Approaching an unassuming commercial building in a quiet part of town, you might think to double-check the address -- is this really a cannabis dispensary? It's just another discreet storefront surrounded by small-scale businesses. Where are the glaring neon lights, the billows of heavy smoke, the muggers, the hustlers, the junkies, the wild pot-smoking depravity in the streets? And then you realize: it's just another pharmacy, man. To Californians without the cannabis card, the idea of a... cheyacary cannabispatient 2009-10-17T14:05:32Z 2009-10-17T14:05:32Z

The people at Northstar Healing Collective are paranoid and unusual, I suggest patients choose a different dispensary.

cannabispatient 2009-10-17T14:05:32Z Cheyenne Cary 2009-08-12T19:15:15Z 2009-08-12T19:15:15Z

henstroud: It's fully within the law for medical cannabis patients to grow their own medicine. This is actually how all dispensaries operate - as 'collectives' of growers that distribute their produce to other patients. The only legal ramifications come into play at the federal level.

Cheyenne Cary 2009-08-12T19:15:15Z Henry Stroud 2009-08-06T21:23:48Z 2009-08-06T21:23:48Z

You mentioned that customers were able to bring home their own plants to grow. Are there any legal ramifications to growing weed, even if it is bought with a club card?

Henry Stroud 2009-08-06T21:23:48Z Steve V 2009-07-31T01:30:43Z 2009-07-31T01:30:43Z

Excellent article topic!

Steve V 2009-07-31T01:30:43Z Cheyenne Cary 2009-07-30T21:47:14Z 2009-07-30T21:47:14Z

Quick note: Photo formatting turned out a little weird. To get a better look, right click the images and select 'View Image' to see them in high-res.

Cheyenne Cary 2009-07-30T21:47:14Z