset provides them
with a quick feedback mechanism.
Because smoking permits an almost
instantaneous transmission of the
THC to sites in the brain where it
works to control nausea, patients are
able to simply continue smoking until
the nausea subsides. This allows some
to stop smoking before they become
high. When the anti-nausea effect
wears off, they can smoke a little more
if needed.
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Many patients do not like the
effects of the concentrated THC
that comprises Marinol, complaining
that it makes them too high, that it
causes intense anxiety or dysphoria,
or that it interferes with their ability
to function. Cancer patients receiving
chemotherapy have reported that
marijuana made them feel “mellow,”
whereas comparable doses of oral
THC did not.
A final reason why marijuana
cigarettes are superior to oral THC is
because the patient receives the benefit
of the combination of marijuana’s
active ingredients as opposed to the
effects of only delta-9-THC found in
Marinol. One study using delta-8-
THC found it effective in controlling
CINV in pediatric cancer patients.
Economics were another factor
in the lack of patient acceptance of
Marinol, with many unwilling to
pay up to $15,000 for a year’s supply
when the drug was not covered by
insurance.
An important point is that patients
experiencing extreme nausea find it
difficult to swallow any medication in
pill form, and some who were able to
swallow the pill ended up vomiting
it back up, making the medication
useless. When Marinol does work,
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it can take over an hour to start, and
patients have complained they are at
risk of overdose in their desperation
to obtain relief from the severe and
violent waves of nausea and vomiting.
Issues Surrounding Marijuana
Treatment Of Cinv
There is disagreement as to
whether the psychoactive effects of
THC correlate with its antiemetic
activity. Some studies have found no
relationship between complete control
of CINV and euphoria or dysphoria.
Other researchers believe that
euphoria or dysphoria is associated
with improved antiemetic control.
An important and unexpected
problem encountered in one study
with marijuana was the inability of
nearly one-fourth of the patients
to tolerate the administration of
marijuana by smoking. The main
advantage of Marinol over smoked
marijuana for CINV is the aversion
among some patients to inhaling any
form of smoke. Eating marijuana in the
form of a brownie or other food vehicle
is proposed by some as a solution,
but this poses the same problems
with delayed effect, dose control and
ingestion that is encountered with
other the oral antiemetics.
The Role Of Marijuana In Treating Cinv
Since the approval of Marinol in the mid 1980s, more
effective anti-emetic drugs have been developed such as
Zofran and Kytril, alone or combined with the corticosteroid
dexamethasone. The relative effectiveness of cannabis
versus these newer anti-emetics has not been evaluated.
Although these newer anti-emesis drugs have reduced
the rates of acute emesis, many patients still experience acute
vomiting, and these agents are less effective in preventing
nausea, delayed-onset CINV, and breakthrough CINV.
Even with the best antiemetic drugs, the control of
nausea and vomiting that begins or persists 24 hours after
chemotherapy remains imperfect. The process of delayed
emesis appears different from that of acute emesis, and
is more likely to occur with a strongly emesis-causing
chemotherapy drug like cisplatin, and varies from patient
to patient. Treatment to prevent this emesis requires dosing
both before and after chemotherapy.
The optimal treatment of CINV will involve combinations
of agents that inhibit the numerous neurotransmitter
systems involved in mediating the nausea and vomiting
reflexes. Because the mechanism of action of marijuana
is different from the serotonin receptor antagonists and
corticosteroids, marijuana added to these new regimens
could enhance the control of emesis. The critical issue is
not whether marijuana is superior to the new drugs, but
whether some patients obtain added or superior relief from
marijuana. Marijuana may also be effective in people who
respond poorly to other antiemetic drugs.
The varied effects that include anxiety reduction,
appetite stimulation, nausea reduction and pain relief
bestow marijuana with properties that are unique among
antiemetic therapies. And as mentioned above, attempted
treatment of emergent nausea and vomiting with an oral
medication has many disadvantages. At this time, marijuana
in the only antiemetic with rapid onset that bypasses the
problems encountered with oral medication. It is also
inexpensive compared with pharmaceutical agents, and
can be rapidly administered by the patient in the case of
breakthrough or emergent emesis.
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Valley Patients Group Sun. 12noon to 10pm M-F 11-7 Sa 12-8 Su 12-6 Mon. to Sat. 9a to 8p Sun. 10a to CAREGIVERS
8953 Woodman Ave #101 Total Wellness Caregivers Green Guild 7p & All Holidays 10a to 5p 111 E. 9th St.
818-332-0736 16161 Ventura Blvd #105 1640 Cahuenga Blvd. LAWNDALE 213-796-0016
Mon-Sun 8am to 10pm 818.205.9042 Unit #206 Marijuana Medicine 10am to 8pm everyday
BEVERLY HILLS M-F 10-8 Sa-Su 11-7 323-836-0013 Evaluation Center CHR
Marijuana Medicine FULLERTON Mon. to Sat. 12a to 10p 15901 Hawthorne Blvd. #460 5468 Valley Blvd
Evaluation Center Chron2theDo.com Sunset Holistic 800-420-1995 323 342 9110
8500 Wilshire Blvd. #103 Free Delivery! 4477 Hollywood Blvd.,Ste. 200 LONG BEACH M-TH 10-9 F-Su 10-8
800-420-1995 714-927-9535 323-668-0402 Green Mediworks Wilshire Healing
CANOGA PARK 8 A.M.-12 A.M. Daily Sunset Collective 1088 Redondo Ave 11906 Wilshire Blvd. #6
Hope Collective GARDEN GROVE 7065 1/2 Sunset Blvd 562-433-6600 310-478-6655
20035 Vanowen Medical Collective 323.464.0111 Mon.-Fri. 10am to 8pm, Sat.- Mon.-Fri. 11am to 10pm, Sat. &
818-593-7720 Of Garden Grove M-Sa 11-8 Su 12-6 Sun. 12pm to 5 pm Sun. 11am to 11pm
Mon. to Fri. 10a to 10p 13252 Garden Grove Blvd. #209 Artists Collective Apothecary Assistant’s SMC
Sat. to Sun. 10a 7p 714-663-1420 Hollywood/LA/Valley Collective 11957 Santa Monica Blvd.
247 GMMG Mon-Sat 11am to 6:30pm Deliveries 2805 E Pacific Coast Hwy 310-473-8444
20944 Sherman Way, Ste 207 Sun Closed (323) 979-7822 562-773-1888 M.-Th. 11am to 11pm, F.-Sun.
818-704-7577 GARDENA HollyWeed Sunshine Holistic Collective 10am- 10pm
24/7 Patient Verification Nature Holistic Caregivers 1607 N. El Centro Ave. 2nd 678 Redondo Ave. JJ Herbal Pharmacy (JJHP)
Canoga Park Discount 14000 A Crenshaw Blvd Floor #24 562-434-5010 12249 Santa Monica Blvd
Collective GLENDALE 323-469-9073 Mon.-Sat. 11am to 8pm, Sun. 310-979-3816
7111 Winnetka Ave. Suite 8 11am to 9pm everyday 11am to 6pm Mon. to Sat. 11a to 8p
Marijuana Medicine Sun. 12p to 7p
818-456-1917 Evaluation Center Hezekiah Inc. Long Beach Vapor Lounge
9a to 9p 7 days a week 600 N. Brand St. #601 6051 Hollywood Blvd #202 Collective The Rainforest
Herbal Logic Caregivers 1-800-420-1995 323.683.8017 1088 Redondo Ave 12515 Venice Blvd.
7246 Eton Ave., Ste. D M-F 8-8 Sa 10-6 562.434.6761 310-391-0011
GOLETA Mon.-Sat. 10am to 10pm
818-912-6304 KushMart M-F 11-8 Sa-Su 11-7
Santa Barbara Care Center 6410 Hollywood Boulevard Sun. 12noon to 8pm
Mon.-Sat. 10am to 9pm 5814 Gaviota St. Herbal Discount Center
Sun. 10am to 7pm 323-464-6465 (HDC) Nature’s Wonder
805-845-4291 Mon-Sat 11am to 10pm 1330 W. Olympic Blvd
2AM Dispensary Mon-Sun 11am to 8pm 1206 E. Wardlow Rd
8239 Canoga Ave Sun 11am to 7pm (562) 997-2929 (213)380-5874
GRANADA HILLS Sunset Herbal Corner Open 7 Days: 11a to 8p Mon-Sat. 11am-8:30pm
818-264-0790
11a - 2a Granada Hills Patient 7225 Sunset Blvd. Nature’s Top Shelf Sun. 12pm - 8pm
Collective (GHPC) 323-851-5554 1530 E. Wardlow Rd California Herbal Healing
Holistic Alternative Inc. 17458 Chatsworth St
(HAI) 9am to 9pm (562) 989-0000 Center (CHHC)
818-368-6567 INGLEWOOD Mon. to Sat. 11a to 7p 1437 N. La Brea
21001 Sherman Way, 12 Open 7 Days: 11a to 8p
818-703-1190 Inglewood Discount Cancer Help Center Herbal 877-420-KUSH(5874)
Mon.-Sat. 10am to 8pm California Discount Caregivers Inc. (IDCI) Collective 11am-11pm everyday
Sun. 11am to 6pm Caregivers Deliveries 1121 S. La Brea Ave 3381 Long Beach Blvd Nirvana Pharmacy
818.217.9876 310-671-0300 562.424.4372 1561 Westwood Blvd.
CARSON
CA Organic Caregivers Open 7 Days: 11a to 8p M-F 11-8 Sa-Su 11-7 310-479-5874
Herbal Blessings 13758 Chatsworth St. #201
20761 S Avalon Blvd All American Healing Group Canna Collective Canna Care Relief (CCR)
818 232-3408 126 1/2 S. Market St. Long Beach (CCLB) 1716 S. Sepulveda Blvd., 105
310.329.6082 10am to 8pm
M-Th 10-7 Sa 10-8 310-412-0557 4010 Long Beach Blvd 310-473-4105
Su 11-7 HARBOR CITY Mon.-Sat. 11am to 7pm, Sun. (562) 492-6091 Open 7 Mon.-Wed. 11am to 8pm,
CHATSWORTH Green Guild 12noon to 5pm Days: 10a to 8p Thurs.-Sat. 11am to 9pm, Sun.
26302 S. Western Ave. LAGUNA NIGEL United Patient Caregivers 12noon to 6pm
KB Center 310-534-0013
Compassion Care So Cal Discount Caregivers 745 4th Street Hollywood Hills Holistic
9960 Canoga Ave #D7 HIGHLAND PARK 24456 Forbes Rd Patient Research Center Medication
818-576-9877 Medical Caregivers 949-395-8129 757 Pine Ave 1915 N. Highland Ave.
12pm to 8pm Association Orange County Caregiver 562.495.9500 323-874-5159
4344 Eagle Rock Blvd. #E Collective call for info Long Beach Organics Mon.-Sat. 11am to 11pm, Sun.
COLFAX 12noon to 8pm
323-551-5874 949-370-2480 (L.B.O.C.)
Golden State 11am to 8pm Royal Temple of Zion
Patient Care 10am to 7pm daily 851A Pine Avenue
Highland Park Patient 562-495-2000 2415 Eads St.
233 State Highway 174 323-663-2420
530-346-2514 Collective Mon.-Sat. 10am to 10pm, Sun.
5716 N. Figueroa Avenue 11am to 7pm Mon.-Sat. 11am to 10pm
Mon. to Sat. 9a to 5p Sun. 12noon to 7pm
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420 Medical Evaluations
2622 S. Robertson Blvd.
310-237-1277
Mon.-Sat. 12noon to 5pm
Sun. closed
Herbal Medicine For You
(HMFY)
2637 Whittier Blvd
(323) 264-2224
Open 7 Days: 10a to 7p
Green Cross
2912 Colorado Blvd.
818-241-6300
Mon.-Sat. 9:30am to 9:30pm,
Sun. 9:30am to 6:30pm
Atwater Alternative Care
Collective
3106 Glendale Blvd
(Atwater Village
(323)661-6200
Mon.-Fri. 11am to 10pm, Sat. &
Sun. 11am to 9pm
Precision Medical Caregivers
3913 W. 6th St.
(213) 382-7971
Mon. to Sat. 10a to 8p Sun. 11a
to 5p
Universal Caregivers Center
4154 Eagle Rock Blvd. Unit 4
(866) 975-7215
11a to 8p 7 days a week
Slauson Leaves
4435 West Slauson Ave. Unit B
(323) 298-2047
Mon. to Sat. 12p to 9p & Closed
Sunday
Eagle Rock Herbal Collective
4729 Eagle Rock Blvd
Southwest Caregivers
4961 W Sunset Blvd
(323) 660-3776
M-F 11:30-9, Sa 12-7
Midtown Caregivers
5113 W Pico Blvd
323.934.5242
M-Sa 11-8
Blue Sky on Sunset
5302 Sunset Blvd.
323-406-4732
8am to 10pm everyday
Aroma Revolution
5464 Valley Blvd.
323-221-7264
Green Leaf Collective
5607 Huntington Dr. (323)
343-0100
11am - 8pm Daily
City Compassionate
Caregivers
606 E. 4th St.
213-617-0447
10 am to 8pm
Patients & Caregivers HHA Slauson Caregivers Center Purple Heart Compassionate
6141 Vineland Ave. 1400 S. Olive 3708 W. Slauson Ave., Unit #B 5823 West Pico Blvd #B
818-588-1307 213-746-4445 (877) 310-WEED (9333 323-938-8880
Mon.-Sat. 9am to 9pm, Sun. 11am to 7 pm Open 7 Days: 10a to 7p 11am to 8pm
10am to 6pm Purelife Alternative Wellness Green Heart Collective Natural Remedies
Eden Therapy Center 4203 N Huntington Dr 6231 Santa Monica Blvd.
6757 1/2 Santa Monica Blvd. 1649 S La Cienega Blvd 323.222.4203 323-871-9500
323-463-8937 310-246-9345 M-Sa 10-6 Mon-Sat 11am to 8pm Sun
11am to 11pm everyday Mon-Sat 12pm to 9pm Sun At Downtown 12pm to 6pm
Westside Healing Center 12pm to 8pm Wellness Center Flower of Life
6915 Melrose Ave. Downtown Patients Group 423 W. Venice Blvd. 7308 1/2 Melrose Ave
323-965-7700 D.T.P.G 213-746-3355 323.936.6337
Melrose Herbal Collective 1753 Hill Street #8 Tues.-Sat. 11am to 7pm, Sun. daily 11-9
7257 Melrose Avenue 213-747-3386 11am to 6pm La Brea Collective
323-937-4300 Mon-Sat 11am to 8pm Sun Quality of Life Activities 812 South la Brea Blvd
Mon-Sat 11am to 8pm Sun 10am to 6pm (QOLA) 323-350-5338
12pm to 7pm Grass Roots Collective 4323 Melrose Avenue Noon to Mid. everyday
Fairfax Organic Farm 1914 South Santa Fe Ave L.A. Wonderland Caregivers California’s Finest
800 N. Fairfax Ave., Ste.100 213-622-0415 4410 W. Pico Blvd Compassionate Co-Op
323-951-0691 Mon-Thurs 9am to 9pm Fri-Sat Northeast Collective Group 8540 Venice Blvd.
M.-Th. 11am to 10pm , Fri.-Sun. 9am to 12pm 4515 York Blvd. 310-838-5800
10am to 10pm Sun 12pm to 6pm 323-255-2526 10am to 10pm everyday
Absolute Herbal Pain Shiva’s Gardens Caregivers Mon.-Fri. 10:30am-8pm, Sat. & DPG
Solutions 2002 S. Robertson Blvd Sun. 12pm-6pm 928 E. 12 Street
901 S. La Brea Ave # 3 310-841-0550 Southwest Caregivers Chinatown Patients
(323) 932-6263 KKC Collective 4614 Hollywood Blvd. Collective
Mon. to Sun. 11a to 12a 2214 S. Vermont St. 323-660-3776 987 N. Broadway
Quality of Life Activities (323) 733-2581 Mon-Sat 11am to 9pm Sun 213-621-2977
(QOLA) 10a to 10p 7 days a week 12pm to 9pm 11am to 8pm
call for info The Holistic Co-Op Crenshaw Holistic Caregivers 7 day a week
(323)-644-1209 2422 E. 1St. Street 4709 Crenshaw Blvd MALIBU
10-7 M-Sa. 323-540-6700 323-291-5420 PCH Collective
South Bay 420 Collective 11am to 6:30pm 10am to 7pm 22609 Pacific Coast HWY
Delivery Service Adams Green Herbal Heaven On Earth Healing (310) 456-0666
310.908.7764 Caregivers 4847 Fountain Ave. fax: (310) 456-7975, inquiries@
Superior Herbal Health 2603 S. Normandie Ave 323-661-8894 pchcollective.com
1011 W. 84th Place 323-732-8717 10am to 9pm everyday 11AM - 8PM (Monday -
323-971-6333 10am to 10pm LA Organic Pharmacy Saturday), 12PM - 6PM
11am to 7pm United Herbal Center 4911 Melrose Ave (Sunday)
Westside Compassionate 2703 W. 8th Street 323-463-3920 Supplemental Organic
Caregivers 213-739-7038 Mon.-Fri. 11am to 8pm Solutions
10655 Pico Blvd. Mon-Fri 11am to 10pm Sat Sat. 11am to 5pm 328 S. Lincoln Blvd
310-446-0730 12pm to 10pm Sun. 11am to 4 pm MARINA DEL REY
Mon.-Sat. 10am to 8pm, Sun. Sun 12pm to 9pm Green Earth Collective Organica Collective
10am to 6pm SL Caregivers 5045 York Blvd & Delivery
Greener Pastures Collective 3003 W.Olympic Blvd.,Ste. 201 323-982-9042 13456 Washinton Blvd.
1101 S. Robertson Blvd., Ste. 213-487-1700 Mon-Fri 10 am to 8pm Sat 310-578-2945
104 10am to 8pm everyday 11am to 8pm Sun 11am to 6pm 10am to 10pm Daily, Delivery
310-744-1600 Downtown Natural Apothecary Collective hours
Mon.-Fri. 11am to 8pm, Sat- Caregivers 5404 Alhambra Ave 11am to 11pm
Sun 12noon to 8pm 312 South Wall Street 323-222-4420 Green Bridge Medical
Green Treatment Center 213-625-0301 11am to 9pm everyday Services
111644 Ventura Blvd 11am to 9pm LAX Compassionate 3007 Washington Blvd., 110
HerbalCure Cooperative 7 days a week Caregiver 310-821-9600
11318 West Pico Blvd. West Coast Collective 5710 W. Manchester Blvd., 203 MISSION HILLS
310-312-5215 3133 N San Fernando Rd 310-568-9602 Mission Hills Patients
10 am to 8pm 323.551.5800 Mon.-Sat. 10am to 8pm Collective
Euphoric Caregivers CMCA Sun. 12noon to 8 9911 Supelveda Blvd
1155 N. Vermont #202 3430 Whittier Blvd P & C Los Angeles 818-894-5100
323-664-9900 323.261.2009 - daily 11-7 5763 W Pico Blvd 11am to 8pm
11am to 7pm Korea Town Collective 323.932.8266 NORCO
California Caregiver’s 3567 W 3rd St daily 12-8 Marijuana Medicine
Association 213.384.2403 Evaluation Center
12107 Santa Monica Blvd M-Sa 11-10 Su 12-10 1761 3rd Street #104
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NORTH HILLS ORANGE COUNTY True Healing Collective Sherman Oaks Collective TARZANA
G-Spot Los Angeles and Orange 7329 Reseda Blvd. Care HC Remedies
8314 Sepulveda Blvd. #B County, California 818-705-3780 14200 Ventura Boulevard #101 19327 Ventura Blvd #A
(818)893-3253 562-536-2502 RIVERSIDE 818-783-8332 818.758.9613
NORTH HOLLYWOOD 11am-9pm WC Delivery Mon-Sat 10am to 8pm Sun M-Sa 11-8 Su 12-7
Toluca Lake Collective 7 Days A week 909-784-6411 11am to 6pm Wellness Caregivers
5513 Cahuenga Blvd Pro215 daily 10-10 SILVERLAKE 18663 Ventura Blvd #230
818-752-1006 714-342-3362 SAN PEDRO The Higher Path 818-300-0035
10am to 9pm 9 to 9 Compassionate Caregivers of 2227 Sunset Blvd 11am to 8pm
TLMD S.P.C Delivery San Pedro (CCSP) 213-484-1001 So Cal Co-op
12458 Magnolia Blvd. Los Angeles and Orange 410 S. Gaffey St 12pm to 9pm 19459 Ventura Boulevard
818-761-8973 County, California (310) 732-2109 SOUTH GATE 818-344-7622
Mon.-Sat. 9am to 9pm, Sun. 562-536-2502 Mon. to Sat. 11a to 7p & Sun. South Gate Herbal Healing Mon-Sat 10am to 10pm Sun
1pm to 9pm 11am-9pm 7 Days 11a to 4p Center 11am to 9pm
North Hollywood Healing A Week Southern California Herbal 13194 Paramount Blvd., Unit D TORRANCE
Center (NHHC) Suite A-Holistic Health Network 562-634-1354 Delta 9
12517 Oxnard St. Call for Pre-verification 600 South Pacific Ave Suite 104 11am to 8pm everyday 1321 W. Carson St.
818-762-3766 (949) 249-2570 310-547-4500 STUDIO CITY 310-618-3582
Mon.-Sun. 10am to 11pm Mon. to Fri. 12p to 8p & Sat. to 11am to 7pm Compassionate Care 10am to 8pm
NoHo CC (Compassionate Sun. 11a to 6p 7 days a week of Studio City TUJUNGA
Caregivers) O.C. Remedy Group-Urgent SANTA ANA 11314 Ventura Blvd SCI
4854 Lankershim Blvd. Care Delivery Service Marijuana Medicine 818.506.7207 10037 Commerce Ave
818-980-9212 310-927-4769 Evaluation Center M-Th 11-7 Fr 11-8 818-273-4567
10am to 9pm everyday 8am to 9pm 1125 E. 17th Street #W237 Sa 12-8 10am-8pm - daily
Love & Spirit Co-op PALM SPRINGS 1-800-420-1995 California Organic Treatment Foothill Green Collective
5651 Cahuenga Blvd. The Compassionate SANTA ANA Center (FGC)
818-753-9200 Collective of California Orange Co. Patient Group 11644 Ventura Blvd 6815 Foothill Blvd
Mon-Fri 10AM-9PM (CCC) Collective 818.506.5948 (818) 353-7999
Sat-Sun 11AM-8PM 555 Commercial Rd., #5 2315 E. 17th Street #4 daily 11-8 Mon. to Fri. 9a to 8p & Sat. 10a
TLC (760) 325-2262 714-547-2525 LAHC to 8p & Sun. 10a to 2p
11436 Hatteras Street Closed Monday (Delivery Mon-Fri 10am to 7:45pm Sat- 11101 Ventura Boulevard Unit 1 F.W.C. Foothill Wellness
818-752-8420 Available) & Tues. to Sat. 11a Sun 11am to 6:45pm 818-506-6364 Center
10am to 9pm everyday to 7p SANTA CRUZ 12pm to 9pm 7132 Foothill Boulevard
Hollywood Compassionate Sun. 12p to 4p 7 days a week 818-352-3388
Greenway Compassionate
Caregivers PANORAMA CITY Relief (GCR) The Wellness Earth Energy Mon-Thurs 11am to 8pm Fri-
5126 Vineland Avenue San Fernando Valley 140 Dubois St #D Dispensary Sat 11am to 8:30pm Sun 12pm
818-761-6378 Discount Medicine (SFVDM) (831) 420-1640 12021 1/2 Ventura Blvd to 6pm
Mon-Fri 10am to 7pm Sat-Sun 13550 Roscoe Blvd. Mon. to Fri. 11a to 6p & Sat. 818-980-2266 VALLEY VILLAGE
10am to 6pm (818) 908-9951 10a to 6p 11am to 8pm Valley Village Caregivers
Patients Against Pain Mon. to Fri. 10a to 9p & Sat. to SANTA FE SPRINGS Studio City Medical 4843 Laurel Canyon
6240 Laurel Canyon Blvd #B Sun. 11a to 8p Marijuana Patient Collective 818-505-1330
The Springs
818-752-7274 Woodman Compassionate 11703 Los Nietos Rd. 4707 Whitsett Avenue Open M-Sa 11am-10pm, Su
10am to 8pm Caregivers 562-699-8960 818-487-1887 12-7
NORTHRIDGE 8205 Woodman Ave., 11am to 8pm everyday Herbal Healing Center HHC
Ste. 106 SANTA ROSA
West Coast Evaluations SUN VALLEY 5507 Laurel Canyon Blvd.,
818-453-8153 North Bay Wellness Coop
8349 Reseda Blvd., F (NBWC) Valley Holistic Caregivers Ste. C
818-701-0420 RESEDA 7200 Vineland Blvd., 818-505-9772
301 East Todd Road
Mon.-Fri. 12noon to 6pm, Sat. House of Kush Inc. Mon. to Fri. 10a 6:45p & Sat. 10a Ste. 205 Mon.-Fri. 10am to 10pm
12noon to 5pm, Sun. closed 18119 Saticoy St. to 4:45p 818-255-5511 Sat. 10am to 8pm, Sun 11am
Alternative Care Collective 818-339-6576 11am to 8pm everyday to 7pm
Mon.-Fri. 8am to 9pm, Sat. 9am SHERMAN OAKS
8537 Reseda Blvd. SUNLAND VAN NUYS
818-349-6222 to 9pm, Sun. 9am to 7pm Valley Independent Pharmacy
13650 Burbank Blvd. The Little Cottage Caregivers A Nature’s Best Organic
After Care Los Angeles Valley Caregivers 8133 Foothill Blvd Solutions
6657 Reseda Blvd #202 818-345-5477
18749 Napa St 12noon to 10pm daily 818-353-7204 14545 Friar St #224
Northridge 818.654.9731 10am to 9pm 818 844 6774
M-Sa 11-8 Su 12-7 Daddy’s Collective (DC) 9am - 9:30 pm
Caregivers Inc. 14430 Ventura Blvd. SYLMAR
8672 Lindley Ave. KV Caregivers Greenlight Discount Green Dragon Caregivers
7537 1/2 Reseda Blvd. (818) 817-9517
10am to 9pm Mon. to Thurs. 11a to 10p & Pharmacy 14546 Vanowen St.
MMI Alternative Medication 818-757-3503 15507 Cobalt Street #4 818-442-0054
10am to 10pm everyday Fri. to Sat. 11a to 11p & Sun.
8924 Reseda Boulevard 11a to 9p 818-256-1964 10am to 9pm everyday
Mon-Sat 10am to 9pm Sun Humbolt Relief Mon-Sat 11am to 7pm Sun 420 Discount Collective
6670 Reseda Blvd #107 Therapeutic Medicinal
11am to 7pm Health Resources 11am to 5pm 5616 1/2 Kester Ave.
818-300-0020 818-904-6797
9:30am to 7:30pm 14836 Burbank Blvd
818.988.9615 10am to 10pm everyday
M-F 11-7 Sa-Su 12-6
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Van Nuys Organics
6360 Van Nuys Blvd. #159
(818) 785-7707Mon. to Sat. 10a
to 10p & Sunday 10a to 8p
Hollywood Compasssionate
Caregivers
7255 Woodley Ave.
818-909-7785
Mon.-Sat. 10am to 8pm, Sun.
11am to 6pm
HHRC
7344 Van Nuys, Ste. 7
818-782-6383
Red Moon Inc.
14350 Oxnard St
818-997-6912
Mon.-Sat. 10am to 8pm, Sun.
10am to 6pm
Our Green Planet Collective
14624 Victory Blvd
818-376-8512
M-Th. 10am- 10pm,
Fri.-Sun. 11am to 1am
Southern Cal. Caregivers
15333 Sherman Way #Q
818-988-0699
10am to 7pm
Always 420
16119 1/2 Sherman Way
818.901.1442
M-Sa 11-9 Su 12-8
Mother Nature’s Remedy
Caregivers
17302 Saticoy St
818.345.MEDS
Su-F 10-10 Sa 10-5
Safe Harbor Patients
Collective
5953 Hazeltine Ave., Ste. B
818-902-0015
11am to 7pm everyday
Universal Caregivers
6320 Van Nuys Blvd.
Ste 410
(818) 779-1050
Mon. to Sat. 11a to 9p
Sun. 11a to 6p
The Willshire Clinic
6741 Van Nuys Blvd #A
818-997-0633
11am to 7pm
The Green Earth
6811 Woodman Avenue
818-994-1045
Mon-Sat 10 am to 8pm Sun
11am to 6:30 pm
Strain Balboa Caregivers Inc.
7207 Balboa Boulevard
818-908-9900
Mon-Thurs 11am- 8pm Fri-Sat
11am to 9pm
Delta 9 VENTURA COUNTY
7648 Van Nuys Blvd. Ventura County
818-997-1003 Compassionate Caregivers
10am to 8pm everyday Deliveries
VENICE 805-558-8300
The Farmacy Venice WEST HILLS
1509 Abbot Kinney Blvd WV 420 Collective Delivery
(310) 392-3890 Service
Mon.-Wed. 11am- 9pm, Th.-Sat. 818.274.4479
11am to 10pm, Sun. 12noon WEST HOLLYWOOD
to 7pm The Farmacy West Hollywood
Supplemental Organic 7825 Santa Monica Blvd
Solutions 323-848-7981
328 S Lincoln Blvd Mon.-Sat. 10am to 7:45pm,
310.450.9141 Sun. 12noon to 7pm
Daily 11-7
West LA Collective
China Inn Caregivers (WLACC)
812 Lincoln Blvd. 7901 Santa Monica Blvd #206
310-883-3924
Amazing Healing Supply
Mon.-Sat. 12noon to 9pm, Sun. (AHS)
11am to 6pm 31194 La Baya Dr., 207
Supplemental Organic 888-735-3231
Solutions M.-Th. 10am to 10 pm
2501 Lincoln Blvd. F. & Sat. 10am to 11pm, Sun.
310-450-9141 12noon- 6 pm
Evaluation Center For WESTWOOD
Medical Marijuana
The Farmacy Westwood
(805)497-9255 1035 Galey Avenue
310-208-0820
M.-W. 12pm to 8pm,
Th.-Sat. 12pm to 9pm, Sun.
CLOSED
WOODLAND HILLS
Boulevard Collective
19709 Ventura Blvd., #A
818-710-1166
Green Mile Caregivers
19901 Ventura Blvd.
818-710-7993
Mon.-Sat. 9am to 10pm, Sun.
closed
Ashmoon Caregivers
21610 Ventura Boulevard
818-999-2211
M.-Sat. 9:30am -12 mid., Sun.
12noon-8pm
Herbal Solutions Collective
(HSC)
22728 Ventura Blvd., Unit #A
(818) 704-1300
Mon. to Sat. 11a to 8p
Sun. 12a to 7p
West Valley Caregivers
23067 Ventura Blvd. #104
818-591-5899
10am to 10pm everyday
West Side Caregivers
22148 Ventura Blvd #A
818-887-2106
12pm to 10pm
Topanga Caregivers
6457 Topanga Cyn Blvd
818-716-9200
11am to 9pm

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10983 Ventura Blvd. 5968 Santa Fe Ave.
Studio City, CA 91604 Huntington Park, CA 90255
818-623-8823 (323) 584-9265
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120 S. Avenue 64
Los Angeles, CA. 90042
(323) 256-4000
Mon-Sat 10am - 5pm
Atwater Alternative
Care Collective

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of your choice!
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323.661.6200 Mon-Fri - 11am-10pm

3106 Glendale Blvd. Sat & Sun 11am -9pm
(Atwater Village)
Los Angeles, CA 90039

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GPC is a California Medical Marijuana collective, providing OCEAN-(S-I)
safe access for medical marijuana (MMJ) patients under STRONG LONG LASTING- Enjoy this
Prop 215. Our Beverly Hills medical cannabis dispensary “crowning achievement” in pristine quality
strives for "Healing through Freedom and Self-Expression." to release the bad-enhance the good.
Available at greener pasture collective are medicinal-grade
cannabis in a diversity of strains to provide relief for various
conditions, as prescribed by a licensed physician, in compli-
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an with SB420 and Prop 215.

Different Strains…
Hybrids are the best of both worlds. They are cross- bred
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In Compliance with SB420 & Prop 215

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30 Top Strains at $50 or Lower, Nothing Over $55.
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Compassionate, Friendly, Knowledgeable Staff.
De Soto Ave.
Canoga Ave.

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818-885.8682 Roscoe Blvd.

20943 Roscoe Blvd.

Canoga Park, CA 91304