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Letter from the Editor
It’s a brand new year! If we all work together, 2010 could be the biggest year for
2010 Cannabis cannabis advocates and proponents ever!!! In CA, the Tax and Regulate Initiative
New Year's Resolutions is headed to the ballot. Not to mention Tom Ammiano’s AB 390, which, if passed
9 Mickey Martin would also legalize, tax and regulate Cannabis. The Washington State Legislature is
also looking at law very similar to CA’s AB 390. Colorado’s Medical Marijuana indus-
try and full legalization efforts are growing by leaps and bounds. Internationally,
South America is starting to experiment with decriminalization of all drugs. This is
Ar-HEMP-tina! truly an exciting time. As long as we continue to present a unified front, and not give
Dragonfly de la Luz in to divisiveness and petty politics, we can take even bigger steps, and do even
more to stop the insanity that is the war on cannabis users.

25 To help you out, we have a great list of New Year’s Resolutions from Mickey Martin.
Also in this issue, we have a fantastic article about Argentina from our favorite no-
mad, Dragonfly De la Luz. And Ed Rosenthal has given us great photo spread and
story about Dennis Peron’s garden in San Francisco. Thank you very, very much for
Dennis' Garden continuing to support and enjoy West Coast Cannabis Magazine. We couldn’t do
Ed Rosenthal it without you. And I would also like to say hello to the state of Colorado. I know
you’re technically not on the West Coast, but West is West, and we here at WCC look
32 forward to years of good times and good buds. Rocky Mountain High, indeed.

And, last but not least, I would like to send an apology and special thanks to Mz.
Jill. We inadvertently misattributed the cover shot on last month’s issue to Subcool.
It Starts with While Subcool and Mz. Jill are very close, they are not the same person. Mz. Jill took
a Single Seed that photo, as well as the pic with the nugs and candy and snowman that was in
Subcool the middle of the mag. Thank you so much, Mz. Jill. Your seasonal photos and great
37 writing (everyone loved the “How to Make Clones” piece you did for us last year) are
a breath of fresh air and creativity in the smoke-filled rooms here at WCC HQ. Thanks
again.
46 | Activist Corner HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
56 | WCC News
58 | Ask Ed™ Marijuana Questions Ngaio Bealum
Editor
63 | Oaksterdam Mini Magazine
72 | Cooking West Coast Cannabis Style
74 | List of Advertisers
75 | Collective Resource Guide
94 | Good Medicine
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 2010
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cause, but have not taken by M i c k get out to at
the time to do the home- least one, if
work. This year, vow to not several,
take the time to learn more cannabis events
about cannabis as a plant, as about and support the cause. If there are
a medicine. Explore can- their experiences no events in your particular area, start
nabis’ rich history, political in the cannabis industry. Whatever one. Pick a date, find a venue, make
happenings, and the evolution of the your method of learning is, make the some flyers, get the
movement. There are a number of re- resolution to take the time to explore word out, and orga-
ally great books on the market relating and absorb all of the information you nize for a brighter
to cannabis. Just go to Amazon and can so you can be a better informed future of cannabis
keyword “cannabis” and look at the champion of the cause. There is no freedom. If you
wealth of infor- excuse to continue to not know what build it, they WILL
mation at your you are talking about. Get educated. come.

3
fingertips. Don’t Period. Give More

like books? Use
Google. There are
a growing num-
ber of really well-
done sites relating to cannabis that are
educational and informative (How about
www.westcoastcannabis.com ?—Ed.). There
are a number of cannabis network-
ing sites where you can participate
in discussions with fellow activists
and read tons of informative forums
on any number of subjects related to
cannabis. Cannabis related schools,
master growers courses, and produc-
tion courses are being offered by more
and more organizations. If a class
is more your bag, explore the many
resources available and sign yourself
up to get your learn on. Are you a
people person? Develop relationships
with people who are more educated
than you and ask a bunch of questions.
Most collectives have any number of
well-trained “experts” who are more
than happy to ramble on for hours
2
Attend A Cannabis Event/
Rally/Protes. In 2010, do
your part and just be present.
Hundreds of really fun and
exciting events take place across the
country throughout the year. Take a
day off, get off your couch, put on your
favorite cannabis t-shirt and make your
presence known. Whether it is a canna-
bis festival, a political rally, or a protest
to combat injustice, having a strong
showing of support is essential in
advancing the cause. Make some signs,
get your friends together, pack the van,
and get out to events this year. Being an
active part of the community involves
showing
your face
and being
a living
force
in the
fight for
cannabis
to the
Cause. The
economy
is tough right
now. Unemployment is at an all time
high and it may be difficult to find the
extra resources to give. Do it anyway.
Whether it is 500, 50, or even 5 bucks
you can give to the cause this year, do
it. Groups like Americans for Safe Ac-
cess, Students for Sensible Drug Policy,
Marijuana Policy project, and NORML
are in desperate need of funding to con-
tinue the fight for cannabis rights. Buy
medicine that is five dollars cheaper
and give the difference to the cause.
It may not seem like a lot, but if the
hundreds of thousands of cannabis
enthusiasts all gave a little, our power
to fund this fight would be immense.
If you really have no cash, then you
probably have time. Volunteer to
move the cause forward. Contact or-
ganizations, attend city council meet-

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 ings in your area, distribute
literature, make phone calls,
or help with mailings. There
are a number of worthy proj-
ects that need your time more
than your money so contact a
local advocacy group, your lo-
cal collective, or organizations
committed to policy reform
to see what you can do to be
a part of the solution. Time,
money, or both. This year, do
more.
4 Change One Person’s
Mind. Everyone knows
a cannabis skeptic. No longer
accept this person’s hyperbole
and rhetoric. Change their
mind. Find their issues and
learn how to counter those is-
sues with solid and factual
information. You may be
surprised at how easy it is to
educate a skeptic and make
them a believer, or at the
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very least, less of a skeptic. It
is our duty to ensure that the
misinformation surrounding
cannabis be stopped. If we all
found one naysayer to adopt
and used knowledge and
reason to change their hearts
and minds, we would begin to
beat down the doors of resis-
tance and begin changing the
world one skeptic at a time.
5 Write A Letter to a
Public Official. A pen, a
paper, a stamp, and about a
half hour of your time is all
you need. Whether it is a lo-
cal city councilperson, a state
legislator, your congressper-
son, a sena- tor, or
President
Barack
Obama
himself,
take
the
time to write that letter
this year. Often we put off
this responsibility thinking
someone else will
do it or that our
voice does not
make a difference.
Every voice makes
a difference. If we
all took the time
to write one well-thought
and informative letter letting
public officials know that we
refuse to be treated like crim-
inals and that we want their
support for cannabis rights, it
would make a huge differ-
ence. The squeaky wheel gets
the oil and all too often op-
position groups are willing to
take the necessary steps and
write letters. We must make
our voice heard. Write one
letter or a hundred letters this
year. Either way your public
officials want to hear from
YOU. Imagine the power of
hundreds of thousands of
letters supporting cannabis
reform arriving on the
desks of politicians
all across the country.
The impact would be
immeasurable and
the folks who count
on our votes to keep
their job would be forced to
take notice and do the right
thing.
6 Call A Congressperson.
There are a number of
really important issues on the
table in 2010, including H.R.
3939 The Truth in Trials Act,
Barney Frank’s HR2835 The
Medical Marijuana Patient
Protection Act, H.R. 2943
Personal Use of Marijuana by
Responsible Adults Act, and
Senator Jim Webb’s Prison
Reform Bill. Congresspersons
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 live in an alternate universe
where the reason for every-
thing they do is because they
were pressured one way or
another to do so. Let’s make
2010 the year that the pres-
sure came from our side of
the argument for once. Too
often, these politicians are
swayed by the fear that they
will be seen as
soft on crime or
supportive of
drug use if they
vote for even the
most reasonable
reform issues. We
need to let these folks know
that there are millions of
Americans who support their
efforts and that we believe
they should put the reality
of a failed drug war, valid
scientific research, and human
rights and compassion above
the fear of political games-
manship. It is our duty to let
them know we stand with
them and that we will be there
on election day to ensure that
they can continue to support
common sense and reason
in their efforts. Pick up the
phone and make the call.
7
Support a Policy/Ad-
vocacy Group. By now
everyone should realize the
importance of the work being
done by cannabis policy and
advocacy groups to advance
the cause of cannabis free-
doms. Groups like ASA, MPP,
NORML, and SSDP have
drastically helped shape the
landscape of cannabis reform.
We owe it to them to do our
part to support their efforts
and make their 2010 more
successful than any year in
history. The time is right, as
the conversation of cannabis
reform is seemingly every-
where. These groups continue
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to fight the good fight and
lead the charge. We must give
them the support they need
to push this thing over the
hump. Join an organization,
attend meetings, volunteer
your time, start a chapter,
enlist your network of associ-
ates, go to events and lend a
hand to these great groups
that continue to
fight for your right
to use cannabis.
Make a difference
this year and sup-
port their efforts
like never before.
2010 can be a year of great
change, but it will take all of
our efforts to make it happen,
so get out and support your
local policy and advocacy
group. They need you now
more than ever.
8 Send an Inspirational
Letter to A Political
Prisoner. Many activists
and compassionate produc-
ers are currently in custody
for providing cannabis. This
tragedy in unjust and im-
moral. Let these folks know
that we strongly support them
and await their return to the
community. Take the time
to write a quick letter letting
them know that they are not
criminals and that their sacri-
fice to the cause has not gone
unnoticed. As these political
prisoners sit in custody await-
ing justice, it is important to let
them know they are still in our
hearts and minds. It is a shame
that anybody is in jail for can-
nabis, period. An inspirational
letter can do a lot to brighten
the often-dreary days of a
prisoner. Americans for Safe
Access has a great informa-
tive page on who to write and
how to write them in their
“Community” section of their
website. Medical Marijuana of
America also has a vast list of
“POWs” and an email option
to write prisoners, as well.
Take a minute to let these folks
know they are not forgotten.
They have given up a lot to
help advance the issue of can-
nabis freedoms and we must
let them know we appreciate
their efforts.
9 Grow A Plant or Two.
There is always room for
more good cannabis in the
world. Do your part to grow
a little plant or two this year.
Not only will you have some
affordable medicine that you
can proudly say you grew
yourself, but you will better
understand the process that
goes into the production of
fine cannabis medicines. It
is easy for us to be critical of
cannabis producers, but until
you know firsthand the blood,
sweat, and tears it takes to
bring a plant to harvest, you
may never
under-
stand
what
people go
through
to provide
you with
cannabis.
Under-
standing
this process
and watching a cannabis
plant grow into maturity is an
experience that ALL cannabis
enthusiasts should experience
at least once. You may find
that this magical transforma-
tion is inspiring and your
experiment may blossom
into a hobby or even a career.
Either way, it is important to
understand the life cycle of
the plant to better respect its
beauty. Whether in a closet, in
a backyard, on your balcony, Providing safe access to safe medicine.
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experience the growth pro-
cess of the plant we all love so
much.
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refuse to roll a joint because
they do not know how, or roll
a bad joint because they have
not taken the time to perfect
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over and over until you get it
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 DENNIS' GARDEN
This year I visited several gar-
dens in upstate California. One gar-
den was composed of raised beds 8
feet in diameter filled with a mix-
ture of landscape mix invigorated
and enriched with worm castings,
compost and conditions including
ground oyster shell, alfalfa meal and
turkey litter. The plants grew 10-12
feet tall and about 8 feet across.
Then I visited a garden with
smaller plants. They were about
4 feet across and about 8 feet tall.
This garden’s soil was also enriched.
The buds were a little small because
they had been amputating fan leaves
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Ed Rosenthal
from the plants all summer, elimi-
nating their sugar factories and
slowing growth.
But my favorite garden, al-
though not the most efficient
or productive, was located in
San Francisco at Dennis Peron’s
house.
Even if you don’t recognize his
name, you and every marijuana
user in North America owes him
a debt of gratitude. I’m getting
ahead of myself so I’ll start at the
beginning.
Dennis Peron disembarked in
1969 from a troop carrier arriving
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 During the day plants come out of the closet to catch the rays. They are
basking on a specially built shelf.

Dennis in his garden.

Dennis examines some of the plants recently forced to flower.

in San Francisco from Vietnam. He decided to stay. He found housing,

opened his duffel bag and started dealing using the kilo of South East
Asian marijuana contained therein.
He chose San Francisco because of the freedom he found there. While
gays were widely discriminated against all over the country, San Francis-
Plants are mostly in small containers that are easily moved to their in- co had (and still has) a large gay population that has had a profound effect
door shelter each evening. They are placed at all different levels so all the on attitudes, politics and culture.
sunlight is captured. Within few years he opened a café, The Island, downstairs from his
marijuana supermarket. The Island had a cozy atmosphere and marijuana
use was policy. In 1973 I signed the contract for my first book, Marijuana
Growers Guide, on the premises.
In 1978 Dennis wrote Prop W, and gathered signatures to get it on the
ballot. 56% of the voters agreed, “We the people of San Francisco demand
the chief of police and the district attorney stop the arrest and prosecu-
The bottom of this container was tion of people for possessing, transferring or growing marijuana.”
cut off so the roots could stretch Harvey Milk started his political career collecting signatures for
out into the 14-gallon tray seen the initiative. He would continue as a San Francisco Supervisor (City
above. Councilman). He was shot dead by another Supervisor who was a
right-wing, anti-gay zealot.
In 1993, Dennis’ life partner, Jonathan West, died of AIDS. Den-
nis had experienced the relief that marijuana had provided Jonathan
as the virus ravaged his body. It helped with the nausea and anorexia

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 Another area of the deck holds a group of mostly Purple Kush plants in 3
to 5 gallon containers.

and the pain in his joints and nerves.

After seeing how much marijuana had helped his dying lover, he
opened the first medical dispensary, The Cannabis Buyers Club. It
was located on Church Street in the heart of the Castro District, the
most ostentatiously gay area of the City. Dennis knew he was taking
a risk but the establishment was an immediate success and within a
few months over 5,000 medical patients had joined the club. Dennis
was literally considered an angel providing respite and comfort to the
sick and needy.
Not only did the Buyers Club provide patients with marijuana, it
also served as a community center and as a living room for many of
the patients who lived in SROs (Single Resident Hotels) and lost their Purple Kush plant in later stage of flower (top).
jobs and often their friends when they became ill. Close-up of Purple Kush flower.

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 Clients socializing at the old Club.

View from the dining room looking out on the deck.

Wall mural around a doorway; hanging mobile in the living room.

The Club was so popular it moved to larger quarters. Current CA Assem-
bly Member Tom Ammiano speaks at the opening. All the plants are forced to flower when they are small so that they
remain under two feet tall and very manageable. The fertilizer and
Tom Ammiano, then on the San Francisco Board of Education, cut soil brands vary because friends often donate material.
the ribbon at the opening of Dennis’ club. Ammiano, now a California San Francisco is cool during the summer because the cold air
Assembly Member, recently introduced a bill to legalize and tax can- from the sea meets the warm inland air there, creating fog. The winds
nabis in the state of California. change around Labor Day so the sun can penetrate. September is the
In 1996 Dennis co-authored Prop 215, California’s Medical Mari- warmest month of the year in the City with warm, clear weather. The
juana Initiative that for the first time allowed patients with doctors’ cool summer weather delays growth and maturity so varieties take a
recommendations to possess and grow marijuana. 20-30% longer to grow and mature here.
The Cannabis Buyers Club was eventually closed by the California The cool weather does have its advantages. There are few prob-
Attorney General, another ultra-right wing politician. However, the dam lems with insects. The plants don’t suffer from container burn and
had broken: dozens of new medical dispensaries sprung up to serve the their water needs are much lower than plants growing in hot condi-
patients. Now there are over 1000 dispensaries in California. tions. These mild conditions make it much less likely to suffer envi-
(From top): Patients at the medicine counter, 1994.
Dennis never reopened his dispensary. He is more of a social ronmental damage.
Medicine menu, 1994. Edibles and tinctures were available. At the time, Dennis’ plants were in all stages of growth, from
worker and social innovator and just didn’t have the ambition to be a
merchant. He still lives in the Castro District of San Francisco in the close to harvest to clones growing into young plants, attributable to
Dennis starts his clones in rockwool in a small room to the side San Francisco’s mild climate. Throughout the year the daytime tem-
house that he purchased decades ago. He has converted it to an oasis of
of the house. Once they get large enough, he transplants them into perature rarely dips below 40 degrees and even in winter the tem-
greenery, comfort and hospitality.
containers that range in size from about 1-½ gallons to five gallons. perature can rise into the mid 70’s. So plants can be grown all year
The medical marijuana industry in California owes a debt of eternal
He likes to grow in containers that can be moved around so he round, especially in this situation, where plants get sunlight during
gratitude to Dennis, who saw the unfairness of making sick people suf-
can manipulate their flowering cycle by moving them into darkness, the day and protection from the cold air at night.
fer when there was medicine to relieve the suffering. You would think
and also because they are easy to move into sunny areas of the deck. Now that it is past September 22, the plants start flowering imme-
that Dennis would depend on the largess of medical dispensaries and
The sun’s angle, and thus the sunny areas, change with the season and diately unless they are given supplemental light to break up the long
growers for his medicine, but that isn’t the case.
the time of day. dark period. Then, once they are tall enough they are moved outside
Dennis has always been a big supporter of homegrown, and of let-
When I visited recently, the plants were basking in the early after- to flower under the long regimen of uninterrupted darkness.
ting patients grow their own. He grows his own.
noon sun. One group was on a specially constructed shelf along the Dennis’ garden is not only full of healthy plants; it is rich with
With so many people growing in San Francisco and all over Cali-
deck fence and another group was sitting on a table on a sunny deck. historical meaning and a small reflection of Dennis’ significance in
fornia, clones are readily available. You can buy them at a dispensary
Each evening the plants are placed in a small room or in an outdoor the fight to end marijuana prohibition.
and friends and neighbors trade them or give them away. There is
shelter covered with plastic to protect against both stray light and the
a wide selection of varieties available so the garden includes many
cold night air of San Francisco, which can drop from a daytime tem-
popular varieties.
perature in the high 70’s down into the low 50’s or even 40’s at night.

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 AR-HEMP-TINA!
L ast year, Cannabis Culture reported
that Argentina's Supreme Court was
on the verge of handing down a decision
that would decriminalize small amounts
of all drugs for personal use. It
seemed too good to be true, but
President Cristina Fernandez de
Kirchner—the first woman president
in the history of the country—had
lifestyle decisions without the
expressed on numerous occasions
her intention to experiment with
decriminalization. And after five
young men arrested for possession of small
amounts of marijuana argued that their
imprisonment was anti-constitutional, the
high court decided in their favor, citing
article 19 of the Argentine Constitution
which, similar to our constitutional right to
the pursuit of happiness, states: "The private
actions of men which in no way offend public
order or morality, nor injure a third party, are
only reserved to God and are exempted from
the authority of judges."
It was a victory that, although it wouldn't
actually change the law, laid the groundwork
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by dragonfly de la luz
for higher courts to make the same decision.
Then on August 25, the Supreme Court
followed suit and handed down a ruling that
declared: "Each adult is free to make lifestyle
"Each adult is free to make
intervention of the state"
decisions without the intervention of the
state," leading the way for Congress to amend
current drug laws. Although other Latin
American countries, like Mexico, Venezuela,
Uruguay, and Colombia, have already
decriminalized marijuana, only Argentina has
decriminalized all drugs for personal use.
In the Spring of 2009, I went on
assignment in Argentina to report on the
progress of decriminalization. I spent six
weeks with major players in the movement
to overgrow the government, promoting the
Global Marijuana March, and feeling the buzz
Pulpot, the first head shop in Buenes Aires.
of a new day dawning. I found that Argentina
is teeming with growers and is home to a
fledgling but thriving ganja culture. There are
thousands of growers in every major city in
the country. Argentina has its own
cannabis culture magazine, called
THC. Doctors are allowed to prescribe
marijuana (though this occurrence
is exceedingly rare), and people with
terminal illnesses are allowed to smoke
marijuana at home. Argentina even
has its own cannabis cup—make that
two cannabis cups. Growers here are well
informed and stand in solidarity with the pro-
marijuana movement on the U.S. West Coast.
Furthermore, nearly 8,000 people showed
up for the 2009 Global Marijuana March
in Buenos Aires, a figure that far exceeds
Vancouver's estimated 5,000-person turnout.
With the decriminalization of all drugs for
personal consumption, a climate conducive
to a three-season outdoor grow year in some
places, and polls showing a record-high 60%
acceptance rate of recreational marijuana use,
Argentina is poised to become the Amsterdam
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 of South America. Welcome to Ar-HEMP-
tina!
As soon as I landed in Buenos Aires, I
felt that the city was abuzz. I was greeted by
Pulpa, my host, who is the owner of
Pulpot, the capital's first head shop/
grow shop. We hadn´t even made it
to his car before someone recognized
him and called out, "Ché! (Argentina's
word for "dude") I´m ready to harvest, ché!"
Harvest? Of course I knew that our spring
was South America's autumn…but it never
occurred to me that I would arrive just in time Nevertheless, the seeds that are commonly
for harvest season!
Pulpa is a ganja guerrero. Sporting a
ska aesthetic and tattoos of Alex Grey's
artwork, he wears his hair
long and plays guitar. Pulpa is
an extremely talented grower
whose world-class weed, Jack
Flash, snagged him third
place in 2008 in Argentina’s
most popular cannabis cup.
Not only was he my date to
a Radiohead concert, but he
also took me to underground
clubs very reminiscent of
some of the scenes I frequent
in San Francisco, complete
with partiers who looked
ready for Burning Man and
hippies anyone could confuse
for Haight-Ashbury’s own! A
creative pot activist, Pulpa is
known for having spray-painted
pot-leaf stencils on hundreds
of traffic lights in Buenos Aires,
so that when the lights turned
green, they literally gave a green
light to weed. He donned a
mask and brought a TV news
crew along for the ride like
some sort of ganja superhero,
and his antics made the news
all over the city and beyond for
days after. At the grand opening
of his grow shop he gave away
countless ganja brownies and
cookies, and invited all to
indulge with the store's bongs
and vaporizers.
Argentina has “mucha
chala”—translation: “a lot
of weed.” Most of the ganja
available here is pure sativa,
but compressed — including
stems, seeds, and all—brought
in from neighboring Paraguay,
the biggest pot producer in
South America. Although its
origins are beautiful plantations
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of towering plants, by the time it reaches
Argentina, it is hard, dry, and brown in
color, more reminiscent of dirt than ganja.
The effect is similar to that of Mexican brick
Only Argentina has decriminalized all use high-quality imported seeds to
drugs for personal use.
weed that permeates much of the U.S.: it
might get you high, but it also may leave you
drained, hungry, tired, and with a headache.
found in compressed herb from Paraguay can
still become beautiful, bountiful plants that
yield sweet and juicy buds. Many Argentinean
Mike Bifari and Dragonfly smell the harvest.
growers take Paraguayan seeds and grow
gardens of dank, pure sativa plants whose
appearance rivals some of the top-quality bud
commonly found on North America's West
Coast. And thousands of growers
produce super kind buds, replacing
the pot smuggled in from Paraguay
and mitigating the negative effects of
the illegal drug trade.
Not only is there superior weed available
in Argentina, there are plenty of people
smoking it. Conservative estimates suggest
that 7% of Argentineans smoke marijuana,
while other polls suggest that as much as 10%
of the population indulges. In the three major
cities of Argentina—Buenos
Aires, Cordoba, and Rosario
— 19.6% of the population
admits to lighting up. Even
though when I visited the
law had not yet changed,
people overwhelmingly
said they felt comfortable
smoking pretty much
anywhere, with caution.
At clubs, partiers go to the
back of the establishment to
smoke joints inside, without
fear of retribution. We
smoked on the street and on
riverbanks, at concerts and
in parks, at patio bars and
outside theaters, taking the
usual precautions. It was as
common to light up and pass
one here as it is in many parts
of the west coast of North
America. And, surprisingly,
in six weeks of smoking out
super phat every day, I came
across compressed Paraguayo
only a handful of times. This
is no third-world country
where the weed you find is
simply whatever managed to
get smuggled in. There are
cannabis connoisseurs here.
Argentina’s grower
community is a unique
and cohesive one. They
stay connected via online
forums like cannabiscafe.
net, and host social
gatherings to share their
harvest and grow tips.
Unlike most marijuana
production in North
America, growers here
tend to grow strictly for
personal use. I met no one
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 political parties. Sometimes for
expressing their opinions in
university classrooms. Sometimes
for having long hair and beards.
And some reports suggest that
simply smoking weed was enough
for the military dictatorship to
suddenly "disappear" you. 30,000
people were murdered this way,
from 1976 - 1983. The fact that in
only two decades Argentina has its
first woman president, there is a 60%
social acceptance rate of recreational
pot use, and now all drugs for
personal consumption have been
decriminalized, is a transformation
absolutely unprecedented.
EL FALDEO
In the months before my trip,
I had been in touch with one of
Argentina's most outspoken pot
activists, Mike Bifari, an Argentinean
raised in California. Bifari has been on
the front lines of the decriminalization
movement since 2003, when he
returned to Argentina from three
years of living in Amsterdam. We
met in the small town he lives in
called Capilla del Monte. Famous
who sold marijuana. Growers grow are our cousins. But in spite of its modern for its free-thinking hippies, strange
their own and share their harvest conveniences and cosmopolitan flair, lights in the sky, and even actual
with family and friends. Occasionally, Argentina is still considered a developing ET sightings, Capilla is Argentina's
growers host dinners for all, turning nation—with a twisted past. version of California's Mt. Shasta, or
the evening into a "potluck" in the The day I arrived, March 24, was British Columbia's Sunshine Coast.
truest sense of the word! Just a few more than just the day of the Radiohead There is a mystic mountain at its
of the strains I sampled in this South show of my dreams. It was the 33rd center that is rumored to be home to
American ganja paradise: Jack Flash, anniversary of the military coup that led a subterranean tribe of intergalactic
Haze, Blueberry from DJ Short, Grape to the brutal dictatorship that scarred the elves. The mountain has crystals in
God from God Seed Collection, White nation's history. For roughly seven years, it, and the dirt roads are dotted with
Widow, Blue Widow, Cinderella 99, the military controlled the government, sparkling crystals like stars that fell to
Blue Cheese, Powerplant, Cali Mist, and anyone who spoke out against them, Earth.
and a Satori/Cali Mist hybrid. or even looked like they might (that's us, Bifari lives in El Faldeo, the most
hippies), was tortured and killed. Radio progressive neighborhood of Capilla,
stations were not allowed to play music
HISTORY in English. Under this oppressive regime,
which is famous for two things:
Argentina is the second-largest resisting government interference
seeing Radiohead in Buenos Aires, or any and growing some of the best weed in
country in South America and
band that sung in English for that matter, Argentina. It operates somewhat like a
one of the wealthiest countries in
would have been but a fantasy. In what free autonomous zone. Residents have
Latin America. It lays claim to the
became known as the “Dirty War,” the weekly meetings and refuse to appoint
widest avenue in the world and
dictatorship, led primarily by Jorge Rafael a leader, even though the broader
draws comparisons to European
Videla, kidnapped people who dared to local government demands that they
cities like Paris. Many modern-
express an opposing opinion right off do so. When local officials came
day Argentineans emigrated from
the street and murdered them—after to them with a proposal to install
Europe for the same reason that other
brutally torturing them. The dictatorship sidewalks in the neighborhood, the
Europeans immigrated to the U.S. —
admitted to tactics like heavily sedating residents refused, saying they would
to flee the horrors of World War II.
Hippies play a modified version of the kidnapped (who were said to have not allow the grass to be destroyed for
Brothers would split up, one choosing
the Andean flute that they made "disappeared"), then dropping them a sidewalk they don't want anyway.
New York, the other choosing Buenos
themselves in Capilla del Monte. from planes to the river and their death. They put up similar resistance to a
Aires. In some ways, Argentineans
Sometimes for being part of dissenting government plan to install streetlights.
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"We don't need lights here; we have the
moon," said Bifari. "We don't want to
disturb the wildlife, and we don't want to
lose the stars. We are defending the dark
skies." When I was there, I used my cell
phone to light my way, and I saw lots of
shooting stars...
The residents of El Faldeo are mostly
artisans who make art in the form
of jewelry, musical instruments, and
clothing to sell at local fairs. In a country
world-renowned for its beef, El Faldeo is
surprisingly resplendent with vegetarians
and healthy lifestyles. Seemingly everyone
here lights up. And, by appearances,
everyone here grows. From the converted
school bus that now functions as a split-
level home headed by a beautiful hippie
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Jack Flash grows toward the sacred mushroom in a Buenos Aires backyard.
chick chocolatier, to the lovely mud house
built by hand by a former New Orleans
resident who now grows here in peace,
every place we visited boasted its own
plants.
On our stroll through the
neighborhood, I was introduced to a wise
old herbalist, the woman who started the
first ayahuasca church in Argentina, and
a house full of hippies from all over South
America and places as far-flung as France
and Puerto Rico. They make indigenous
flutes and drums — I noticed someone
playing the Beastie Boys' "Sureshot" on
Andean flute — and tend to a garden that
grows tomatoes, peppers, sunflowers,
beans, lettuce, carrots, peaches, pumpkins,
corn, spinach, garbanzos, and basil, in
vessel with a silver metallic
straw and passed around
to everyone in turn. Each
person sips the maté until
she has had her fill, and
then returns it to the person
packing the maté, who refills
it and offers it to someone
else. Smoking ganja is the
perfect accompaniment to
this ritual.)
"How did you come to
live in Argentina?" I asked.
"Peyote," he said plainly.
"I ate peyote—excessively
for 7 years." He also cited the
oppressive atmosphere of
the Bush regime and how it
restricted him from having
the type of relationship with
marijuana that he longed
to have. In Argentina, he
said, he’s been growing
in relative peace for more
than a year. "In the States,
I never got to have that
relationship with the plant."
He sees similarities among
the U.S. and Argentina in
the way that corporations
seek to control the land
and the people, but he sees
stark differences in the way
the people respond. "They
wanted to build mines here,
and I was like, 'I thought I
escaped Bush and all this!'
But the people here are
addition to copious amounts of marijuana. organized. They stopped
When we stopped in for an afternoon toke, three attempts to build silver
they mentioned having been pulled over mines here, and now it's
on their way home from a recent musical illegal in the entire province."
performance. They said that the police This sense that the will of
found a small amount of marijuana in the people will be respected
their vehicle and reportedly wanted cash. helps fortify growers'
But these kids were humble hippies; they tenacity. The government
didn't have any cash. They offered the may set its own rules, but
cops what they had: some songs and some the people exercise their
pastries in exchange for their freedom. obligation to usurp them
And it worked! when necessary.
I also met a U.S. ex-pat who now In addition to El Faldeo,
makes his home in El Faldeo. I spoke to some more of Argentina's
him over maté and homegrown, in the weed capitals include Villa
comfortable mud house he built himself. Maria, Villa Nueva, San
(Maté is a hot, mildly-caffeinated drink Marcos, and Bariloche, a
traditional to Argentina that is served in a snowboarder's paradise
Maté, freshly cured bud, coca leaves and a che guevara pipe signal the start of a nice afternoon
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reminiscent of the Swiss Alps,
toward the country's famed
Patagonia region. But ganja
culture permeates mainstream
cities, as well. I caught up with
Mike Bifari again in the third-
largest city, Rosario, where Ché
Guevara was a medical student.
We did a radio interview together,
promoting his vaporizers and
the upcoming Global Marijuana
March. Later we spoke on
stage during a concert for a
famous reggae band, Resistencia
Suburbana, where I encouraged
the audience — in Spanish,
stoned! — to bring their kindest
buds to the march the next day so
we could roll “un porro gigante”
for 4:20. Afterwards, I ran away
with the band and toured around
with them on a couple dates
before returning to Buenos Aires.
But not before being introduced
to still more Rosario activists in
the decriminalization movement.
I spent time with the owner
of Rosario's first head shop, and
met with a university faculty
member who developed and
administered a research survey
of health workers in Argentina.
His findings indicated that
health workers are woefully
uninformed about the medicinal
uses of marijuana, and now
he works diligently to
bring awareness to this
demographic. He showed [O]ne thing is certain: The second-largest country on the vaporizer.
me his garden, thriving
with immense plants, the continent has spoken, and the world is listening.
some born of seeds from
compressed Paraguayan
sativa plants. I toked with his psychologist
mother one morning after breakfast. It is
so common for tokers to light up with their
parents in Argentina that THC magazine
dedicated an entire issue on the subject
(“Cannabis en Familia,” no. 14, year 3). Also
in Rosario, I was introduced to "el Bestia" (the
Beast), the first-place winner of Argentina's
2008's largest cannabis cup and a passionate
Marc Emery supporter. He had all three of
Ed Rosenthal's "Big Book of Buds" editions
(in Spanish), and he and his girlfriend both
sported "No Extradition for the BC 3" T-shirts! plant and unjust anti-marijuana laws. The
COGOLLOS ARGENTINOS
Everywhere I went, there was a palpable
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Graffiti says Marijuana "Is my matter!"
sense that Argentina was on the verge of
a new day dawning. The activists I met
were pioneers, laying the groundwork for
the normalization of marijuana. "Cogollos
Argentinos (translated as "Argentinian
Buds’)," the country's first medical marijuana arrived, she didn't expect them to take a look
organization, is one such front-line group.
Started in 2001 by Edith "La Negra"
Moreno, a spunky woman diagnosed with
cancer and AIDS who has used marijuana
medicinally for 15 years, Cogollos seeks to
liberate marijuana for uses beyond medicinal, simply means she can use that as grounds to
and educate the masses on the benefits of the have her case dismissed; it does not prevent
organization is comprised of a small group of
activists who met on the cannabis cafe forum. up with her. Their words left her speechless.
Cogollos petitions the government to
sponsor studies on medical marijuana, a much
more attainable goal with the news
of decriminalization. They also host
an annual parade, which consists
of a weekend retreat in one of the
province of Cordoba's countless
beautiful locales. They respond to
many inquiries throughout the day,
usually from people seeking advice
on when to cut down plants, where
to buy seeds, and clarification on the
law. The outspoken group reports
they have never been harassed by
police.
La Negra, who is one of the few
Argentineans prescribed marijuana
by a doctor, is on a daily regimen of
drugs in an effort to cure her cancer.
She says that marijuana relaxes
her stomach muscles, otherwise
sore from vomiting caused by
prescription medication. She lives
with her elderly mother in Cordoba,
Argentina's second-largest city,
where she is a well-known figure
fighting to raise awareness about
the benefits of medicinal marijuana.
When I asked what her mom
thought of her pot use, La Negra
said, "She has no problem with
it, because it's not a crime!" This
reflects the opinion of much of the
Argentinean population. The people
overwhelmingly saw no problem
with marijuana consumption;
they were only waiting for the
government to follow suit. In fact,
La Negra’s mother herself
enjoys the occasional hit off
La Negra showed me
her massive plants, and
recounted stories of theft
scares and some surprising
police intervention. She said that when she
thought her house was being broken into
around harvest season a few years back, she
called the police immediately. When they
at her deck, where her plants were. When they
did, she panicked and fled from the house.
(Unlike medicinal marijuana in California,
a person using prescribed marijuana in
Argentina can still be arrested. A prescription
the filing of charges and a possible court case.)
After running several blocks, the police caught
"We looked around, but we didn't find
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made no mention of the plants they had found
on her property.
Over the course of my visit, I heard of a
surprising number of similar run-ins with
police. Growers here are not careless, but there
is a shared sense that even the authorities
don't really think marijuana use is "wrong."
Statistically speaking, growers even in
pre-decriminalization days could expect an
arrest to culminate only in a loss of time and
money—not freedom—with cultivation cases
being resolved fairly quickly and leniently.
DON'T SMOKE THE LEAVES!
The burgeoning population of cannasseurs
notwithstanding, the ganja community is
barely out of its infancy stage. While Argentina
as a country has certainly come a long way, the
reality is that many people have had such little
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Pulpa, owner of Pulpot, ponders images from psychedelia over maté and a doobie.
exposure to cannabis culture that they don't
even know how to smoke it. Unbelievably,
some people grow their own plants... and
only smoke the leaves! How’s that for culture
shock? This strange phenomenon inspired the
slogan for a recent cannabis cup in Argentina:
"Don't Smoke the Leaves!"
It is worth noting that in spite of the
illegality of marijuana, Argentina has hosted
cannabis cups every year for the past 8 years.
“La Copa Caba” is in its 2nd year, and the
more popular competition of the two, "La
Copa Cannabica del Plata," featured more
than 80 strains this year (Amsterdam's last
cup featured 30), and allowed the judges a full
month to evaluate each strain, indicating that
it is not merely a toke-fest, but a thoughtful
competition. This year's winner was NYCD,
with First Mention going to Destroyer and
Second mention going to Super Skunk.
The notion of 420 was also foreign to
even the most passionate pot-smokers I
encountered. I spent April 20, one of my
favorite Holidaze, in Buenos Aires, taking
it upon myself to initiate my new friends in
the 420 tradition. At Pulpot, we boldly took
a massive bong right out onto the sidewalk
in defiance of the law and celebration of the
day and smoked joints on the street. Even
though no one knew that 4/20 is the other
day I celebrate my birthday, I was gifted with
freshly-harvested buds that day, a bud grinder,
chocolate-flavored rolling papers with my
name on them, and ganja chocolate. I turned
the chocolate into “haute chocolate” for myself
and the cute Argentinian boy I'd met on a
pyramid in Guatemala during my search
for the best marijuana in Central America
(Stoned in Central America, CC Issue #72), and
reunited with just days before amid never-
ending smiles…
Argentina just made good drugs
even better with the added benefit of
decriminalization. Time will tell what impact
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decriminalization will have on neighboring
countries, but one thing is certain: The
second-largest country on the continent has
spoken, and the world is listening.
"I never thought I would be running a
head shop," Pulpa confided with a chuckle. I
asked what his parents thought of his chosen
profession, and he laughed off his father's
reaction — “I spent $1,000 a month on your
education, and you become a ganja man?” emphasizing that the struggle continues, the
But the decision to decriminalize tide has undeniably turned, and growing is
gives legitimacy to businesses like Pulpot ever on the rise. As Bifari concluded even
and revivifies the movement toward the before Argentina decriminalized, "There are
normalization of marijuana. Boasting the thousands of us. No one can stop us now."
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Argentina is on the verge of becoming the
Amsterdam of South America. Although
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 It Starts with a Single Seed!
I have spent most of my life starting
Cannabis seeds, looking for special and
unique attributes, effects, and flavors.
I hope to pass on a few things I have
learned about the process.
Seeds have many benefits. The most
helpful is that they don't introduce pest
or problems into a garden like clones
can.
Another benefit seedlings can provide
is health and vigor. Sometimes clones
can be old, tired, or even diseased with-
out any visible signs. When you start
good hybrid Cannabis seeds, you get
to select taste, high and effect closely
reflecting your preferences.
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Many growers opt for feminized seeds
thinking that less selection and space
is required to find a female plant worth
keeping. However, I feel the seed indus-
try is partly to blame for the widespread
by Subcool
misconception that feminized seeds is
the easy way out. In my 48 years I have
found that easier is not better—and
that any time you put in hard work the
results are always worth the extra ef-
fort.
The male plant is very important in
breeding; many traits like pest resis-
tance, fungus resistance and even po-
tency are passed on through the male
of the species.
Many people choose feminized seeds
over regular seeds due to space con-
straints. Yet I have found many elite
plants from selecting the best female
from just five seeds. Feminized seeds
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 are notorious for containing high ratios of her-
maphrodites—to an inexperienced grower
these can wreak havoc among your sensimil-
lia crop.
When selecting seeds, do some homework
online and find out what real medical growers
are actually raising in their gardens, not just
what’s being advertised by Dutch re-sellers.
Make sure you are making selections based
on grower feedback, not just on aggressive
advertisement or well-publicized Cannabis
competitions.
There are many talented breeders who not
only care about their product but test their
varieties extensively to assure quality. Most
are smaller breeders who cater to the medical
community.
You would be surprised how many veteran
growers have problems getting seeds started.
A common mistake is using a heat mat and This is the proper area to top a seedling
cooking the seeds. Cannabis is a weed and
as long as the seeds are viable it is hard to
prevent them from germinating. I have had
pot seeds germinate, in my youth, under the
floor mat of a car; and recently some seeds I
deemed not viable germinated under my BBQ
grill—in gravel in the cold winter! When I see
people soaking or treating the seeds in god-
knows-what products, I just shake my head.
All that a seed needs to germinate is moisture and
a temperature range between 50-90°. Warmer
temperatures tend to produce more male plants;

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if you will germinate your seeds between 70-80°
you will get a better ratio of females.
Many growers still use the tried and true method

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of soaking seeds in a paper towel. I much pre-
fer “Rapid Rooters,” a product made up from
composted organic materials bonded together
with plant-derived polymers. These plugs are
manufactured using a scientifically controlled Seedlings and clones growing up in a small area
process that yields large populations of benefi-
cial microbes in the media. Once we used them
to clone about three years ago, I knew I would
never do it any other way.
I flip the cone-shaped rooting plugs upside down
so they have more stability. They are made to fit
into sectional trays but that is just added cost, I
try and keep things simple and low frills. Wash
If you’re a dispensary owner or staff member then Tim is someone you’ll certainly want to talk with. Why? hands well with a disinfecting soap, this will re-
Because he posses super powers, not the kind that can leap tall buildings in a single bound or move faster than move any oils or contaminants. Make a small
a speeding bullet. hole with a poker and place the seed point side
up into the plug about ½” into the rooter.
Actually something more useful to you. He will show you how to grow your business, retain more patients and
Place the plugs into a domed container and
put big smiles on their faces all the while giving you a serious leg up on your competitors.
place under florescent lights. I like to use plastic
You see, Tim is an Advanced Nutrients account manager and Tim can do all that for you because he has 25 years shoe/storage boxes stacked on top of each other.
There low cost and easy to find at any depart-
of plant growing and rock solid business building experience that you can tap into.
ment store. Not everyone has access to a fancy
What’s more, Tim will show you new ways to increase your profits in areas of your business you grow shop. Keeping the cubes from drying out
may not have realized yet, and Tim has a bunch of really cool stuff for you and your business. is key. It's best not to drown them but as long as
they don’t dry completely out I have always had
To claim your share simply give Tim a call now on his personal cell phone at 951-392-9179.

P.S. You’re probably not aware of this fact, you have a whole lot of patients that are growers
40 too. And Tim
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 great success using this method.
Once the seeds sprout I transplant them into one-gallon pots filled
with good quality potting soil such as Roots or Biobiz Light or even
Scotts seed staritng mix. (Some other mixes do not work well for
seedlings because they can contain root aphids, so be careful.) Do not
feed seedlings.
Once plants have established a good set of roots I simply transplant
into the final container.
Once the seedlings mature and have five sets of leaves, you can top
the plant and force it to branch out and have multiple heads. This cut-
ting can be rooted and once sex is established and quality determined,
this clone will be a duplicate copy of the mother plant. I do not top my
seedlings as I prefer the tall single cola when testing, as the plants take
up less space. I started five Pine Queen seeds last year and found two
males and three females. Clones were taken of the three females and
the plants were grown to maturity. One of the females was a stunning
resinous plant with an amazing taste and high along with heavy resin
production; it went on to become one of my top five favorite smokes
ever ­— and it was discovered among five non-feminized seeds.
We got similar results from starting five seeds with strains such as
Third Dimension and Qleaner (featured on the September cover of
West Coast Cannabis), and we also found our treasured Space Queen
male plant in starting just 10 seeds.
So, don’t be so quick to take the easy way out. With passion and hard
work you can find many elite cuttings in non-feminized seeds. The
keeper plant will be more stable, easier to grow and specially selected
for your needs, not some watered down genetic copy. Instead you will
enjoy the best genetics created by hard work and passion.
Remember every elite famous cutting that we drool over was started
from a seed that was carefully preserved by a grower, and then passed
on for all of us to enjoy.

Buds are Pinequeen by Sonic Seeds, found among starting five seeds

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ACTIVIST CORNER
Campaigns, Events, & Happenings
to Help You Be a Better Activist
ASA Chapter Meetings
American’s for Safe Access has chapters all over the country
that meet independently of one another. To locate a chapter in
your area and join visit: www.americansforsafeaccess.org and
click the community link for local resources.
Medical Cannabis Safety Council Meetings
Every 3rd Tuesday of the Month at Oaksterdam University
Student Union, 1915 Broadway, Oakland CA.
Tax Cannabis 2010 Volunteer and Staff Meetings
The campaign to legalize cannabis for adult use is underway
and meetings on how to be involved are being held in Oakland,
Los Angeles, and many other areas of the state. To learn more
on where to get involved in your neck of the woods visit: www.
taxcannabis2010.org and click on volunteer or contribute.
California Cannabis Initiative
This all volunteer effort has begun and they need a lot of
help to achieve their goals of getting signatures gathered with
and all volunteer force. To get involved visit: www.california-
cannabisinitiative.org and click on sign up.
Oaksterdam University
Get educated on the many facets of the cannabis industry.
Classes are ongoing with campuses in Oakland, Los Angeles,
and Sebastapol. To find out about enrollment visit: www.oak-
sterdamuniversity.com and click on enroll.
Marijuana is Safer Book Appearances
The three co-authors of the book Marijuana Is Safer: So
Why Are We Driving People to Drink? are making appearances
to promote their book and educate people on the safety of can-
nabis. More about their schedule and the book can be found at:
www.facebook.com/MarijuanaisSafer.
Students for Sensible Drug Policy's International Conference
SSDP is the largest gathering of students and youth from
around the world who are working to end the failed War on
Drugs. This year's conference will take place in San Francisco, a
city at the forefront of sensible drug policies.  On March 12-14th,
hundreds of students will convene at the beautiful Fort Mason
Center, which boasts stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge
and other historic landmarks. As attendees gaze across the bay
at Alcatraz, the infamous island prison that once housed pro-
hibition-era gangster Al Capone, they will learn about modern
day drug prohibition and its effects on our society. Not only will
SSDP members, alumni, and supporters hear from prominent
leaders and experts in the drug policy reform movement, they
will also participate in workshops to hone their advocacy skills,
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work with our Board of Directors to craft our national organiza-
tional agenda, and network with each other at fun social events
and concerts!
Capacity is limited. So are scholarships, which we will be
offering to offset the cost of travel and lodging for students. In
order to get first dibs on early-bird registration and scholarship
applications, RSVP below! (RSVPing is absolutely free and you're
not making a commitment to attend. An RSVP simply puts you
on the waiting list for registration, and we'll let you know as soon
as official registration opens.) www.fortmason.org/venuerental.
The International Cannabis & Hemp Expo 2010
On April 17 & 18 at The Cow Palace in Daly City the first annu-
al International Cannabis and Hemp Expo will kick off. Its mission
is to offer a forum for awareness, education and advancement of
the hemp industry and medical cannabis community. Showing

Green Mind
the world, through our dedication to the reform of current policy
and perception, that we are part of the future global solution. On
sight medicating areas will be available to qualified patients. The
expo will be split into cannabis related areas and industrial hemp
interests. Tickets are $15 for one day; $24 for both. For more info
visit: www.intche.org" www.intche.org.
THC Expo-Los Angeles
On April 23rd at 4:20 pm the second THC Expo will kick off at

Patient Collective
the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 S. Fiqueroa, LA) and it
will go through Saturday April 24th and Sunday April 25th. THC
Expo is a compilation of many companies servicing the canna-
bis community. THC Expo is a business to consumer trade show
Fast, Friendly, SAFE Access To Quality Medicine open to the public. THC Expo is a great place for educational pur-
poses in the Cannabis industry. Tickets are $10 per day available
at the event.
10773 San Pablo Ave Activist of the Month: Mason Tvert
Mason Tvert is executive director and co-founder of Safer
Richmond, CA 94804 (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), founded in 2005
and the SAFER Voter Education Fund in 2006, a national mari-
On the El Cerrito border. juana policy reform organization based in Denver, Colorado. He
is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the SAFER orga-
nization, including strategic planning, media relations, lobbying,
fundraising, and other assorted mayhem

Open Tuesday - Sunday

Mr. Tvert is often featured in national, local and college media
to speak about the safety of marijuana compared to alcohol and
the unjust and immoral policies that drive our culture to be “pro-
11:00am - 7:00pm alcohol”. Mason has advocated for the cause on Fox News Chan-
nel, MSNBC, Air America Radio, NPR and BBC Radio, the New York
Times, USA Today, the Washington Times, the Chronicle of Higher
Education, Rolling Stone, and more. His writing has appeared in

Quality high grade many publications, including the Denver Post, Rocky Mountain
News, High Times and Cannabis Culture, and he is co-author of
the book reviewed in this issue, Marijuana is SAFER: So why are
medicine, edibles, grow we driving people to drink?
Mason is a down-to-earth and sensible activist who has

Across the street from
Marshalls Department Store
supplies, and more! dared to ask a simple question about out society’s viewpoints
on cannabis. His work continues to press the issue and change
BART accessible! the minds of the conditioned masses by simply posing reason-
able thought to this often-passionate subject. Congratulations,
Mason. You are the West Coast Cannabis Activist of the Month

www.greenmindcollective.org Pier 5 Law Offices, 506 Broadway San Francisco, CA 94133

for December. Keep on fighting for the very SAFE plant that we
all love so much.

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 January 2010
Long Beach PD Raids Collectives and
Residences for “Over-the Counter Sales”
On Thursday, December 17th, police served
search warrants at several locations in Long
Beach and Orange County for what is
being referred to as “illegal sales of drugs.”
Officers were working in conjunction with
the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s
office, which has recently interpreted
the law to not allow for sales of cannabis
of any kind. The collectives raided were
Natural Health Collective in Long beach
and Unit D in Garden Grove, as well as the
residences of several people involved with
the organizations.
Police and prosecutors have given little
information about the enforcement actions.
Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley’s
office confirmed they were working with
Long Beach PD on the operations, but
refused to disclose details. "Because of
the ongoing status of the investigation we
can't say anything else at this time," said
spokesperson Jane Robinson.
Chris Glew, an attorney representing
Natural Health on 4th and Elm in long Beach
believes these enforcement operations are
misguided. “These guys are the Mother
Theresa of collectives,” Glew said. “The
district attorney and the police department
appear to be operating under the theory
that everything is illegal, they seem to
interpret any collective or dispensary is
operating against the voter's initiative."
It is unclear as to if this is an isolated
incident or if this is the beginning of a
larger crackdown on collectives based
on a narrow interpretation of the laws
relating to medical cannabis collectives
and cooperatives. Officials stated that more
information was to come in the following
weeks.
LA City Council Inches Towards Medical
Cannabis Ordinance
The Los Angeles City Council continues
to explore ways to make sense of their
proposed cannabis ordinance. While most
councilpersons believe there needs to be
clear limitations imposed, some of the
proposed limitations would leave p atients
with very little access and force collectives
into the far reaches of the city due to zoning
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issues. This has forced the council to rethink
their sensitive use restrictions and consider
lowering the proximity to residences from
1000 feet to a much lower distance with
reasonable buffers. Other issues of concern
have been the allowing of retail sales,
capping the number of collectives allowed
to operate, and regulating their operations.
On December 19th, the LA Planning and
Land Use Department presented maps
showing the allowed areas for collectives
to operate at different levels of restrictive
zoning. What it showed was that at 1000
feet from residences would essentially
place a de facto ban on collectives, leaving
them with very few areas of allowed
operation. There was a map presented that
showed that even if a 500 ft buffer zone
were enacted that only 5 of the proposed
137 approved collectives would be allowed
to operate. This was troubling to many
council members, who chose to delay any
vote until January 13th allowing them more
time to make informed considerations of
the ramifications of the ordinance.
Councilman Bill Rosendahl, stated he did
not want to see marijuana sales return to
the back alleys. "This is a medicinal herb
that should be treated with the same
respect as we do drug stores," Rosendahl
said. "The idea of putting this back in the
alleys of the streets is wrong. I will vote no,
no, no every time we put more restrictions
on these uses."
Council President Eric Garcetti expressed
concern, as well. "I don't think we want to
see mega-dispensaries in just some parts
of the city," Garcetti said. "I also don't think
we want to see people who are sick have to
drive miles to get medicine they need."
Councilman Ed Reyes, who chairs the
committee developing the ordinance,
said he was still absorbing the numbers
in order to better frame the discussion.
“We are going to try and find a sweet spot,”
he said. Much of this reconsideration has
come after Americans for Safe Access and
other organizations declared they would
seek litigation on the city if their ordinance
banned sales and created unfair business
practices for collectives operating within
the bounds of state law.
Colorado Department of Public Heath
Looks to Regulate Doctors
A report issued by the Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment's Board
of Health shows that 15 doctors have
issued 73% of the states medical cannabis
recommendations, causing them to
question the validity of the physician-
patient relationships. They are calling
for legislators to craft medical cannabis
bills that define a bona fide physician-
patient relationship, ensure physicians
recommending cannabis is in good standing
with all regulatory boards (including the
DEA), and prohibiting financial gain from
caregivers and dispensaries.
On average, the 805 physicians with the
lowest number of medical marijuana
authorizations have approved just over
five patients per doctor, while the 15
physicians with the most authorizations
for medical marijuana have approved an
average of 760 patients per doctor. These
dramatic differences raise concerns about
the medical care being provided to these
patients.
"These figures are representative of
the concerns we have about whether
some physicians really have a bona fide
physician-patient relationship, as required
in the Constitution, with those for whom
they are authorizing the use of marijuana,"
said Chief Medical Officer Ned Calonge.
"Working with the Governor's office, we
have crafted statutory language changes
that would, among other things, clarify
what constitutes a bona fide physician-
patient relationship."
There are an estimated 30,000 patients
currently registered in Colorado. The
ongoing attempt to regulate the industry
has proven difficult for the Board of Health,
as they face opposition for the community
and have had Judges question their
reasoning on trying to limit patient access
in the state.
Jury Acquits San Diego Dispensing
Collective Director, Cite “Vague” Laws
A San Diego jury has acquitted 31-year-
old Jovan Jackson, Director of Answerdam
Alternative Care Collective, on charges
of possessing and selling cannabis for a
profit. Jackson was the first operator to go
to trail stemming from the September raid
of 14 dispensing collectives that resulted
in 31 arrests. He cried when hearing the jury
read the not-guilty verdict in a San Diego
courtroom on December 1st. The jury told
the press that the laws regarding the sales of
will need to transmit the original 1998 initiative
to Congress for a 30-day review period. The
law will take effect at the conclusion of this
review, and the local government will then be
his being housed in a correctional facility to be
modified to allow him to serve the remainder
of his sentence on home confinement,
allowing him to stay home with his wife and
cannabis medicines were vague leading them charged with creating regulations to govern two children. After months of deliberations and
to find the defendant not guilty. Jackson the implementation of the initiative. With a consideration over the new policy issued by
was convicted of possession of Ecstasy and population of less than 600,000 people and an the Department of Justice, the judge denied his
Xanax. area of just under 70 square miles, Washington, request based on a statement in the new policy
"I was very thankful," Jackson said outside D.C. will be the smallest place to adopt a stating a provider must be operating in “clear
court. "This has been a long road. It hasn't medical marijuana law. and unambiguous” compliance with state laws.
been easy. I felt like a lot of weight was on my Underscoring the public health aspect of Because California’s medical cannabis laws are
shoulders.” Jackson is an 8-year veteran of the today's Senate vote, the appropriations bill so vague it is impossible for Martin or any other
Navy and will most likely receive probation also lifted a ban on federal funding for syringe provider to meet these expectations at this
for his other violations, prosecutors said. exchange programs. As catalysts for adoption of time. Martin noted that even Attorney General
both medical marijuana and syringe exchange Jerry Brown’s Medical Cannabis Guidelines
"On a personal level, if you're going to hold
programs, people living with HIV/AIDS possibly were not issued until August of 2008, almost
somebody to a law, you have to define that
stand the most to gain by the lifting of these a year after he was raided and even then his
law," said juror Perry Wright.
bans. Studies have shown that as many as 1/3 organization was in compliance.
Jovan’s defense attorney, K. Lance Rodgers, of people living with HIV/AIDS use medical “It is a sad day for patients and providers,
exploited the undercover investigation marijuana to treat both the symptoms of the since this decision shows that the new federal
for obtaining a medical recommendation disease and the side effects from the drugs. policy literally means nothing,” said Martin.
under false pretenses, with a fake name. He Studies have also shown that syringe exchange “As long as the state fails to define clearly and
differentiated his client’s personal charges of
programs can reduce HIV transmission by at unambiguously how providers and patients
illicit drug possession from the operations of
least 1/3 and reduce risk behavior by as much need to operate to be in compliance, all
the collective. "This is about Answerdam. This
as 80%. providers are still in harm’s way. This is not a
is not about Mr. Jackson," he told the jury.
punishment to me. It is a punishment to my
It is unclear how this verdict will affect the
wife and young children who will be forced
prosecution of others providers charged in Compassion Medicinal Edibles Operator to
to live without their father and be financially
the September raids.
Enter Correctional Facility for One Year. Judge devastated, as a result.” Martin is organizing the
Refuses to Modify Sentence Due to “Clear and Ring in the New Year Rally on January 4th that
Unambiguous” Clause in New Federal Policy will call for federal, state, and local governments
Congress Lifts Ban on Medical Cannabis in
to get on the same page in 2010 and rectify
Washington D.C. Mickey Martin will enter Cornell Corrections
the injustices created by their failure to act.
in San Francisco in early January to begin
Both the United States Senate and House Donations can be made to the Martin Family at
serving a sentence of one-year after already
of Representatives has voted to lift the ban www.freetainted.com.
serving a year on home confinement for his
against a medical marijuana initiative passed
role in providing food-based medicines to
by the voters of Washington, D.C. in 1998.
patients in California. Martin had requested
The Senate voted on the 2010 Consolidated
Appropriations Act, which was absent a typical
provision, coined the "Barr amendment,"
after then-Congressman Bob Barr (R-GA)
successfully blocked implementation of
Initiative 59, the "Legalization of Marijuana for
Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998." Barr not
only blocked implementation of the law after
it was clear the initiative had passed, he also
sealed the vote count. It was revealed months
later that 69% of the voters had approved the
initiative.
"By restoring Washington, D.C.'s medical
marijuana law," said Caren Woodson,
Government Affairs Director with Americans
for Safe Access (ASA). "Congress has
recognized the importance of medical
marijuana as a public health issue," continued
Woodson. "Washington, D.C. is not just the
next city to adopt a medical marijuana law,
this issue is now in the backyard of federal
legislators and far more difficult to ignore."
The appropriations bill now goes to the
President's desk for his expected signature.
As a formality, before the law can go into
effect, the Council of the District of Columbia
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G R O W ING
The dispensaries here have
many varieties of clones. How-
ever, many of them aren’t
available as seeds, just as
clones. Why is this and why
don’t breeders self them?
Let’s say a person germinates
some seeds of a particular va-
WHY NOT SELF?
riety and one plant has novel
qualities that make it stand out
from the rest. It is an exceptional
plant. As a result, the gardener
decides to discard all the other
plants s/he germinated, or at
least not continue their lines, in
favor of this single plant. Each
clone that is made is genetically,
virtually identical. It will have
the same responses as its clone
mother to the environment, and
when the buds ripen, they will
be almost identical to its clone
mother’s.
Now let’s say we want to propa-
gate the plant through seeds.
We cannot obtain a genetic
duplicate. Let’s say we cross it
times itself (“self” it). When the
chromosomes line up during
mitosis, they mix and match into
an infinite number of combina-
tions. Some will be very similar
to their selfed mother. These
plants can be selfed again. Usu-
ally after a line is inbred like this
for six generations, using the
same criteria for selecting in all
the generations, the selection is
considered a consistent strain.
Cannabis presents a particular
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problem for breeders because
unlike all other true annuals that
I know of, it is “dioecious” (it has
a male and female plant) rather
than monoecious (producing the
male and female components,
the stamen and pistils, on the
same plant). Only by using stress
can a female plant be induced
to produce pollen. The choice
of pollen may be inadvertently
selecting for traits, particularly
regarding sexuality. Generations
of female plants selected in part
for their ability to produce male
pollen, or to produce copious
amounts of it, are more likely to
result in hermaphrodites than
plants resistant to pollen pro-
duction. Generally, female seed
should be used for bud produc-
tion, not for breeding.
Rather than self-crossing you
may choose to use males as part
of the breeding program. That
presents problems, too. You can
grow the females out and see
their characteristics, but with the
males it’s much more difficult.
How do you determine whether
the plant has genetics for giant,
sticky, potent buds? You have to
surmise their potential from tid-
bits of information and intuition.
Now remember you are trying to
match that clone. You are breed-
ing with one hand behind your
back. In six generations you are
going to try to match and stabi-
lize the plant. It’s a task.
The breeding program will prog-
ress most rapidly if the chosen
male is close to the chosen female
genetically. If it isn’t, the goal is
™ the sun so it is able to capture the
even more difficult and distant.
It takes six or seven months to
grow a plant to ripe buds from
seeds. (See “Seed Germination”
below) Six generations of breed-
ing adds up to about three years.
Will the whole series be passé in
the ever-evolving world of mari-
juana seed marketing?
Another consideration is that
the temperaments of propaga-
tors and seed breeders are quite
different. It’s one thing to germi-
nate seeds and choose the best
plants, cutting some tops and
rooting them creates clones.
That’s simple as compared with
the work of an inspired, talent-
ed and conscientious breeder.
Choosing plants in a long-term
breeding program requires fore-
thought, vision, intuition and
luck. Orchid breeders wait five
to seven years to see the results
of a cross. Some trees don’t bear
fruit for many years. My advice
to prospective breeders:
1) Start young and develop pa-
tience.
2) Make sure to store all genera-
tions of seeds you developed or
used to develop your seeds in
at least two secure and environ-
mentally friendly places. Even
better, store them in two differ-
ent cities among people who are
not mutual acquaintances.
3) Make sure that your clones
are in several different gardens.
Don’t get into arguments with
the clone holders until after you
retrieve the genetics.
The reasons that dispensaries
are more likely to sell clones
than seeds is that clones are of-
ten less expensive than seeds,
especially considering the male
plants are destroyed and the
greater chance for success and
consistent quality with clones.
BRINGING THE SUN INSIDE
Would it be possible to use fiber
optic cable to bring sunlight in-
doors? I was thinking of a 12-
inch diameter bundle of fiber
optic cable coupled to a lens
shaped to catch the light of the
sun. It would be a cool way to
light a garden. The initial cost
might be high, but it would
minimize electric use and cre-
ate little heat.
Bringing the sunlight indoors is
a good idea. As you said, it cuts
down on use of electricity and
eliminates the heat generated
by electric lamp units. However,
installing fiber optic cable is an
expensive way to do it.
There are commercially available
light tunnels that are used to
transport sunlight from the roof
to lower floors. These consist of a
collector at roof level and highly
polished tubing that guides the
light down to radiators where it is
emitted. Commercially available
kits for residences have tubing as
wide as two feet in diameter. The
collectors on all of the models
that I’ve seen could be improved
to collect more light from a larger
area, which would increase the
brightness or intensity.
The easiest and most inexpensive
way to use sunlight indoors is to
use it on the space directly below
the roof. Then skylights or solar
collectors can be used to intro-
duce the light to the room and
reflective material can be used to
guide it down to the garden area.
Although I haven’t seen them
marketed yet, a well-designed
skylight or solar tube should track
light as the sun’s angle changes
daily and seasonally. The amount
of light that will come through a
skylight or solar tubing depends
on many factors including the
weather, cloud cover and lati-
tude. Even on the brightest days,
high latitudes do not receive the
intensity of light that low latitude
areas receive.
To grow using no electrical light
indoors, just light emitted by the
tubes or solar collectors, use one
2-foot diameter tube per plant
and place it directly over the con-
tainer so the light doesn’t stray.
In southern areas where the light
is intense all year long, the tubes
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can be used to flower plants
year-round as long as the plants
receive an uninterrupted dark
period of 12 hours per day.
In the north, plants can be start-
ed in May and forced to flower
anytime between June and late
August. The buds will be ready
about eight weeks after forcing.
If the buds are forced in early
July and harvested at the end
of August, a second crop can
be planted. The plants will grow
vegetatively for a short time and
then will start to flower.
Sunroofs or solar tubes can also
be used to supplement the light
from high-pressure sodium
lamps. The additional light will
result in faster growth and larg-
er buds.
uv shield
I’m growing a single plant in a
closet using a 175-watt metal
halide lamp. The lamp itself
has a glass cover that says UV
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 cooking
with cannabis west coast style

Rachie's BAKED Potato Cheese Soup

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons Cannabis infused butter

2 cups finely chopped yellow onions
2 cups peeled and chopped carrots
6 parsley springs
5 cups chicken stock
2 large potatoes, about 1 1/2 pounds, peeled and cubed (3 to 4 cups)
1/4 cup chopped fresh dill

IF YOU EAT CANNABIS...

salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
2 to 3 cups grated cheddar cheese

You can also add these optional ingredients to top the soup—
Croutons
Crumbled bacon
Chives
1. Melt the butter in a soup pot. Add onions and carrots and cook
over low heat, covered, until vegetables are tender and lightly
colored, about 25 minutes.
2. Add parsley, stock and potatoes, and bring to a boil. Reduce
heat, cover, and simmer until potatoes are very tender, about 30
minutes.
3. Add dill, remove soup from the heat, and let it stand, covered, for
5 minutes.
4. Pour soup through a strainer, reserving the cooking stock, and
transfer the solids to the bowl of a food processor. Add 1 cup of
the cooking stock and process until smoooth.
5. Return pureed soup to the soup pot and add additional cooking
stock, about 3 to 4 cups, until the soup reaches the desired
consistency.
6. Set over low heat, add salt and pepper to taste, and gradually stir
in the grated cheese. When all the cheese is incorporated and
soup is hot (not boiling), now is the time to top with optional
ingredients, serve immediately.
Approximately 6 servings
Food-based cannabis medicines affect patients differently
than inhaled methods of medicating with cannabis.
Eating too much cannabis can cause extreme drowsiness,
dizziness, inability to concentrate, diminished ability to
focus, rapid heartbeat, increases or decreases in blood
pressure, need for sleep, and feelings of euphoria.
How can you ingest cannabis medicines safely?
Learn to manage your dosage effectively...
1. Begin with 1/4 of a “dose” or small portion of product
2. Wait for at least one hour and analyze the effects
3. If necessary consume another 1/4 dose or small portion
4. Wait for at least one more hour
5. If necessary, consume part or all of the remaining product.
Ensure that your dosage level is appropriate before attempting to operate
heavy machinery, motor vehicles, boats, or motorcycles. Do be aware of
your surroundings and possible hazards, and prepare for your needs before
taking medication.
Remember: Edibles can vary greatly in potency. Products often contain
multiple doses or lesser doses of medicine. Weight, metabolism, and eating
habits can alter dosage effects. Taking medication on an empty stomach
can intensify medicinal effects. Learn dosage management that works for
you when ingesting cannabis medicine.
If you feel you have eaten too much of a food-based medicine, do not panic,
your symptoms will subside within a few hours. Remain calm. Stay
hydrated and eat food to help symptoms pass. Edible cannabis is safe and
will not cause any long-term toxicity.

MCSC
To find out more go to
Enjoy! www.CannabisSafety.org,
email: contact@cannabissafety.org,
RachieBake or call (510)486-8083 MEDICAL CANNABIS SAFETY COMMISSION

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 Collective Resource Guide
Here, in no particular order, are 20 of our favorite West Coast collectives. Have a
favorite club? Send it to editor@westcoastcannabis.com

COLLECTIVE RESOURCE GUIDE

Cornerstone Collective Eagle Rock
Pure Life Alternative Wellness L.A El Camino Wellness Sacramento
Unity Sacramento Triple C Collective Kelseyville Horizon Sacramento
Capitol Wellness Sacramento D+M Compassion Clear Lake Fountain of Well Being Silverlake
To Advertise, Contact — Michael 818.625.3225 / twohit@gmail.com Organic Cannabis Foundation Santa Rosa Sanctuary San Francisco LAPCG West Hollywood
CPA Los Angeles Harborside Oakland The Divinity Tree San Francisco Farmacy Westwood
Peace in Medicine Santa Rosa Hope Net San Francisco BPG Berkeley
LIST OF ADVERTISERS & SPONSORS
Greenway Santa Cruz

420 Collective Frankly Green Patient ID Center

Angels 4 Healing Good Leaf Collective Peace in Mediciine
A complete list of approved medical marijuana collectives for your con- It is at your discretion which dispensaries, provider and/or co-op you
Advanced Nutrients Gourmet Green Room Pure Life Alternative Wellness Center venience has been sorted by location/area. Just find your general loca- choose and to determine whether or not they are in compliance with
Alternative Herbal Health Green Horizon Purple Heart tion and choose your desired cannabis provider. This list is provided by state law as mandated by proposition 215 and any other applicable law
CANORML. WCC makes no representation as to the quality, service, reli- or statute. If you have updated information on a listing please forward to
Americans for Safe Access Green House Wellness Center Quick Trading Co. ability, or compassion of any of the following coops, dispensaries, deliv- updates@westcoastcannabis.com.
ery services or patients’ groups. This list is provided as a reference tool.
Angels 4 Healing Green Joy Reflections of Avalon
AquaLab Green Mind Patient Collective Reliable Relief Collective
Santa Barbara 15720 Ventura Blvd. Unit #302, Sun: 11a - 8p *Folk Remedies Factory
Better Alternative Treatment Greenway Compassionate Relief Sanctuary Pacific Coast Collective (PCC) Encino, CA 91436 Lake Balboa Collective (LBC) 11203 Glenoaks Blvd. #2B
331 N. Milpas, Santa Barbara, CA Phone: (818) 788-1001 17616 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA Pacoima, CA 91331
Blue Banana Caregivers Harborside Health Center SCI Caregivers 93101 Hours: Mon. to Sat: 12p to 10p & 91406 (818) 834-8304
Cali-Care Collective Hayes Insurance Brokers Sunland Organic Pharmacy Phone: (805) 845-6118 Sun: 12p to 10p Phone: (818) 609-0119 FolkRemedies@verizon.net
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 8p & Sun: Valley Independent Pharmacy Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 10p & Arleta Herbal Center
California Compassionate Care HopeNet T-Comp 10a to 6p 19459 Ventura Blvd. Tarzana Sun: 11a to 9p 8942 Woodman Ave. #b2, Arleta
Network (CC Santa Barbara Care Center (SBCC) (818) 345-5477 Medical Wellness Center (MWC) (818) 894-4372
Horizon Collective TGA Seeds Valley Patients Group
5814 Gaviota St., Goleta, CA The Coffee Joint (TCJ) 19654 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana, CA
California Herbal Healing Center Hugs Alternative Care The Green Earth Farmacie Phone: (805) 845-4291 15826 Ventura Blvd. Ste 116, Encino, 91356 8953 Woodman Ave #101 Arleta
Fax: (805) 845-4316 CA 91436 Phone: (818) 881-8744 (818) 332-0736
California Patients Alliance Humate Supreme The Green Easy Hours: Mon. to Sun: 11a to 8p Phone: (818) 788-1835 Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week Golden State Collective
Cannabis Planet Santa Barbara Collective (SBC) Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week Platinum Club (PC) 10369 Balboa Blvd, Granada Hills
James Anthony The Hemp & Cannabis Foundation (818) 357-2500
Phone: (805) 896-6326 *Reseda Discount Caregivers 21220 Devonshire St. #203 Chats-
CannaCare Kushism The W.E.E.D. Delivery Only 6102 Reseda Blvd., Reseda CA worth, CA 91311 C.C.C.N.
Santa Barbara Patients Group (818) 757-0434 Phone: (818) 998-CLUB (2582) 4720 Vineland, Toluca Lake
CannAssist Labworx TLMD Collective Hours: 10a to 9p 7 days a week (818) 980-6337
3128 State St. Green Healing Group (GHG)
Compassionate Caregivers of San Los Angeles Patients & Caregivers Treating Yourself Magazine (805) 845-5245 19513 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana, CA So. Cal. Co-Op (SCC) Valley Holistic Caregivers
Hortipharm Caregivers 91356 19459 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana, CA 7200 Vineland #205 Sun Valley
Pedro
Medical Cannabis Safety Commission Unity Non-Profit Collective 3516 State St. Phone: (818) 996-9720 91356 (818) 255-5511
City of Trees Compassionate Care (805) 563-2802 Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week Hours: Mon. to Fri: 10a to 10p & Sat: Away of Life (AOL)
MediCann Venice Holistic Collective Herbal Medicine Care (HMC) 10a to 10p & Sun: 11a to 8p 7629 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga, CA
Malibu
Delta 9 Collective 10138 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Chats- Phone: (818) 344-7622 (344-SOCA) 91042
Midtown Specialties Weedtracker Green Angel of Malibu (GAM) Fax: (818) 344-7623
Dena Plotkin worth, CA 91311 Phone: (818) 353-0759
21355 Pacific Coast Highway, Unit
Natural Relief #100, Malibu, CA 90265
Phone: (818) 717-8710 Tujunga, Sylmar, Hours: Mon. to Sat: 9a to 9p & Sun:
Dr. William Eidelman Phone: (310) 317-6298
Fax: (818) 717-8716 Pacoima, Sun Valley, 11a to 9p
Natural Herbal Remedies Hours: Mon. to Thurs: 10a - 11p, Fri. San Fernando Branford Caregivers (BCG)
Eagle Rock Herbal Collective Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 8p & Sun:
to Sat: 10a to 10p, Sun: 11a to 8p
N.B.D. Collective 12p to 7p ALCC 12065 Branford St. Unit 7, Sun Val-
East Bay Patients Assn. Kind Meds (KM) 7624 Foothill Blvd. Unit A, Tujunga, ley, CA 91352
PCH Collective
Northstar Holistic Collective 22609 Pacific Coast Hwy Malibu
17049 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA CA 91042 Phone: (818) 890-0954
El Camino Wellness Center 91316 Phone: (818) 353-9333 Hours: Mon. to Fri: 9a to 9p & Sat. to
Orange Medical Marijuana (310) 456-0666
Phone: (818) 783-2768 Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10am-9pm & Sun: 11a to 7p
Florin Wellness Center Green Angel of Malibu Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 10p & Sun: 11am-5pm
OrganiCann 21355 Pacific Coast Hwy #100 Foothill Green Collective (FGC)
Sun: 11a to 8p Foothill Awareness Center 6815 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga, CA
Fountain of Wellbeing Malibu
Pathways Health Co-op Kush Korner Inc. (KKI) 7132 Foothill Blvd. 91042
(310) 317-6298
18957 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana, CA (818) 352-3388 Phone: (818) 353-7999
Tarzana, Chatsworth 91356 Hours: Mon. to Fri: 9a to 8p & Sat:
Pacoima Caregivers Collective
& Encino Phone: (818) 774-0687 10a to 8p & Sun: 10a to 5p
10568 Kewen Ave. Pacoima
Alleviations (A) Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 10p & (818) 792-8492 Foothill Wellness Center (FWC)

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pm, Sat: 12pm to 9pm and Sun:
12pm to 7
Pain-Relief Center (HPRC)
21521 Sherman Way, Canoga
Park, CA
Phone: 818 716-1860
Hours: Mon. to Fri: 10a to 10p, Sat
Northridge, CA 91325
Phone: (818) 886-2479
Hours: Mon. to Fri: 11a to 11p &
Sat. to Sun: 11a to 9p
*Happycation Collective (HC)
6740 Reseda Blvd. Unit #C,
Reseda, CA 91335
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 10a to 10p &

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& Sun: 11a to 9p Sat. & Sun. 10a to 7p
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Holistic Alternatives, Inc. (HAI) Phone: (818) 757-3574

The most efficient &
healthful way for
medical marijuana
patients to inhale their
therapeutic concentrates
Standard Bell
www.labworx-skillet.com
7132 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga, CA
91042
Phone: (818) 352-3388
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 11a - 8p & Sun:
12p to 6p
Green Moon Healing Center (GMHC)
12737 Glen Oaks Blvd. Unit 15,
Sylmar, CA 91342
Phone: (818) 367-1397
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 9a to 8p & Sun:
10a to 7p
Herbal Compassionate Caregivers
(HCC)
11565 Laurel Canyon Blvd. #215,
San Fernando, CA
Phone: (818) 837-7776
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 8p
Natural Health Supply (NHS)
Call for pre-verification
Address: 505 San Fernando
Mission Blvd., San Fernando, CA
91340
Phone: (818) 812-0818
*SCI
10037 Commerce Ave, Tujunga,
CA 91042
Phone: (818) 273-4567
Hours: Open 7 Days: 9a to 9p
*Sunland Organic Pharmacy (SOP)
7947 Foothill Blvd., Sunland, CA
91040
Phone: (818) 951-5000
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 9p &
Sunday 10a to 8p
Sun Valley Caregiver’s (SVC)
11000 Randall St. # E, Sun Valley,
CA
Phone: (818) 504-2661
Customs Available
99% Pure Titanium
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 9a to 9p, Sat.-
Sun. 11a to 7p
*TLMD
12458 Magnolia Blvd. , Valley
Village CA 91607
(818) 761-9581
Valley Village Caregivers
4843 Laurel Canyon, Valley Village
(818) 505-1330
Sylmar Holistic Collective (SHC)
12067 Foothill Blvd. Unit A, Sylmar,
CA 91342
Phone: (818) 896-2600
Hours: 10a to 8p 7 days a week
Urban Health (UH)
12431 San Fernando Rd. Unit #E,
Sylmar, CA 91342
Phone: (818) 364-5700
Hours: Sun. to Thurs: 10a to 12a, Fr.
to Sat: 12a to 12a
Canoga Park
2am Dispensary
8239 Canoga Ave, Canoga Park,
CA
Phone: (818) 264-0790
Hours: 11a - 2a
Canoga Park Discount Collective
(CPDC)
7111 Winnetka Ave. Suite 8,
Canoga Park, CA 91306
Phone: (818) 456-1917
Hours: M-Sat: 10a to 10p Sun: 11a
to 7p
*Discount Co-Op of the Valley
(DCV)
21315 Saticoy St. Unit #R, Ca-
noga Park, CA 91304
Phone: (818) 887-0980
21001 Sherman Way Unit #12,
Canoga Park, CA
Phone: (818) 703-1190
Hours: Mon to Sat: 10a to 8p, Sun:
11a to 8p
*New World Organics Herbal
Care (NWOHC)
7230 Variel #G, Canoga Park, CA
91303
Phone: (818) 884-1080
Hours: 11a to 8p 7 days a week
Roscoe Compassionate Collective
(RCC)
20943 Roscoe Blvd., Canoga Park,
CA 91303
Phone: (818) 885-8721
Hours: 10a to Midnight 7 days a
week
Sherman Way Collective (SWC)
22147 Sherman Way, Canoga Park,
91303
Phone: (818) 932-9428
Hours: Mon- Sat 10 - 9, Sun 11 - 7
So Cal THC (SCTHC)
7251 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Unit E,
Canoga Park, CA 91303
Hours: Sun.-Thurs. 10a to 10p &
Fri.-Sat. 10a to 12a
Phone: (818) 626-1950
West Coast Holistic Institute (WCHI)
7226 Remmet, Canoga Park, CA
91303
Phone: (818) 939-4556
Hours: Mon. to Thurs: 6a to 11p &
Fri: 6a to 2a
Sat: 9a to 2a & Sun: 11a to 11p
Northridge & Reseda
420 For the People (420FTP)
15300 Devonshire St. Suite 11,
Mission Hills, CA
Phone:(800) PUSH-420, (818)
891-0800
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10a to 9p
Aloha Spirit (AS)
6657 Reseda Blvd. Unit #202,
Reseda, CA
Phone: 818-609-0874
Hours: Mon-Fri: 11am-10pm, Sat &
Sun: 11am-8pm
*Alternative Care Collective (ACC)
8537 Reseda Blvd., Northridge,
CA 91324
Phone: (818) 349-6ACC (6222)
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 10p
*Blue Banana Caregivers of
Northridge
18526 Parthenia St.
Northridge CA 91324
(818) 772-0420
Hours: 10:30am to 8:00pm, 7
days a week
Cannamed of Northridge
9349 Melvin Ave. #9
(818) 882-4849
Green Happiness Healing Center
(GHHC)
8707 Lindley Ave. Suite G,
Humboldt Relief (HR)
6670 Reseda Blvd. #107, Reseda,
CA 91335
Phone: (818) 300-0020
Fax: (818) 300-0019
Hours: Mon. to Fri: 10:00am to
8:30pm, Sat: 12pm to 7:30pm
Los Angeles Valley Caregivers
6657 Reseda Blvd #202
(818) 654-9731
Medical Herbs (MH)
7122 Reseda Blvd. Unit 207,
Reseda, CA 91335
Phone: (818) 342-8889
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 9p &
Sun. 10a to 6p
MMI
8924 Reseda Blvd., Northridge, CA
91324
Phone: (818) 718-6336
Fax: (818) 718-0610
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a - 9p & Sun:
11a - 7p
Nature’s Natural Collective Care
(NNCC)
6951 Reseda Blvd. Reseda, CA
Phone: (818) 344-1102
Fax: (818) 344-6273
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 9p &
Sun. 11a to 7p
* OG Art Collective
14522 Vanowen St. Suite #7
Van Nuys, CA 91405
*Reliable Relief
7125 Lindley Ave., Reseda CA
(818) 881-4420
San Fernando Valley Patients Group
(SFVPG)
8805 Reseda Blvd., Northridge, CA
Phone: (818) 734-2778
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 9p
Suite 215 (S215)
16760 Stagg St., Unit #215, Van
Nuys, CA 91406
Phone: (818) 787-5215
Hours: Mon - Thurs 9a-10p
Fri - Sat 9a - 11m, Sun 11m - 9m
Sweet D (SD)
8349 Reseda Blvd. Suite #D,
Northridge, Ca 91325
Phone: (818) 882-8955
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10a to 8p
True Healing Collective (THC)
7329 Reseda Blvd., Reseda, CA
91355 (enter from rear alley)
Phone: (818) 705-6780
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 10a to 10p &
Sat. to Sun. 11a to 9p
North Hills &
Panorama City
105/405
15650 Nordhoff St. Suite 105,
North Hills, CA 91343
Phone: (818) 830-2600
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 12p - 9p & Sun:
12p-8p
No Stress Collective (NSC)
9005 Sepulveda Blvd. Unit 1, North
Hills, CA 91343
Phone: (818) 810-5864
Hours: Mon. to Thurs. 11a to 9p &
Fri. to Sat. 11a to 10p & Sun. 12p
to 9p
Panorama Providers (PP)
13807 Roscoe Blvd., Panorama
City, CA 91402
Phone: (818) 895-4820
Hours: 10a to 9p 7 days a week
San Fernando Valley Discount Medi-
cine (SFVDM)
13550 Roscoe Blvd. # 7 Panorama
City, CA
Phone: (818) 908-9951
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 10a to 9p & Sat.
to Sun. 11a to 8p
Woodman Compassionate Caregiv-
ers (WCC)
Address:8205 Woodman Ave. Ste
106, Panorama City, CA 91402
Phone: (818) 453-8153
Hours: 9a to 9p 7 Days a week
Woodland Hills
Ashmoon Caregivers (AC)
21610 Ventura Blvd. Woodland
Hills, CA 91364
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 9:30a to 9pm &
Sun: are 12pm to 8pm
Phone: (818) 999-2211
Fax: (818) 999-3313
Boulevard Collective (BVC)
19709 Ventura Blvd. Ste A 2nd
Floor, Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Phone: (818) 710-1166
Hours: Mon. to Fri: 11a - 11p, Sat. to
Sun: 11a - 10p
*Green Joy (GJ)
22851 Ventura Blvd., Woodland
Hills, CA 91364
Phone: (818) 222-1882
Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week
Herbal Solutions Collective (HSC)
22728 Ventura Blvd., Unit #A,
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Phone: (818) 704-1300
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 8p &
Sun. 12a to 7p
The Hills Collective (THC)
20000 Ventura Blvd. Suite #B
(entrance on Penfield), Woodland
Hills CA
Phone: (818) 999-3265
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 9p, Sun:
11a to 7p
Topanga Caregivers (TC)
6457 Topanga Cyn. Blvd., Wood-
land Hills , CA
Phone: (818) 716-9200
Hours: Mon - Thurs 10a - 8p; Fri &
Sat 10a - 9p, Sun: 11a - 7p
West Valley Caregivers (WVC)
23067 Ventura Blvd # 104, Wood-
land Hills, CA
Phone: (818) 591-5899
Hours: - Mon - Sun 10 AM to 10 PM
West Valley Patients Group (WVPG)
23043 Ventura Blvd., Woodland
Hills,Ca 91364 Phone: (818) 781-8865
Phone: (818) 224-4146 Hours: - Mon to Thurs: 11:00am
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 9:30a to 10p & to 8:00pm, Fri to Sat: 11:00am to
Sat. 10a to 9p & Sun. 11a to 8p 9:00pm & Sun: 11:00am to 4:00pm
Woodland Hills Treatment Center Strain - Balboa Caregivers
(WHTC) 7207 Balboa Blvd, Van Nuys
5338 Alhama Dr. (2nd Floor), (818) 908-9900
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Delta-9 Caregivers
Phone: (818) 884-8338 7648 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 8p &
(818) 997-1003
Sun. 12p to 5p
Balboa Caregivers
Zenergy (ZEN)
16900 Sherman Way #6, Van Nuys
22102 Clarendon St. Unit 6, Wood-
(818) 902-0201
land Hills, CA 91367
California’s Choice (CC)
Entrance on Glade
6722 White Oak Ave., Van Nuys, CA
Phone: (818) 712-0871
91406
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10a to 8p
Phone: (818) 881-1489
Van Nuys
The Wilshire Clinic
818 Collective (818C) 6741 Van Nuys Blvd #A, Van Nuys
7232 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, (818) 997-0633
CA 91405
Westside Caregivers Club
Phone: (818) 442-0200
22148 Ventura Blvd #A, Woodland
Hours: 9a to 9p 7 days a week
Hills
Boo-Ku (BK)
(818) 887-2106
6817 Sepulveda Blvd. 2nd Floor,
New Age Compassion Care Center
Van Nuys, CA 91405
19720 Ventura Blvd, Woodland
Phone: (818) 908-9255
Hills
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 9p &
(818) 610-8019
Sun. 11a to 6p
Discount Herb and Health
*Cali-Care Collective
12431 San Fernando Road Unit E,
13247 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys,
Sylmar
CA 91401
(818) 364-5700
(818) 761-6944
Clover Collective
California Collective Center (CCC)
5658 Sepulveda Blvd. #210 Van
14532 Friar St. Suite A. Van Nuys CA

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 Nuys
(818) 785-3622
Nature’s Best Organic Solutions
14545 Friar St. #224 Van Nuys
(818) 844-6774
Suite 215 Collective
16760 Stagg St. #215 Van Nuys
Our Green Planet Collective (OGPC)
14624 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys, Ca
91411
Hours: Mon. to Thurs. 10a to 10p &
Fri. to Sun. 10a to 1a
Phone: (818) 376-8512
Progressive Options (PO)
14545 Friar St. Unit #202, Van
Green Aid Pharmacy (GAP)
3441 West Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 5,
Los Angeles, CA 90068
Phone: (323) 436-0259
Fax: (323) 436-0578
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:30a to 8:00p
Sun: 11:00a - 5:00p
*Gourmet Green Room
14006 Ventura Blvd., 2nd Floor,
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Phone:818-849-5500
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10AM-10PM
The Greenhouse
5156 Sepulveda Blvd. Sherman
Oaks
(818) 386-1343
5056 Lankershim Blvd.
(818) 508-9948
F.Y.A.H. House
6448 Lankershim Blvd. North Hol-
lywood, CA
Phone: (818) 509-1905
Hours: Mon. to Wed. 10a to 10p
Thurs-Fri-Sat 10a-12a, Sun 11a-8p
6141 Vineland Ave., North Hol-
lywood, CA 91606
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 8p &
Sun. 10a to 6p
Phone: (818) 588-1307
Toluca Lake Collective (TLC)
11436 Hatteras St., North Hol-
lywood, CA 91601
Sunset Holistic Phone: -323-463-8937
4477 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 200 Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 11p
Hollywood Evergreen Co-operative Collective
(323) 668-0402. (ECC)
Better Alternative Treatment 1606 N. Gower St., Hollywood CA
(BAT) 90028
7353 Melrose Ave. 2nd Floor, Phone: (323) 466-2100
Los Angeles, CA 90046 Hours: Open 7 Days: 10a to 10p

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(818) 787-5215
Phone: (888) 420-NUGS (6847)
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Holistic Therapeutic Center

12410 Burbank Blvd. Suite 103
Valley Village
(818) 980-5999
C.A.R.E. Collective (CARE)
14530 Archwood St., Van Nuys,
CA 91405
Phone: (818) 387-8467
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 9p &
Sun. 11a to 6p
Discount Relief Collective (DRC)
6309 Van Nuys Blvd. Suite #110,
Van Nuys CA 91401
Phone: (818)-849-6751
Hours: Mon to Sat: 11am - 8pm &
Sun: 12pm - 7pm
Durman Inc. Caregivers (DINC)
16045 Sherman Way Unit H1, Van
Nuys, CA 91406
Phone: (818) 908-0881
Fax: (818) 908-4669
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 11a to 8p &
Sun. 11a to 6p
Eden Caregivers (EC)
6742 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, CA
91405
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 8p
Phone: (818) 376-0115
Green Dragon (GD)
14546 Vanowen Street Van Nuys,
CA 91405
Phone: (818) 442-0054
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10a to 9p
*The Green Earth (TGE)
6811 Woodman Ave, Van Nuys,
CA 91405
Phone: (818) 994-1045
Hours: Daily: Mon-Sun 9am-2am
Kester Caregivers (KCG)
6817 Kester Ave., Van Nuys, CA
91405
Phone: (818) 988-6600 (877) 401-
WEED (9333)
Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week
*Kush Corner Collective (KCC)
Open 4/20 at 12am -2am 7135
Kester, Van Nuys, CA 91405
Phone: (818) 568-2202
Fax: (818) 262-8945
Hours: Sun. to Thurs. 11a to 11p
& Fri. to Sat: 10:30a to 11:30p
*Kushism (K)
7555 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys,
CA 91406
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 10a to 9p &
Sat. 11a to 6p Sun. 12p to 5p
Phone: (818) 994-3446
Modern OG Collective (MOGC)
5658 Sepulveda Blvd. Ste 210, Van
Nuys, CA 91411
Phone: (818) 782-2278
Hours: Sun to Mon: 10am to 2am
Organic Health Solutions (OHS)
14540 Victory Blvd #100, Van Nuys,
Ca 91411
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 8a to 8p & Sun.
11a to 7p
Phone: (818) 787-0420
Nuys, CA 91411
Phone: (818) 782-4900
Fax: (818) 782-4901
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11:30am -
9:30pm
Red Moon Inc. (RMI)
14350 Oxnard St., Van Nuys, Calif.
91401
Phone: (818) 997-6912
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 8p &
Sun 10a to 6p
Safe Harbor Patients Collective
(SHPC)
5953 Hazeltine Avenue, Suite B (at
the back of the medical center),
Van Nuys, CA
Phone: (818) 902-001
Universal Caregivers (UC)
6320 Van Nuys Blvd #311 Van Nuys
CA, 91401.
Phone: (818) 779-1050
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 9p &
Sun. 11a to 6p
*Van Nuys Healing Center
14923 Oxnard St, Unit B, Van
Nuys
(818) 994-5874
Valley Health Center (VHC)
7766 Burnet Unit C Van Nuys, Ca,
91405
Phone: (818) 602-6106
Valley Herbal Center (VHC)
6805-B Hazeltine Ave., Van Nuys,
CA 91405
Phone: (818) 786-1100
Hours: Mon. to Fri: 9a to 10p, Sat:
10a to 10p & Sun: 10a to 7p
Valley Patients (VP)
8953 Woodman Ave #101, Arleta,
CA
Phone: (818) 895-5645
Hours: 7 Days a Week from 8:30am
to 9PM
Van Nuys Compassionate Caregivers
(VNCC)
7026 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, CA
91405
Phone: (818) 660-2646
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 10p &
Sun: 11a to 8p
Van Nuys Organics (VNO)
6360 Van Nuys Blvd. #159, Van
Nuys, CA 91401
Phone: (818) 785-7707
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 10p &
Sunday 10a to 8p
Studio City
Alternative Medicine Group
10964 Ventura Blvd.
(818) 762-5886
California Organic Treatment Center
11644 Ventura Blvd.
(818) 506-5948
City Organic Remedies (COR)
11306 Ventura Blvd., Studio City,
CA 91604
Phone: (818) 980-1122
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 9p &
Sun. 11a to 8p
2000 Cotner Ave., Los Angeles,
CA 90025
(310) 473-3509
LAHC
11101 Ventura Blvd #1, Studio
City, 91604
Phone: 818-506-6364
Fax: -
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 9p, Sun:
12p to 9p
*Secret Garden
4346 Laurel Cyn., Studio City.
CA 91604
(818) 985-HELP
Studio City Private Organic Therapy
(SCPOT)
11557 Ventura Blvd., Studio City,
CA 91604
Phone: 818-506-7144
Hours: 11a to 8p 7 days a week
Studio City Caregivers (SCC)
3625 Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles,
CA
Phone: 323-850-1847
Fax: 323-850-1848
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11:30a to 9p &
Sunday: Noon to 5:00p
*Wellness Earth Energy Dispen-
sary (WEED)
12021 1/2 Ventura Blvd., Studio
City, CA
Phone: (818) 980-2266
Fax: (818) 980-2265
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 8p
Granada Hills
Caregivers Earth Ordinance (CEO)
17050 Chatsworth St #243,
Granada Hills, CA
Phone:(818) 530-2614
Fax:(818) 530-2615
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 11a to 8p Sun:
12p to 8p
Granada Hills Discount Farmacy
(GHDF)
17656 Chatsworth St., Granada
Hills, CA 91345
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 10a to 9p & Sat.
11a to 9p & Sun. 11a to 8p
Phone: (818) 366-4433
*Herbal Medicine Care Inc.
10138 Topanga Cyn. Blvd.,
Chatsworth, Ca. 91311
(818) 717-8710
Mission Hills Patients Collective
(MHPC)
9911 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission
Hills, CA
Phone: (818) 894-5100 & Fax: (818)
894-5117
Hours: Mon. to Sun: 10am -9pm
Sherman Oaks
Daddy’s Collective (DC)
14430 Ventura Blvd., Sherman
Oaks, CA 91423
Phone: (818) 817-9517
Hours: Mon. to Thurs. 11a to 10p
& Fri. to Sat. 11a to 11p & Sun. 11a
to 9p
The Holland House (THH)
Emerald Triangle Ministry
13321 Ventura Blvd Sherman Oaks
(818) 386-1343
Medical Marijuana Relief Clinic
(MMRC)
14303 Ventura Blvd., Sherman
Oaks, CA 91401
Hours: Mon. to Thurs. 11a to 8p,
Fri. 11a to 9p, Sat. 11a to 8p & Sun.
12p to 7p
Phone: (818) 783-3888
So Cal Herbal Care Inc. (SCHCI)
13238 Riverside Dr., Sherman
Oaks, CA 91423
(entrance in back)
Phone: (818) 501-5554
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 9p &
Sun: 11a to 6p
VIP (VIP)
13650 Burbank Blvd., Sherman
Oaks, CA 91401
Phone: (818) 345-5477
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 11a to 10p &
Sat. 12p to 10p & Sun. 12p to 9p
Wellness Caregivers (WC)
14429 Ventura Blvd., Suite # 111
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Phone: (818) 981-4781
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 8p
North Hollywood
AM Organic Solutions (AMOS)
7248 A Fulton Ave., North Hol-
lywood, CA 91605
Phone: (818) 764-5200
Hours: Mon. to Thurs. 10a to 9p &
Fri. to Sat. 10a to 11p & Sun. 10a
to 6p
AZ Caregivers (AZC)
4942 Vineland Ave. #112, North
Hollywood, CA 91601
Entrance on Morrison St.
Phone: (818) 761-5467
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 10p
Sun. 10a tp 8p
*Better Alternative Treatment
7353 Melrose Ave Upstairs
Los Angeles, CA
(888) 420-6847
California Compassionate Care
Network (CCCN)
4720 Vineland Ave North Hol-
lywood CA, 91602
Phone: (818) 980-MEDS (980-
6337)
Hours: 11AM - 9PM Daily
Cure With Herbs (CWH)
12011 Victory Blvd. Ste 104, North
Hollywood, CA 91606
Phone: (818) 985-4372
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 8p &
Sun: 10a to 6p
Divine Discount Center (DDC)
5056 Lankershim Blvd., North Hol-
lywood, CA
Phone: (818) 508-9948
Hours: Mon. to Wed: 11a to 8p,
Thurs to Fri: 11a to 12a & Sat. to
Sun: 11a to 6p
Divine Wellness Center
Green Miracle Healing (GMH)
7503 Laurel Canyon Blvd., North
Hollywood, CA 91605
Phone: (818) 232-8684
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 8:30p &
Sun. 12p to 6p
Harmony House Collective (HHC)
11651 Sherman Way, North Hol-
lywood, CA 91605
Phone: (818) 982-4420
Hours: Sun. to Thurs: 11a-8p & Fri:
to Sat: 11a-10p
Love & Spirit Collective (LSC)
5651 1/2 Cahuenga Blvd., North
Hollywood, CA 91601
Phone: 818-753-9200
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 10a to 9p & Sat.
to Sun. 11a to 8p
NoHo 5656 (NH56)
5656 Cahuenga Blvd., North Hol-
lywood, CA 91601
Phone: (818) 404-0358
Hours: Mon. to Thurs: 10a to 10p &
Fri. to Sat: 10a to Midnight & Sun:
11a to 8p
No Ho Caregivers Inc. (NHCI)
11480 1/2 Oxnard St., North Hol-
lywood, CA 91606
Phone: (818) 761-5776
Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week
No Ho Herbal Medicine (NHHM)
12032 Vose St., North Hollywood,
CA 91605
Phone: (818) 765-5933
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10:30a - 8:30p
& Sun: 11a - 6p
North Hollywood Caregivers
(NHWC)
6760 Lankershim Blvd., North Hol-
lywood, CA 91606
Phone: (818) 982-2334
Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week
North Hollywood Collective (NHC)
12518 Vanowen St. North Hol-
lywood, CA 91605
Phone: 818-764-0070
Hours: Mon. to Thurs: 11-9, Sat. to
Fri: 11-10 & Sun: 12-6
North Hollywood Compassionate
Caregivers (NoHoCC)
4854 Lankershim Blvd. North Hol-
lywood, CA
Hours: Open 7 Days: 9a to 9p
Phone: - 1-818-980-9212
North Hollywood Healing Center
(NHHC)
12517 Oxnard St., North Hol-
lywood, Ca 91606
Phone: (818) 762-3766
Hours: Mon-Fri:10:00am-10:00pm
Saturday-Sunday:11:00am-
9:00pm
Patients Against Pain (PAP)
6240 Laurel Canyon Blvd. #B,
North Hollywood, CA
Phone: (818) 752-7274
Hours: - Mon. to Sat: 10am to 8pm,
Sun: 10am to 6pm
Patients and Caregivers (PC)
Phone: (818) 752-8420 Go Green Collective (GGC)
Hours: Open Daily: 10a to 9p Hours: Sun. to Thurs. 10a to 1669 N. Western Ave., Hollywood,
TLMD Collective 8p & Fri. to Sat. 10a to 10p CA 90027
12458 Magnolia Blvd. *California Herbal Healing Center Phone: (323) 212-0812
(818) 761-9581 (CHHC) Hours: 10a to 12a 7 Days a week
Vanowen Caregivers (VOCG) 1437 N. La Brea Ave., Holly- *Good Leaf Collective
11232 Vanowen St. Unit B, North wood, CA 90028 FREE DELIVERY to Los Angeles/
Hollywood, CA 91605 Phone: (877) 420-KUSH (5874) Orange Counties
Phone: (818) 980-3600 Hours: 11a to 11p 7 days a week Only THE BEST medicine
Hours: 10a to 7p 7 days a week Calimeds (CM) Excellent at home care services,
6910 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, cuttings available
West Hollywood
CA 90038 Sun-Wed 8am-2am Thurs-Sat
*Fairfax Organic Farm (FOF)
Phone: (323) 938-0506 8am-4am (888) 815-2453
800 N. Fairfax, Unit #100, West
Hours: Mon to Sat: 10a to 12a, www.goodleaf.org
Hollywood CA 90046
Sun: 10a to 9pm Grateful Meds (GM)
Phone: (323) 951-0691
City of Angels (COA) 744 N. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles,
Hours: Mon. to Thurs. 11a to
6435 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Ca Ca 90038
11p & Fri. to Sun. 10a to 10p
90028 Call for Pre-Verification.
The Herbal Discount Collective
Phone: (323) 466-2295 Hours: Mon-Sat 11-11 and Sun
(HDC)
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 9p & 12-9
735 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles,
Sun. 12p to 9p Phone: (323) 939-9111
CA 90038
Cosmo’s (COS) Green Guild (GG)
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 9p
1603 Cosmo St., Hollywood, CA 1640 Cahuenga Blvd., Unit #206,
Phone: (323) 933-HERB (4372)
90028 Hollywood CA 90028
*Los Angeles Patient Care Group
Phone: (323) 960-0887 Phone: (323) 836-0013
(LAPCG)
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 11a to 11p & Hours: Mon. to Sat. 12a to 10p
7213 Santa Monica Blvd., West
Sun: 12p to 6p Hemp Factory #4 (HF4)
Hollywood, CA
Phone: (323) 882-6033 Eden Therapy (ET) 6250 Santa Monica Blvd., Hol-
FAX: (323) 882-6263 6757 1/2 Santa Monica Blvd., Los lywood, CA 90028
Hours: Monday through Satur- Angeles CA, 90038 Hours: (323) 960-0772
day: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
Sunday: 12:00 PM to 7:00
PM
West Hollywood Center for
Compassionate Healing
(WHCCH)
8921 Sunset Blvd., West Hol-
lywood, CA
Phone: (310) 626-3333
Westside Healing Center
6915 Melrose Ave.
(323) 965-7700
Zen Healing Collective (ZHC)
8464 Santa Monica Blvd., West
Hollywood, CA
Phone: (323) 656-6611
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 8p
& Sun. 11a to 7p
Hollywood
LA OG Collective
7350 Melrose Ave (corner of
Fuller) Hollywood
(323) 782-9859
Canto Diem
5419 Sunset Blvd. #5, Hol-
lywood
(323) 465-4420
Hollyweed
1607 N. El Centro #24 Hol-
lywood
(323) 469-9073.
City of Angels Wellness Center
6435 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood
(323) 466-2295.
*Eden Therapy Caregivers,
6757 Santa Monica Blvd,
Hollywood
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Hollywood Caregivers (HWCG)
711 N. Virgil, Los Angeles, CA 90029
Phone: (323) 669-9333
Hours: Mon. to Thurs: 10a to 10p
& Fri. to Sat: 10a to 12a & Sun: 12p
to 10p
Kush Mart (KM)
COLLECTIVE RESOURCE GUIDE
6410 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood,
CA 90028
Phone: (323) 464-6465
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 10p &
Sun. 11a to 8p
Natural Remedies Caregivers (NRC)
927 1/2 N. Western ave. Los Angeles
CA 90029
Phone: (323) 871-9500
Fax: (323) 871-9501.
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 8p & Sun.
11a to 7p
Melrose Herbal Pharmacy (MHP)
7262 Melrose Ave. #A, Los Angeles,
CA 90046
(enter from the alley)
Phone: (323) 933-1906
Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week
*Santa Monica Collective
11957 Santa Monica Blvd. Ste 101
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310.473.8444
310.473.8443 FAX
Southwest Caregivers (SWCG)
Call for pre-verification & directions
Phone: (323) 660-3776
Hours: Mon. to Wed: 11a to 10p &
Thurs. to Sat: 11a to 12a & Sun: 12p
to 9p
West Coast Natural Pain Relief Inc.
(WCNPR)
Address: 5421 Santa Monica Blvd.
Unit D, Hollywood, CA 90029
Phone: 323-463-4444
Hours: 11a to 8p 7 days a week
East Los Angeles
American Eagle Collective (AEC)
2501 Colorado Blvd. Unit B, Eagle
Rock, CA 90041
Phone: (323) 739-0215
Hours: Mon. to Fri: 9a to 9p & Sat. to
Sun: 11a to 7p
Colorado Collective (CC)
1121 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles,
CA 90041
Phone: (323) 550-8043
Fax: (323) 550-8143
Hours: Sun. to Thur: 11:30am-8pm,
Fri. to Sat: 11:30am-9pm
Cal Medical Caregivers Assoc.
15838 Halliburton Rd. Hacienda
Heights
(626) 336-2652
*Apothecary Collective
5405 Alhambra Ave, Los Angeles
(323) 222-4420
The Holistic Co-op
2627 E. Cesar Chavez Ave. East Los
Angeles
(323) 540-6700
South Gate Herbal Healing
South Gate
(526) 634-1354
A.M.C.C.P.
193 W. Arrow Highway Pomona
(626) 332-0505
Santa Fe Springs Specialty Health
Center
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(526) 949-0100
Natural Remedy
South Gate
(323) 357-7900
California Caregiver Collective
Downy,South Gate, Paramount, Bell
(323) 515-3952
Starlight 420 Center
15640 Leffingwell Rd East Los
Angeles
(562) 947-8075
Santa Fe Compassionate Health
Center
Santa Fe Springs
(562) 941-1111
AP Natural Solutions
9841 Alburtis Ave. Santa Fe Springs
(562) 991-9393
Downey Wellness
Downey
(526) 726-8752
Cornerstone Research Collective (CRC)
4623 Eagle Rock blvd., Los Angeles,
CA
Not accepting new patients at this
time
Phone: (323) 259-8933
East Los Angeles Compassionate
Caregivers (ELACC)
1905 S. Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles,
CA 90021
Phone: (323) 770-9319
The Green Cross (TGC)
2912 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock,
CA 90041
Hours: Open 7 Days: 8:30a to 9:30p
Phone: (818) 241-6300
Green Earth Collective (GEC)
5045 York Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
Phone: (323) 982-9042
Hours: Mon. to Fri: 10:00a to 8:00p,
Sat: 11:00a to 8:00p, Sun: 11:00a to
6:00p
Green Leaf Collective (GLC)
5607 Huntington Dr., Los Angeles,
Ca 90032
Phone: (323) 343-0100
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 8p
Hazelwood Patients Collective (HWPC)
3208 Eagle Rock Blvd. Los Angeles,
90065
Phone: - (323)-542-9140
Herbal Medicine For You (HMFY)
2637 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca
90023
Hours: Mon to Sat: 10a to 8p & Sun:
11a to 5p
Phone: (323) 264-2224
Herbs “R” Us (HRU)
1844 Cypress Ave. (enter from rear)
Phone: (323) 725-0001
LA Collective (LAC)
3401 Glendale Blvd. Unit #B, Los
Angeles, CA 90039
Phone: (323) 669-8395
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 8p & Sun.
10a to 6p
Medical Caregivers Association (MCA)
4344 Eagle Rock Blvd. Los Angeles,
CA 90041
Phone: (323) 551-KUSH (5874)
Hours: Mon. to Wed: 9a - 10p, Thurs.
to Sat: 9a - 12a & Sun: 11a - 7p
Nature’s Cure Patients Collective
(NCPC)
4577 Valley Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
90032
Phone: (323) 225-1815
Fax: (323) 225-1630
Hours: 11:30am to 8:00pm Sun. to
Thurs. & Fri and Sat: 11:30am to
9:00pm.
Soto Street Collective (SSC-ELA)
1260 S. Soto Stree. Unit #1 Los
Angeles, CA
Phone: (323) 262-8288
Fax: (323) 262-8388
Hours: Sun. to Thurs: 11:30a to 8p,
Fri. to Sat: 11:30a to 9:00p
Universal Caregivers Center (UCC)
4157 Eagle Rock Blvd. Unit 4, Los
Angeles CA 90065
Phone: (866) 975-7215
Hours: Mon to Sat: 11a to 9p and
Sun: 11a to 7p
West Los Angeles
*420 Collective
12421 Venice Blvd., Venice, Ca.
90066
(310) 4013454
B. Green (BG)
10835 Santa Monica Blvd. Unit 204-
A, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 10p &
Sun. 12p to 10p
Phone: (310) 234-6634
Canna Care Relief (CCR)
1716 S Sepulveda Blvd., Los Ange-
les, CA
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11 am to 8 pm &
Sun: 12pm to 6pm
Phone: (310) 473-4105
Culver City Collective (CCC)
10887 Venice Blvd., Unit #A Los
Angeles, CA
Hours: Mon. to Sun: 11:30am to
8:00pm
Phone: (310) 838-5888
Farmacopeia Organica (FO)
468 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles,
CA 90048
Phone: (424) 354-1700
Hours: Tues. to Sat. 12p to 8p & Sun.
12p to 6p
*Gourmet Green Room
736 Lincoln Blvd., Venice CA
90021
(310) 581-0600
Green Cure (GC)
1716 Main St., Venice, CA 90291
Phone: (310) 306-5511
Hours: 11a to 8p 7 days a week
Greener Pastures Collective (GPC)
1101 S. Robertson Blvd #104, Los
Angeles, CA 90035
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 11a to 8p & Sat.
to Sun. 12p to 8p
Phone: (310) 744-1600
Fax: (310) 744-1601
The Green Oasis (GO)
11924 West Jefferson Blvd., West Los
Angeles /Culver City, CA 90230
Phone: (323) 389-1899
Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week
Inglewood Discount Caregivers Inc.
(IDCI)
1121 S. La Brea Ave. Inglewood, CA
90301
Phone: (310) 671-0300
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 8p
JJ Herbal Pharmacy (JJHP)
Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles,
CA 90025
Phone: (310) 979-3816
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 8p &
Closed Sunday
Organic Caregivers (OC)
2249 A Westwood Blvd., Los An-
geles, CA 90064 (entrance behind
COLLECTIVE RESOURCE GUIDE
jewelry store)
Phone: (424) 832-7684
Hours: 11am to 11pm 7 days a week
The Organic Pharmacy (TOP)
11607 Washington Place, Los Ange-
les, CA 90066
Phone: (310) 915-1595
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10a to 10p
*Purelife Alternative Wellness
Center (PLAWC)
1649 S La Cienega Blvd, Los
Angeles, CA
Phone: (310) 246-9345
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 12p to 9p &
Sun. 12p to 8p
The Rain Forest Collective (RFC)
12515 Venice Blvd., West Los
Angeles
Phone: (310) 391-0011
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 10p &
Sun: 12p to 8p
Venice Collective (VC)
12581 Venice Blvd. 2nd Floor Ste
201, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Phone: (310) 437-0308
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 10p &
Sun. 11a to 6p
* Venice Holistic Caregivers
10955 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles,
CA 90034
(310)837-5100 7213 Santa Monica Blvd, West 5716 N. Figueroa Ave, Highland Park
Hollywood (at Formosa) (626) 610-3145
Westchester Collective (WC)
8936 South Sepulveda Blvd. Suite (323) 882-6033 T.H.C. Vermont ,
202 Los Angeles, CA 90045 AHHS (Alternative Herbal Health 14102 S. Vermont Blvd, Gardena
Phone: (310) 410-3200 Services) (310) 527-4341.
Hours: Sun. to Thurs: 11am - 8pm & 7828 Santa Monica (@ Fairfax) West Inglewood Wellness Center 3
Fri. to Sat: 11am - 9pm Hollywood 18 S. Market St. Inglewood
(323) 654-8792 (310) 674-4444
West L.A. Caregivers (WLAC)
8621 Bellanca Ave. Ste 100, West Los Medical Marijuana Farmacy Green Sun Collective,
Angeles, CA 90045 7825 Santa Monica Blvd 5593 W. Manchester Ave. Los
Phone: (310) 645-1064 (323) 848-7981 Angeles
Hours: 11a to 7p 7 days a week Zen Healing Collective, (310) 338-1394.
8464 Santa Monica Blvd, W. Hol-
West LA Collective Caregivers Arts District Healing Center,
(WLACC) lywood 620 E. 1st St. Los Angeles
Deliveries. Call for details. (323) 656-6611. (213) 687-9981 .
Phone: (310) 953 2475 West Hollywood Center for Compas-
“@ Downtown” Wellness Center,
sionate Healing,
Westwood Caregivers (WCG) 423 W. Venice Blvd. Los Angeles
10966 Le Conte Ave., Westwood 8921 Sunset Blvd. @ San Vicente W. 213-746-3355.
Village, CA 90024 Hollywood
Downtown Collective,
Phone: (310) 209-3333 (310) 626-3333
1600 S. Hill St. #D, Los Angeles
Hours: 11a to 2a 7 days a week Downtown & West LA (213) 746-5420 .
Westwood Organic (WO) *420 Grand Caregivers KUSH Collective,
1722 Westwood Blvd., Unit #201, 2802 ½ S. Grand Ave., Los Ange- 1111 S. La Brea Blvd, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Ca 90024 les 90007
(323) 938-KUSH
Phone: (310) 441-1200 (213) 748-1992
La Brea Collective,
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 9p 420grand@gmail.com
812 S. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles
Westside CC (WSCC) The Holistic Caregivers, (323) 939-3374.
10655 Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 1321 E. Compton Blvd, Compton
*Apothecary 420,
90064 (310) 629-4386
330 N. Western Ave., Los Angeles
Phone: (310) 446-0730
Northeast Collective Group, (323) 836-0420.
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 8p & Sun:
4515 York Blvd., Eagle Rock /Los Hollywood Holistic,
12p to 8p Angeles
1543 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles
*Wilshire Healing (WH) (323) 255-2526.
(310) 481-0660
11906 Wilshire Blvd., West Los
*Eagle Rock Herbal Collective Crenshaw Holistic Caregivers,
Angeles, CA 90025 4729 Eagle Rock Blvd, Eagle Rock/
4427 1/2 Crenshaw Blvd, Los
Phone: (310) 478-6655 Los Angeles.
Angeles
Hours: Mon. to Fri: 10a to 10p & (323) 257-4420
(323) 291-5420
Sat. to Sun: 11a to 11p
Highland Park Patient Collective, Canna Care Relief,
*LA Patients and Caregivers Group
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Hyperion Healing, (323) 344-9338 10a to 6p Sun: 11a to 6p & Closed Sun.
1913 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles Universal Caregivers Center, 420 Grand Caregivers (420GC) Global Meds Collective (GMEDS) Phone: (323) 938-KUSH (5874)
(323) 953-1913 4157 Eagle Rock Boulevard Suite 4 2802 1/2 Grand Ave., Los Angeles, 3425 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, LA Confidential Caregivers
Herbal Healing Center (HHC) Co-Op Los Angeles CA 90007 CA 90039 (LACC) INSTANT VERIFICATION
1051 S. Fairfax Blvd, Los Angeles (866) 975-7215. Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 8p Phone: (323) 953-0565 7263 Melrose Ave., Los Ange-
(323) 934-4314. High Quality Caregivers, Phone: (213) 748-1992 Fax: (323) 953-0565 les, CA 90046 Privacy, Protection & Convenience
Hours: Mon. to Thurs: 10a to 10p & Phone: (323) 272-4738

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COLLECTIVE RESOURCE GUIDE

1716 S. Sepulveda Blvd #105, Los
Angeles
(310) 473-4105
Purple Heart Compassionate,
5823 B West Pico Blvd, Los Angeles
(323) 938-8880
*The Natural Way of L.A.
5817 Pico Blvd, Los Angeles
(323) 936-4300.
Herbalcure Cooperative
11318 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles
310.312.5215
866.LOVE.420
City Compassionate Caregivers
606 E. 4th St., Los Angeles
(213) 617-0447.
Higher Path Holistic Care
1302 W Sunset Blvd
(213) 484-1001
or (213) 977-0907
or (866) 420-PATH.
Liberty Bell Temple,
2823 Hyperion Ave, Silverlake
(323) 663-2420
Purelife Alternative Wellness Center
1649 So. La Cienega Blvd, Los
Angeles
(310) 246-9345
Herbal Remedies Caregivers,
5204 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles
(323) 913-0931.
Heaven on Earth Healing,
4517 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles
(323) 661-8894.
Downtown Patients’ Group,
1753 S. Hill St. #8, Los Angeles
(213) 747-3386
Green Earth Collective,
5045 York Blvd., Los Angeles
(323) 982-9042.
NHI Caregivers
5065 Hollywood Blvd #201 Los
Angeles
(323) 665-2499
Korea Town Collective,
3567 W. 3rd St, Los Angeles
(213) 384-2403.
Euphoric Caregivers,
1155 N. Vermont #202, Los Angeles
(323) 664-9900
*California Patients Alliance,
8271 Melrose #102, Los Angeles
(323) 655-1735
Living Earth Wellness Center,
4207 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles
(323) 936-5000.
Culver City Collective,
10887 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles
(310) 838-5888.
Cali’s Finest Compassionate Co-op,
8540 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles
(310) 838-5800
Robertson Caregivers Beverlywood,
2515 S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles
(310) 837-7279
The Healing Touch,
4430 Santa Monica Blvd, Los
Angeles
(323) 644-7300
Hazelwood Patients Collective,
3208 Eagle Rock Blvd Los Angeles
1260 S. Soto #1, Los Angeles
(323) 262-8288.
Medical Caregivers Association
4344 Eagle Rock
(323) 551-5874
Los Angeles Cannabis Club,
5072 W. Pico Blvd Los Angeles
(323) 937-7706.
Los Angeles
SouthWest Caregivers,
4614 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles
(323) 660-3776
*Sunset Herbal Corner, Inc.
7725 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
SHCORNER@Yahoo.com
(323) 851-5554 (323) 851-5559
fax
*Green E
7948 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles
(877) 321-5874
Marina Caregivers,
730 Washington Blvd. Marina Del
Rey
(310) 574-4000
Organica Collective
13456 Washington Blvd, Marina
Del Rey
(310) 578-2945.
Beach Center Collective
310 Culver Blvd, Playa Del Rey
(310) 821-4420
Alternative Caregivers Discount
Dispensary
122 S. Lincoln Ave #204, Venice
(877) 219-3809.
Supplemental Organic Solutions, Inc
2501 Lincoln Blvd. Venice
(310)-450-9141
Ironworks Collective,
4100 Lincoln Blvd Venice/Marina
(310) 305-8425
*Venice Beach Care Center
410 Lincoln Blvd, Venice
(310) 399-4307
NILE Collective,
1501 Pacific Ave, Venice
(310) 392-9900
Crescent Alliance for Sickle-Cell /
Nigritian Kief Society
Los Angeles
(323) 232-0935
*Western Caregivers Group Collec-
tive
467 N.Western Ave Los Angeles
323-464-5571
The Farmacy Venice,
1509 Abbot Kinney Venice
(310) 392-3890
The Farmacy Westwood,
1035 Gayley Ave. Westwood
(310) 208-0820
Melrose Holistic,
4901 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles
(323) 466-0036
Grasshopper:A Nonprofit Collective,
Inc.
Los Angeles 901 S. La Brea Ave # 3, Los Angeles,
(877) 320-9333 Phone: (323) 932-6263
Olive Tree, Fax: (323) 932-6264
645 S. Olive St. Los Angeles also Hours: Mon. to Sun. 11a to 12a
Downtown
(213) 909-7315
SouthWest Caregivers
4614 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles
Grateful Meds, (323) 660-3776
744 N. La Brea Los Angeles *Atwater Alternative Care Collec-
323-939-9111. tive (AACC)
3106 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles,
California Caregivers Alliance (CCA),
2815 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90039
(213) 353-0100 Phone: (323) 661-6200
The Green Easy (T.G.E.)
Hours: Mon. to Fri: 11a to 10p &
Sat. to Sun: 11a to 9p
7948 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles
Beverly Medical Center (BMC)
(877) 321-KUSH(5874)
3109 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
LAX Patient Remedies
90057
5300 West Century Suite 124 Los
Phone: (213) ITS-KUSH
Angeles
Hours: Sun- Thurs: 10a to 10p &
(310) 645-133
Fri-Sat: 24 Hrs
*Blue Sky
*Blue Sky (BS)
5302 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles
5302 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles,
(323) 406-4732
Ca 90027
(323) 871-0046
Phone: (323) 406-4732
Hollywood THC Hours: Open 7 Days: 8a to 10p
5322 Sunset Los Angeles
Buds On Melrose (BOM)
(323) 465-9513
7418 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA
Keep It Medical, 90046
3322 Barham Boulevard Los Angeles Phone: (323) 272-4972
(323) 851-0204 Hours: Mon. to Thurs: 11a to 12a &
Farmacopeia Organica, Fri. to Sat: 11a to 2:30a & Sun: 12p
468 South Robertson Los Angeles to 10p
(424) 354-1700 *Canna Health Caregivers (CHC)
Overland Gardens, 5208 W. Pico Blvd. Unit #7, Los
2452 Overland Ave. Los Angeles Angeles, CA
(310) 845-9117 Phone: (323) 743-8070
Slauson Leaves, Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week
4435 West Slauson Ave. Unit B Los Connoisseur’s Collection Collective
Angeles (CONCC)
323-298-2047 562 South San Vicente, Los Angeles,
or 323-952-3126 CA 90048
Westwood Caregivers, Phone: (310) 461-7211
10966 Le Conte Ave. Los Angeles Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 9:30p &
(310) 209-3333 Sun: 12p to 6p
*Canna Health Caregivers Cypress Street Collective (CSC)
Los Angeles 19523 Cypress St., Covina, CA 91724
(323) 743-8070 (21 and over, parking in back)
Phone: (626) 339-4420
Westchester Collective
Hours: 11a to 8p 7 days a week
8936 South Sepulveda Blvd. Suite
202 Los Angeles Downtown Natural Caregivers (DNC)
(310) 410-3200 312 S. Wall St., Los Angeles, CA
Phone: (213) 625-0301
Pain Releaf Discount Collectives
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 9p
1359 S. Redondo Blvd. Los Angeles
Exclusive Caregivers of California
(323) 935-0383
(ECC)
Gourmet Green Room Venice
2157 1/2 W. Century Blvd., Los
736 Lincoln Blvd. Venice
Angeles, CA 90047
(310) 581-0600
Phone: (323) 754-2209
American Eagle Collective Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a-9p & Sun:
2501 Colorado Bl. #B Eagle Rock 1p-9p
(323) 739-0215
Euphoric Caregivers (EC)
Vermont Herbal Center 1155 N Vermont Ave., Los Angeles,
955 S. Vermont Ave. #T Los Angeles CA
(213) 387-5203 Phone: (323) 664-9900
314 W. Olympic Herbal Center Hours: Open 7 Days 11a to 8p
(WOHC) *Fountain of Well Being (FOWB)
314 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, 3835 Fountain Ave., Los Angeles,
CA 90015 CA 90029
Phone: (213) 744-0036 Phone: (323) 662-0900
Fri. to Sat: 10a to 1a & Sun: 10a to
8pm
God’s Gift Herbs Center (GGHC)
8411 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles,
CA 90044
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10a to 6p
Phone: (323) 753-3056
The Healing Touch (THT)
4430 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 105,
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Phone: - (323) 644-7300
Herbal Healing Center (HHC)
1051 South Fairfax Ave., Los Ange-
les, CA 90019
Phone: (323) 934-4314
Herbal Love Downtown (HLDT)
4120 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Ca
90037
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 9p & Sun.
12p to 8p
Phone: (323)233-4420
Herbal Relief Caregivers (HRC)
6317 Wilshire Blvd Suite 100, Los
Angeles, CA
Phone: (323) 951-9992
Fax: (323) 951-9993
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 7p
High Quality Caregivers Center
(HQCC)
1344 N. Highland Ave Unit 103, Los
Angeles CA 90028
Phone: (877) 320-9333 (WEED)
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 11a to 9p, Sun:
11a to 6 p
*Hill Organic Herbs (HOH)
718 S. Hill St. Ste 200, Los Ange-
les, CA 90014
Phone: (213) 627-1004
Hours: Mon. to Thurs: 11a to 8p &
Fri. to Sat: 11a to 10p & Sun: 11a
to 6p
Holistic Harvest (HH)
3511 W. Olympic Blvd. Ste 204, Los
Angeles, CA 90019
Phone: (323) 766-8865
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 11a to 8p & Sun:
12p to 6pm
Holistic Healing Alternatives (HHA)
1400 South Olive Street, Los Ange-
les, CA
Phone: (213) 746-4445 phone
Hollywood Hills Holistic (HHH)
1915 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles,
CA 90068
Phone: (323) 874-5159
Hours: 11a to 9p 7 days a week
The Home of Compassion (THOC)
2461 So. Robertson Blvd., Los Ange-
les, CA 90034
Phone: (310) 842-4740
Hours: 9a to 7p 7 Days a week
KKC Collective (KKCC)
2214 S. Vermont St., Los Angeles,
CA 90007
Phone: (323) 733-2581
Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week
Kush Collective (KC)
1111 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles,
CA 90019
Hours: Thur. to Sun: 12p to
10p & Fri. to Sat: 12p to 12a
LA Organic Pharmacy (LAOP)
4901 Melrose Ave., Los Ange-
les, CA 90029
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 11a to 8p
& Sat. to Sun. 11a to 4p
Phone: -(323) 463-3920
*LA Wonderland Caregivers
(LAWC)
4410 W. Pico Blvd., Los
Angeles, CA
Phone: (323) 936-4410
For more information contact us:
Fax: (888) 569-3565
Hours: 12p to 9p
*LAXCC
5710 Manchester Ave. Ste
203, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: (310) 568-9602
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to
8p & Sun: 12p to 8p
LAX Patient Remedies (LAXPR)
5300 W. Century Blvd. Ste 124, Los The Relief Collective (TRC)
Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: (310) 645-1330
Hours: 11a to 8p 7 days a week
Med X Express Caregivers (MXEC)
441 1/2 E. 16th St., Los Angeles, CA Robertson Discount Center (RDC)
90015
Phone: (213) 746-6256
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 8a to 8p & Sat. to
Sun. 10a to 8p
Melrose Compassion Center (MCC)
654 N. Manhattan Place, Los Ange-
les, CA 90004
Phone: (323) 466-1245
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 9p & Sun:
10a to 8p
Melrose Holistic (MH)
4901 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA
90029
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 8p,
Closed on Sundays
Phone: (323) 466-0036
Nature’s Wonder Caregivers Group
(NWCG)
3600 Olympic Blvd. #7, Los Angeles,
CA
Phone: (323) 733-2950
Pain Releaf Discount Collective (PRDC) St. Andrew’s Pharmacy (SAG)
1359 S. Redondo Blvd., Los Angeles,
CA 90019
Phone: (323) 935-0383
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 12p to 8p &
Closed Sunday
Precision Medical Caregivers (PMC)
3913 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, CA
90020
Phone: (213) 382-7971
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 8p & Sun.
11a to 5p
Purple Heart Compassionate (PHC)
5823 W.Pico blvd #B, Los Angeles,
CA90019
Phone: (323) 272-4392
Relax Herbal Place Inc. (RHPI)
5427 W. Pico Blvd. #201, Los Ange- Sunset Organic Center (SOC)
les, CA 90019
Phone: (323) 456-4677
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90019
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Phone: (323) 938-9800
1147 Robertson Blvd, Suite 102, Los
Angeles, CA 90053
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 7p
Phone: (310) 858-0888
Shiva’s Garden Collective (SGC)
6110 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
90035
Phone: (323) 655-0079
Hours: 11a to 9p 7 Days a week
Silverlake Caregivers Group (SLCG)
240 N. Virgil Ave. Suite #10, Los
Angeles, CA
Phone: (213) 487-5442
Hours: Mon. to Sat.10a to 8p &
Closed Sun.
Slauson Caregivers Center (SCC)
3708 W. Slauson Ave., Unit #B, Los
Angeles, Ca 90043
Phone: (877) 310-WEED (9333)
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11a to 8p, Sun: 11a
to 6p
432 S. San Vicente blvd. Los angeles,
CA
Phone: (310) 855-0420
Fax: (310) 855-0182
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 11am to 11pm &
Sun: 12pm-6pm
Sunset Holistic
4477 Hollywood Blvd. Unit #200,
Los Angeles, CA 90027 (Enter on
Hillhurst)
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 8p
Phone: (323) 664-1100
*Sunset Discount Providers
1498 W. Sunset Blvd. #6, Los
Angeles, CA 90026
(323)661-6200
2210 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
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Phone: (213) 908-7442
Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week
Vermont Herbal Center (VHC)
955 S. Vermont Ave. Ste T, Los Ange-
les, CA 90006
Phone: (213) 387-5203
Hours: 10a to 10p 7 Days a week
Western Caregivers Group Collective
(WCGC)
467 N.Western Ave., Los Angeles,CA
90004
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 12p to 9p &
Closed Sun.
Phone: (323) 464-5571
Western Theraputic Collective (WTC)
447 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles,
CA 90020
Phone: (213) 381-5209
Hours: 7 days a week, 10am to 9pm
Westside Healing Center (WSHC)
6915 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA
90038
Phone: (818) 836-1043
Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week
Wilshire Compassionate Collective
(WCC)
3008 Wilshire Blvd. Unit #100, Los
Angeles CA 90010
Phone: (213) 739-2761
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 11:00am to
8:00pm, Closed Sundays
Long Beach & South Bay
1 Love Beach Club(1LBC)
2767 East Broadway, Long Beach,
CA 90803
Phone: (562) 343-5388
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 11a to 8p & Sun:
12p to 5p
215 Collective (215C)
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Call for directions and pre-verifi-
cation
Phone: (562) 212-4265
Hours: Mon. to Fri: 11a -7p and Sat.
to Sun: 11a -4p. Appointments avail- CA 90804
able for non-business hours.
420 Highway Pharmacy
18710 S. Normandie Ave. #D
Gardena
(310) 530-1628
South Bay Collective
1151 W. Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 4-A,
Harbor City
(310) 530-1628
Quality Discount Caregivers
1150 San Antonio Dr. Long Beach
(562) 988-8889
CCLB
4010 Long Beach Blvd. Long Beach
(562) 492-6091
Southern California Herbal Network
600 S. Pacific Ave, #104 San Pedro
(310) 547-4500
Natural Wellness Caregivers Group
1111 S. Pacific Ave. San Pedro
(310)514-9665
Delta-9 Torrance Herbal Collective
1321 W. Carson St., Torrance
(310) 618-3582
Green Cross
1658 W. Carson St. #B Torrance
(310) 533-9363
Long Beach Patients Collective
854 Rendondo Ave., Long Beach
(562) 438-4107
Compassionate Health Center
Long Beach
(562) 985-0494
Alternative Medicine Group
5543 Alantic Ave. Long Beach
(562) 612-4637
Green Nurse Collective Inc.
1532 E. Broadway Long Beach
(714) 507-8270
Sunshine Holistic Care
Long Beach
(562) 434-5010
MarijuanaMarket.com
565 Pier Ave. #915 Hermosa Beach
(310) 797-1100
Southbay Wellness Network
1127 W. Anaheim St. Wilmington
(310) 847-6199
*Alternative Herbal Health (AHH)
3702 East Anaheim St., Long
Beach, Ca 90804
Phone: (562) 597-1199
Hours: Sun. to Thurs: 10a to 8p &
Fri. to Sat: 10a to 9p
Apothecary Assistants Collective
(AAC)
2805 E. Pacific Coast Highway,
Long Beach, CA 90755
Phone: (562) 597-9780
Hours: 10a to 7:30p 7 days a week
A Soothing Remedy Cooperative
1521 W. Willow St., Long Beach, CA
90810
Phone: (562) 612-4388
Hours: Sun. to Thurs. 11a to 8p &
Fri. 11a to 4p & Sat. 8p to 11p
Canna Collective Long Beach
(CCLB)
4010 Long Beach Blvd., Long
Beach, CA 90807
Hours: Mon. to Sun: 10a to 8p
Phone: (562) 492-6091
Compassionate Health Center (CHC)
3751 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach,
Phone: (562) 985-0494
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 10a to 8p & Sat.
to Sun. 10a to 7p
Health Alternative Collective (HAC)
3428 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach,
CA 90807
Phone: (562) 427-9999
Hours: Mon. to Fri: 11a to 8p & Sat.
to Sun: 11a to 7p
Herbal Discount Center (HDC)
1206 E. Wardlow Rd., Long Beach,
CA
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 8p
Phone: (562) 997-2929
Herbal Solutions Compassionate Care-
givers (HSCC)
5746 E 2nd st. Long Beach, Ca
Phone: (562) 434-5075 & Fax:
(562)439-8295
Hours: 11am-8pm
LB Natural Solutions (LBNS)
743 E. 4th St., Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: 562-437-6929
Hours: 11am to 11pm 7 days a week
Long Beach Collective (LBC)
1734 Artesia Blvd., Long Beach, CA
90805
Phone: (562) 984-2520
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 7p &
Closed Sunday
Long Beach Organics (LBO)
851 A Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA
90813
Phone: (562) 495-2000
Hours:Mon to Sat: 10a -10p, Sun:
11a - 7p
Long Beach Quality Discount Caregiv-
ers (LBQDC)
1150 San Antonio Dr., Long Beach,
CA
Phone: (562) 988-8889
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10:30a to 8p
Natures Top Shelf Medicinals (NTSM)
1530 E. Wardlow Rd., Long Beach,
Ca
Phone: (562) 989-0000
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 7p
*Compassionate Caregivers of
San Pedro (CCSP)
410 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro, CA
Hours: M—Sat. 10a to 8p, Sun:
11a to 4p
Phone: (310) 732-2109
Gardena Compassionate Caregivers
(GCC)
534 W. 182nd Street, Gardena, CA
90248
Phone: (310) 817-7777
Fax: (310) 808-0587
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 9p
Green Guild (GG)
26302 S. Western Ave., On the bor-
der of Harborcity, CA 90717
Phone: (310) 534-0013
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 12a to 8p
Southern California Herbal Network
(SCHN)
600 S. Pacific Ave. Suite #104, San
Pedro, CA Our entrance is off of
6th St.
Phone: (310) 547-4500
Hours: Mon-Sun 11a-8p
Kush Korner II (KKII)
813 Cristobal Ave., Wilmington, CA
90744
Phone: (310) 830-0653
Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week
South East Los Angeles
AP Natural Solutions (APNS)
9841 Alburtis Ave., Santa Fe Springs,
CA 90670
Phone: (562) 991-9393
Hours: 11a TO 11p 7 days a week
Discount Collective of Santa Fe
Springs (DCSFS)
11823 E. Slauson Ave. Unit 29, Santa
Fe Springs, CA 90670
Phone: (562) 945-1450
Hours: 11a to 7p 7 days a week
Natures Remedy (NR)
10435 Atlantic Blvd., South Gate,
CA 90280
Phone: (323) 357-7900
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 7p &
Sun.11a to 6p
Santa Fe Compassionate Health Cen-
ter (SFCHC)
Address: 13128 Telegraph Rd, Suite
C, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Call for directions and pre-verifi-
cation
Phone: (562) 941-1111
Hours: Sun. to Thurs: 10a to 8p, & Fri.
to Sat: 10a to 9p
Santa Fe Springs Specialty Health
Center
10016 Pioneer Blvd., Unit #112,
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Phone: (562) 949-0100
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 8p & Sun.
11a to 6p
The Springs Alternative Care (SAC) 24602 Raymond Way, Suite 201
11703 Los Nietos Rd., Santa Fe Lake Forest
Springs, CA 90670 (949) 690-7048
Phone: (562) 699-8960 CannaHelp
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 8p & Sun. 505A Industrial Place Palm
11a to 6p Springs
Orange-San Bernardino-Riverside- (760) 327-2504
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Orange County Independent
215 Agenda (215A) Collective
Address: 24601 Raymond Way #11, 24602 Raymond Way #206 Lake
Lake Forest, CA 92630 Forest
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 8p (949) 770-4420
Phone: Verification: (949) 380-8420 OC Collective and 215 Patient
Palm Springs Community Caregivers Bakery
333 N. Palm Canyon Dr #118, Palm Anaheim
Springs (714) 758-3500
(760) 325-9988 Orange Co Patient Group
Clones 2 Grow Collective Care 2315 E. 17th St. #4 Santa Ana
Temecula, Murrietta, Lake Elsinore (714) 547-2525
(951) 216-9201 Alternative Medical Caregivers
California Alternative Medical Solu- 13912 Ponderosa St #H Santa
tions Ana
58967 Business Center Drive, Ste H, (714) 667-0800
Yucca Valley
Medical Collective Of Garden
(800) 409-7969
Grove
420 Cannabis Cafe & Patient Center 13252 Garden Grove Blvd. #209
Riverside (714) 663-1420
(951) 688-7931
Alternative Primary Caregivers
C.A.P.S. Collective Collective
4050 Airport Center Dr. Palm South OC.
Springs (866) 699-2451
(760) 864-8700 Southern California Caregivers
The Compassionate Collective of OC
California (949) 243-5638
555 N. Commercial Drive, #5 Palm The Modest House Collective
Springs (949) 439-2867
(760) 325-2262
The Valley Coast Collective
Lake Forest Community Collective
Huntington Beach, Newport
Patient ID Center
We issue secure photo ID card to cannabis patients and
caregivers with a physician’s recommendation.
Certificate to post in patient’s 24 hour verification online / hotline Hemp store with books,
garden with a physician’s access for law enforcement & hemp clothing, grow supplies,
recommendation medical cannabis providers vaporizors etc.
Free Cultivation Classes for Members with ID card.
Education, Advocacy, and Referrals for Medical Cannabis and to other Groups
Southern Branch Northern Branch
470 S. San Vicente Blvd. 1st Flr., Los Angeles 90048 1733 Broadway, Oakland 94612
Tel. 323-852-1039, FAX 323-852-1051 Tel. 510-832-5346 Fax 510-986-0534
www.patientidcenter.org www.legalcannabis.com
Mon-Fri 10AM-6PM, Sat 10AM-5PM Mon-Fri 10AM-6PM, Sat 10AM-5PM
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(714) 369-9786
Healthy Living Hospice Center
1800 E. Garry Ave. #221 Santa Ana
(866) 575-5430
Orange County Caregivers Collec-
tive
South OC.
COLLECTIVE RESOURCE GUIDE
(949) 370-2480
San Clemente Caregivers
So. OC. and No. SD counties
(949) 573-8753
Southern California Collective
(714) 235-0755
Omega Healthcare Collective
Santa Ana, Irvine, Costa Mesa
(949) 836-4833
S.A.M.C.
1651 East Edinger Suite 104 Santa
Ana
(714) 547-1373
Lake Forest Community Collective
24602 Raymond Way, Suite 201
Lake Forest
(949) 690-7048
The C.A.R.E. Resource Center
14482 Beach Blvd. Suite Z, West-
minster
(888) 714-6337
So-Cal Compassion
Orange County
(714) 417-1322
The Healing Center
Laguna Hills
(949) 981-4351
Green Shield of California
N. Orange Co.
(714) 257-9561
Beach Cities Collective (BCC)
26841 Calle Hermosa Unit C, Cap-
istrano Beach, CA 92624
Phone: (949) 481-5046
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 10a to 7p
Closed Sunday
Camm Collective (CC)
Serving Orange County, Call for
Verification and Information.
Phone: (949) 242-9168
Hours: Mon. to Fri: 11am-7pm, Sat.
to Sun: 12pm-6pm
*Dana Point Safe Harbor Collec-
tive (DPSHC)
4102 Violet Lantern St., Dana
Point CA, 92629
Phone: (949) 488-0114
Hours: 11a to 8p 7 days a week
GGECO
26730 Towne Centre Dr. Ste 203,
Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
Phone: 1-(888)-TO-
GGECO(864-4326)
Hours: 10a to 8p 7 days a week
Lake Forest Alternative Center
(LFAC)
22471 Aspan St. Ste 207, Lake For-
est, CA 92630
Phone: (949) 458-2500
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 9:30a to 7p &
Closed Sunday
Lake Forest Designated Caregivers
(LFDC)
24602 Raymond Way, Unit #203,
Lake Forest, Ca 92630
Phone: (949) 836-0417
86 WEST COAST CANNABIS | www.westcoastcannabis.com
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 9a to 8p & Sun.
10a to 7p & All Holidays 10a to 5p
Lake Forest Health Wellness Center
(LFHWC)
23072 Lake Center Dr. #110, Lake
Forest, CA 92630
Phone:(949) 859-1158
Hours: 11a to 8p 7 days a week
O.C. Alternative Pain Management
Group (OCAPMG)
Membership Re-Opened
Age Limit: 21 and over
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 12p to 6p & Sat.
12p to 5p & Closed Sun.
Phone: (714) 299-6207
The Point Alternative Care (PAC)
34213 S. Pacific Coast Hwy, Unit #C,
Dana Point, CA 92629
Phone: (949) 248-5500
Hours: Mon: 10a to 7p, Tues to Sat:
10a to 8pm, Sun: 10a to 6p
Santa Ana Patients Group (SAPG)
1823 17th Street, Unit #209, Santa
Ana, CA 92705
Phone: (714) 568-0041
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 8p & Sun.
11a to 6p
South County Alternative (SCA)
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Phone: (888) 737-7765
Hours: Mon. to Fri: 11am-7pm, Sat.
to Sun: 11am-6pm
Suite A- Laguna Health (SALH)
Call for Pre-verification
South Orange County Location
Age limit 21 and over
Phone: (949) 249-2570
Hours: Mon. to Fri: 12a to 7p, Sat:
11a to 5p, Closed Sundays
Tranquil Healing Collective Member-
ship Association (THCMA)
Address: 1638 East 17th St, Suite J,
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: (714) 262-9870
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 11a to 6:30p &
Sun: Closed, by appointment only
Unit - D / Tangent Retail (UDTR)
11471 Brookhurst St. Unit #D, Gar-
den Grove, CA
Hours: Mon to Sat: 11a to 8p, Sun:
12p to 6p
Phone: (714) 590-9100
The Variety (TV)
15052 Adams St., Unit #A, Midway
City, CA 92655
Phone: (714) 893-1263
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 7p
Palm Springs
The California Collective of Choice
(CCOC)
Phone: 760-325-2262, After hours:
760-272-2010
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am to 7pm, &
Sunday 12pm to 4pm
Community Caregivers (CC)
Palm Springs, CA
Phone: (760) 325-9988
Fax: (760) 325-9988
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10a to 6p
CVPA/Herbs and Oils (CVPA)
Call for Information and Address
Phone: (760) 835-7431
Mother Earth’s Collective (MEC)
1140 Beaumont Avenue Unit E
Beaumont, CA 92223
Phone: (951) 797-0927
Hours: 11a to 7p 7 days a week
South Coast Patients Collective Assoc.
(SCPCA)
Call for address and verification
Phone: (760) 770-0600 Cell: (760)
449-8397
Hours: 8a to 7p 7 Days a week
West Valley Patients Collective As-
sociation (WVPCA)
Palm Springs, Ca 92258
Phone: (760) 329-0418
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 9:00a to 7:00p
San Diego
Beneficial Care Collective (BCC)
740 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 702-2110
*Green Joy (SAN DIEGO)
4633 Convoy St. Suite #104,
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 268-4488
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 11a to 7p &
Closed Sunday
Green Tree Solutions (GTS)
8055 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Ste
108A, San Diego, CA 92111
Phone: (858) 278-2128
Hours: 11a to 11p 7 days a week
Hillcrest Compassion Care of San
Diego (HCCC)
1295 University Ave. Ste 10, San
Diego, CA 92103
Phone: (619) 395-6349
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 9am to 10pm
Integrity Workers Cooperative Inc.
2801 Camino Del Rio South #201-6
San Diego, CA 92108
Phone: (619) 692-3995
Southern California Delivery
Services
215-2-U
Serving the Inland Empire & High
Desert
Phone: (951) 660-5812
Hours: 10a to 10p 7 Days a week
420 Caregivers (420C)
Delivery service covering the
Westside
Phone: (424) 227-1069
Hours: Open 7 Days: 8a to 12a
420 Inland Empire Deliveries (IED)
Region Serves: Riversidooe, Orange
County
Hours: Open 7 Days: 9am to 9pm
Phone: (951) 515-9213
420 Spiritual Primary Caregiver’s (SPC)
Delivery Only: Los Angeles & Or-
ange County
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10am-9pm
(Last order taken at 9pm)
Phone: (562)-536-2502
Affordable Quality Caregivers (AQC)
Serving Riverside County
Phone: (951) 663-8611
Verification Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-
5pm
Delivery Hours: Mon-Sat 7am-7pm
Alternative Medicine Delivery (AMD)
Serving San Diego & Surrounding
Areas
Phone: (619) 674-5885
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10a to 10p &
Call for Appointment
Cannabliss
Deliveries to Southern California
Phone: (714) 422-9279
Fax: (714) 616-5444
Canna Cure Collective, Inc (CCCI)
Serving Orange County, Inland
Empire and San Diego County
Phone: (949) 329-0909
Hours: 8a to 7p 7 days a week
Canna Pharmacy (CP)
San Diego’s Premier Cannabis Col-
lective
Phone: (619) 523-1974
Chron Don Medical Marijuana Deliv-
ery Service (CDMMDS)
Serving the Inland Empire, Orange
County, Long Beach and surround-
ing areas.
Phone: (714) 499-8776
Clones 2 Grow Collective Care
(C2GCC)
Serving Temecula by Appointment
Only.
Phone: (951) 216-9201
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 9a to 9p
CLS Delivery (CLSD)
Caregiving right to your doorstep.
Serving San Fernando Valley
Phone: (818) 231-4781
Hours: Sun. to Wed. 11a to 9p &
Thurs. to Sat. 11a to 12a
Compassion At Your Door (CAYD)
Delivery to the 909 & 951 areas.
Phone: (951) 224-4572 & (909)
232-5701
Hours: Open 7 Days: 8a to 10p
Covina Collective Delivery (CCD)
Call for Delivery Area Information.
Hours; Mon. to Sat. 9a to 9p & Sun.
11a to 4p
Phone: (626) 848-6453
Farm A.C. Deliveries (FAC)
Delivery to all of San Diego County.
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10a to 10p
Phone: (858) 525-4106
High Quality Cannacare (HQC)
Delivery Serving all of Orange
County.
Phone: (213) 858-3621
Fax: (213) 341-8170
Hours: Open 7 Days: 9a to 9p
IE Dispensary Inc. (IEDI)
Serving the San Bernardino, River-
side, and San Diego Counties
Phone: (760) 801-7892
Hours: 9a to 8p 7 days a week
L.A. Confidential (LAC)
Serving Los Angeles and Orange
County
Phone: (626) 257-4514
Hours: 10a to 8p 7 days a week
Med-Way.Net (MWN)
Serving Hollywood, The Westside,
The Valleys, Palmdale, and Lancaster
Phone: (323) 304-0963
Hours: 11a to 9p 7 days a week
OC Herbal Care (OCHC)
Delivery Serving Orange County
Phone: (714) 654-3450
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 9p
Organic Garden Discount Delivery
(OGDD)
Serving Orange County and sur-
rounding areas.
Phone: (310) 467-6870
Hours: Open 7 Days: 9a to 11p
A Patient Group (TPG)
Delivery to Santa Clarita, Los Ange-
les County & San Fernando Valley
Phone: (818) 297-0704
Pure Green Releaf (PGR)
Serving Ventura Co., Topanga Can-
yon, Malibu and the San Fernando
Valley
Phone: (888)-RELEAF1, (818) 430-
4686
Hours: 10a to 10p 7 days a week
Relaxed Expressions Collective (REC)
Delivery to Riverside and surround-
ing areas
Phone: (909) 532-2439
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 9a to 7p &
Closed Sun.
San Diego and North County Delivery
(SDNC)
Phone: (760) 801-7892
Hours: 9a to 8p 7 days a week
SGV Delivery (SGVD)
Serving the San Gabriel Valley
Phone: (626) 890-5336
Hours: 9a to 9p 7 days a week
So. Cal. Delivery Service (SCDS)
Delivery to Los Angeles, Orange
County, & Inland Empire.
Phone: (909) 251-8570
Sticky Icky’s (SI)
Serving Orange County, Riverside
County, San Diego County, and Sur-
rounding Areas.
Phone: (949) 637-PUFF (7833)
Hours: 7 days a week, 9am to 7pm
Ventura County Deliveries (VCD)
Deliveries to Southern California.
Phone: (877) 837-4420
Fax: (323) 395-0877
Hours: Hours: 11a to 7p; Closed
Monday
Voted California’s #1 Medical Cannabis Dispensary
415 4th Street, Oakland, CA 94607 • 510-625-7877 (purp)
Open 7 Days a Week
Monday – Saturday, 9am – 8pm
Sunday, 10am – 6 pm
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Berkeley
Berkeley Cannabis Coop (BCC)
Call for Address & Directions
Phone: (510) 486-1025
Berkeley Patients’ Group
2747 San Pablo Ave
(510) 540-6013
COLLECTIVE RESOURCE GUIDE
Berkeley Patients’ Care Collective
2590 Telegraph Ave
(510) 540-7878
Oakland
Blue Sky Coffee Shop
377 17th St. Oakland, CA
Phone: (510) 251-0690
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 9a to 8p & Sat.
10a to 8p, Sun. 10a to 6p
Harborside Health Center (HHC)
1840 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA
Phone: (510) 533-0146 & Fax: (510)
533-0148
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 8p
Oakland Patient Center (OPC)
705 Broadway, Oakland, CA
Phone: -510-893-0891
Purple Heart Patient Center (PHPC)
415 Fourth. St., Oakland, CA
San Francisco
208 Valencia St.
(at Duboce, inside cafe)
(415) 621-0131
Alternative Patient Caregivers (APC)
953 Mission #108, San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 618-0680
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11:30a to 6:30p
Alternative Herbal Health
442 Haight St.
(415) 864-1300
Alternative Relief Co-op (ARC)
• Superior Customer Service
• High Quality Medication
• Patient Friendly
Atmosphere
• Blocks from
BART/AMTRAK
• HANDICAP Accessible
• Patient Vendors
Always Welcome
 1944 Ocean Ave., San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 239-4766
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 12p to 7p
Bay Area Safe Alternatives Inc. (BASA,
Inc)
1326 Grove St., San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 409-1002
Hours: M-F 8:30a to 10:00p, Sat-Sun
COLLECTIVE RESOURCE GUIDE
9:00a to 10:00p
Dispensary (BHD)
33 29th Street, San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 642-5895
Hours: Open 7 Days: 8a to 8p
Divinity Tree (DT)
958 Geary St., San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 614-9194
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 7p & Sun.
11a to 6p
Emmalyn’s California Cannabis Clinic
(ECCC)
1597 Howard St. Unit #A, San Fran-
cisco, CA
Phone: (415) 861-1000
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10a to 8p
Grass Roots Clinic (GRC)
1077 Post St., San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 346-4338
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10p to 7p & Sun.
10a to 5p
Good Fellows Smoke Shop (GFSS)
473 Haight St., San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 255-1323
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10a to 10p
Green Door
843 Howard St.
(415) 541-9590
*Herbal Health Collective
(916) 459-6123
www.herbalcollective.org
*Hope Net Co-Op (HN)
223 9th St. San Francisco CA
Phone: (415) 863-4399
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 12p to 7p & Sat.
12p to 5p
Ketama Cooperative
14 Valencia St.
(415) 861-2451
Love Shack (LS)
502 14th St., San Francisco, CA
Phone: -
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 7p & Sun.
11a to 4p
Mr. Nice Guy (MNG)
174 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 865-0990
Hours: Sun. to Thurs. 11a to 9p & Fri.
to Sat. 11a to 11p
Nor Cal Herbal Relief Center (NCHRC)
1545 Ocean Ave. San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 469-7700
Hours: Tues. to Sat. 10a to 7p
Re-Leaf Herbal Center (RHC)
1284 Mission St. @ 9th,
San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 355-0420
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 12p to 8p
*Sanctuary
669 O\’Farrell St.
San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 885-4420
San Francisco ACT-UP (SFAU)
1884 Market St., San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 864-6686
San Francisco Patients’ Cooperative
(SFPC)
350 Divisadero St., San Francisco, CA
88 WEST COAST CANNABIS | www.westcoastcannabis.com
Phone: (415) 552-8653
SF Medical Cannabis Clinic #1 (SF-
MCC1)
122 Tenth St., San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 626-4781
Hours: Mon. to Wed. 11a to 7p &
Thurs. to Sat. 10a 7p & Sun. 11a to 6p
COLLECTIVE RESOURCE GUIDE
Sweetleaf Collective (SC)
Call for Address & Directions.
Phone: (415) 273-4663
Hours: Open 7 Days: 8a to 10p
The Patient Place (PP)
4811 Geary Blvd, San Francisco
Phone: (415) 221-HEMP
Valencia Street Caregivers (VSC)
208 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 621-0131
Hours: Open 7 Days: 8a to 10p
Santa Cruz
*Greenway Compassionate Relief
(GCR)
140 Dubois St #D, Santa Cruz
Phone: (831) 420-1640
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 11a to 6p & Sat.
10a to 6p
Hemporium (H)
Deliveries, call for delivery area.
Phone: (831) 295-9381
Santa Cruz Patients Collective
115 Limekiln St.
(831) 425-7272
Wo/Mens Alliance for Medical MJ
(831) 425-0580
Alameda, Hayward
& Tri-Valley
Garden of Eden
21227 Foothill Blvd., Castro Valley
(510) 881-2160
233 State Highway 174, Colfax, CA Hours: Mon. to Sat. 11a to 6p
*NBD Collective Phone: (530) 346-2514
7180 Thornton Ave., Newark, CA Marvin’s Gardens (MG)
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 9a to 5p Call for Address & Directions
Phone (510) 401-7188
MMCA, Cameron Park Phone: (707) 869-1291
We Are Hemp (530) 677-5362
913 East Lewelling Blvd., San North Bay Alternative Healing
Lorenzo RealMeds (NBAH)
Serving Modesto & The 209 Area 1516 Napa St., Vallejo, CA 94590
(510) 276-2628
(209) 489-5148 Phone: (707) 980-7221
Purple Elephant Non-profit Collective
1537 Webster St. Ste. B, Alameda Purple Princess Delivery Service Marin Alliance for Medical MJ,
Serving Patterson & Surrounding Fairfax
(510) 995-8530
Areas (415) 256-9328
Contra Costa Co. (209) 818-7077
Vallejo Patients’ Cooperative,
Maricare (MC) Trusted Friend Inc. 320 Mini Drive Vallejo
127 Aspen Dr., Pacheco, CA 2030 California St., Redding (707) 557-7709.
Phone: (925) 459-2929 (530) 229-1920
Hours: Open 7 Days: 11a to 7p Apela Collective,
Yuba County Cannabis Buyers’ Col- 469 Entrada Drive Novato
East Bay Patients Association (EBPA) lective (415) 234-6957
3223 Pierce St., Richmond CA
(530) 749-7497 Sacramento
Phone: (510) 527-0420
Hours: Mon. to Sat: 11a to 7p Stanislaus/Central Valley Co-op: 12 Hour Care Collective
www.ebpatients.org Primary Caregivers & Consultants 6666-C Fruitridge Blvd.
(209) 818-2932 (916) 386-9727
Holistic Healing Collective
221 Tewksbury Ave. MEDMAR Clinic Dispensing Collec- America
Pt. Richmond , CA 94801 tive n Collectives Dispensary 1855
510-232-1329 210 East Olive Fresno Diesel Drive Suite #1
www.holistichealingcollective.com (559) 442-8420 (916) 927-0237
7 Stars Holistic Healing Center, Twisted Medical Center A Therapeutic Alternative
3288 Pierce St. Suite # M108 Rich- 1810 N. Chester Avenue Bakers- 3015 H. Street, Sacramento
mond field (916) 400-3095 Fax: (916) 400-
(510) 527-STARS (559) 442-8420 3117
Central Valley Marin- North Bay-Napa - Sonoma atherapeuticalternative@yahoo.
Stockton to Redding Caregiver Compassion Group com
& Foothills 495 Gate 5 Rd. Sausalito CA 94965 Hours: Mon. to Fri: 10a to 7p &
(707) 542-7303 or (888) 542-7303 Sat: 10a to 6p & Sun: 10a to 4p
*Pathways Health Co-op
20 East Acacia St., Stockton Herban Legend (HL) *Canna Care (CC)
(209) 451-3940 18300 Old Coast Hway#3, Fort 320 Harris Ave #G, Sacramen-
pathwayshealthcoop.com Bragg, CA to Phone: (916) 925-1199
Phone: (707) 961-0113 Hours: Mon. to Fri. 11a to 8p &
Golden State Patient Care (GSPC)
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Capitol Wellness Collective
2100 29th St.
(916) 739-1471
*City of Trees Compassionate
Care
6743 Blvd., Carmichael, CA
95608
COLLECTIVE RESOURCE GUIDE
Phone: (916) 481-1116
COTCarmichael@gmail.com
Doctor’s Orders
1704 Main Ave, Sacramento, CA
Phone: (916) 564-2112
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10a to 6p & Su.
10a to 3p
*El Camino Wellness Center Collec-
tive (ECWCC)
2511 Connie Dr., Unit #200
Sacramento, CA 95825
M to Sat. 10:30a-7p Sun: 1p- 6p
Phone: (916) 473-2427
elcaminowellnesscenter@gmail.
com
EBHS Collective of Sacramento
2201 Northgate Blvd. Suite H
(916) 564-6625
E. Street Health Care Cooperative
3020 E. Street
(916) 739-1471
*Fruitridge Health and Wellness
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Center (FHWC)
2831 Fruitridge Rd. Suite E,
Sacramento, CA 95820
Phone: (916) 706-3806
*Florin Wellness Center (FWC)
7047 S. Land Park Dr., Sacra-
mento
Phone: (916) 391-8200
Hours: 10a to 8p 7 days a week
Grass
4381 Gateway Park Blvd. # 560
Sacramento
(916) 419-6322
info@215grass.com
Green Solutions
1404 28th Street
(916) 706-3568
*Horizon Non-Profit Collective
3600 Power Inn Road 1A
(916) 455-1931
*Hugs Alternative Care (HUG)
2035 Stockton Blvd., Sacramen-
to, CA 95817
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10a to 7p
Phone: (916) 452-3699
Fax: (916) 452-3620
King's Flower Shop
4099 Bridge St. Fair Oaks
(916) 966-2838
kingsflowershop@gmail.com
Marconi Medical Center (11 - 4) contact: Zach A Non-Profit Community Based (707) 961-0113
2105 Marconi Ave, Sacramento Sacramento Healing Center Organization *The Green House Wellness
(916) 565-1943 2014 10th St., Sacramento 4215 Kitty Lane, Sacramento Center
Mendomeds (916) 930-0939 (916) 285-5822 Santa Rosa, CA 95402
277 Arden Way Sacramento Health Center http://www.thcsac.com (707) 548-4700
(916) 349-8873 or (916) 349-8263 2208 29th St. *Natural Herbal Remedies *Organic Cannabis Founda-
mendomeds@hotmail.com (916) 451-4590 1420 Roseville Pkwy #140111 tion
Nor Cal Alternative Healing Roseville Ca 95661 301 East Todd Rd., Santa
COLLECTIVE RESOURCE GUIDE
SacsterDam U
515 Broadway, Sacramento (916) 222-9030 (916) 751-9849 Rosa, CA 95407
(916) 448-3590 sacsterdamu@gmail.com *Unity Non Profit Collective (707) 588-8811
Northstar Holistic Collective, A Non- 1832 Tribute Rd. Suite E Sonoma Patient Group
South Sacramento Care Center 114A
profit Corporation Sacramento 2425 Cleveland Ave #175 Santa
Otto Circle
1236 “C” Street, Sacramento 95814 (916) 564-1824 Rosa
(916) 393-1820
(916) 476 4344, M - Sat (10 to 7), Sun (707) 526-2800.
* The Holistic Collective (THC) Valley Health Options
1421 Auburn Blvd. Peace in Medicine
(916) 779-0715
6771 Sebastopol Ave (Hwy 12),
The North Coast Sebastopol
(707) 823-4206
Arcata PCenter
Address: 1085 K St. Arcata Sonoma Alliance for Med MJ
Phone: (707) 496-9769 (707) 522-0292
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10a to 7p, Sat: 11a- Sonoma (Guerneville):
7p, Sun: 12a-5p
Marvin’s Gardens
Humboldt Medical Supply (707) 869-1291
Address: P.O. Box 4629, Arcata, CA
Lake Co . D & M Compassion
95518 Center,
Phone/Fax: (707) 825-6700
15196 Lakeshore Blvd, Clearlake
Humboldt Patients Co-Op (HPC) (707) 994-1320
601 I St. #B, Arcata, CA The Patient’s Choice,
Phone: (707) 822-9330
9440 Main St., Upper Lake
Humboldt Patient Resource Center (707) 275-9564
Address: 980 6th St. Arcata, Ca Kelseyville
Phone: 707-826-7988 (707) 277-8300
Hours: Mon.to Thurs: 10a-5p, Fri:
Good Karma Growers Collective
10a-5:30p
dena plotkin license number:
mfc41033
Herban Legend
6045 Second Ave. Lucerne
(707) 274-2144
licensed marriage family therapist
17851 N. Hwy 1, Fort Bragg
psychotherapy - life coaching
4402 west pico blvd.
los angeles, ca 90019
(213) 864-6406
www.DenaPlotkin.com
incite@DenaPlotkin.com
Reflections of Avalon
Medicinal Marijuana Collective
1291 Talmage Road, Ukiah CA 95482
707.463.1178
reflections_of_avalon@yahoo.com
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 The Humboldt Cooperative
601 I St., Suite 2 Arcata
(707) 822-9330.
Mendo Remedies Co-Op,
42400 Highway 101 Laytonville
(707) 984-7101
Caregiver Compassion Group
495 Gate 5 Rd. Sausalito CA
COLLECTIVE RESOURCE GUIDE
94965 (707) 542-7303 or (888)
542-7303
Northern California Collective &
Vapor Lounge
8050 Lake St. Lower Lake
(707) 998-5248
Compassionate Heart
2020 Industry Rd. Ukiah
(707) 462-5100
Northern California Delivery
Services
5StarCannabis.com (5SCC)
Serving South Bay and Peninsula
Phone: (415) 424-5189
Hours: Open 7 Days: 9a to 10p
Cannabis Direct (CD)
Phone: (707) 689-2276
Central Valley Caregivers (CVC)
Delivery to Northern California.
Call for Details.
Phone: (209) 346-8645
Hours: Open 7 Days: 7a to 9p
Frosty Purple RX (FPRX)
Serving the Modesto/Stockton
and Central Valley
Hours: Open 7 Days: 9a to 9p
Phone: (209) 570-3997 or
(415) 410-8298
High Flight Deliveries (HFD)
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Deliveries to Stockton/Tri-
Valley
Phone: (209) 346-4489
Jim’z Deliveries (JD)
Delivery Service, Call for Deliv-
ery Area
Phone: (916) 519-5328
Hours: Tues to Fri: 10a to 6p
COLLECTIVE RESOURCE GUIDE
Sam’s Deliveries (SD)
Deliveries, call for delivery area
Phone: (916) 717-4848
Hours: Open 7 Days: 10a to 6p
South Bay & Peninsula
Blue Heaven
3149 Middlefield Rd.
Redwood City
(650) 361-8009
Evolution
6116 Highway 9 Felton
(650) 537-6256
Lake County
*Alternative Solutions
12867 E. HWY 20, Clearlake
Oaks
(707) 998-1100
*D&M Compassion Center
15196 Lakeshore Dr.
Clearlake
(707) 994-1320
Updates & new listings?
Please email us at—
editor@westcoastcannabis.com
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 good medicine
THIS MONTH’S BUD: Third Dimension P H OT O : S u b c o o l
The Third Dimension is Depth. But, let’s start with first two dimensions, just to make it easy…1st Dimension is length: this
plant flowers in 45-50 days or so; not long at all, in fact it’s quite fast—for a strain that’s mostly Sativa. Jack the Ripper and
Apollo-13, with a dash of Jack’s Cleaner, makes this a true power trio of a strain. The 2nd dimension? Height. This plant does
well as a topped-off bush around 30 inches tall. The high itself is of a well-mannered sativa. It’s not super buzzy, but still an
active high. The 3rd Dimension: Depth. It tastes like a pina colada, and it’s easy to trim. Think about it. Is that deep enough for
you? p.s. 3D is a great cannabis strain to take to the movies. 3D and 3D. Nice.…editor@westcoastcannabis. com

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