Medical marijuana vending machines open in L.A.

[bartender187]

Here's a clip from CBS News:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe_6.../01/hot-button-medi.html?loc=interstitialskip


Original Link
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/01/hot-button-medi.html?loc=interstitialskip


Hot button: Medical marijuana vending machines open in L.A.

Americans who have traveled to Japan are no doubt familiar with the ubiquitous jidoohanbaiki: standalone vending machines that dispense soft drinks, coffee, food, comic books, paperbacks, clothing (including underwear and stockings), videos, CDs, jewelry, flowers — and booze (beer, whiskey, sake).

California went a big step further today: Vending machines that dispense medical marijuana.

The first two were activated today in Los Angeles at licensed cannabis clubs. State voters approved doctor-prescribed marijuana in 1996 for patients suffering serious pain or nausea who don't get relief from other drugs. (Here's background on medical marijuana in California.)

This is how the AVMs — Anytime Vending Machines — work:

• Customers bring their prescriptions for approval at the AVMs, housed in enclosed room guarded 24/7.
• They are fingerprinted and photographed.
• They receive a pre-paid credit carded loaded with their individual profiles.
• They choose their dosage (3.5 grams or 7 grams) and one of five strains of marijuana.
• The marijuana is in capsule form and dispensed in vacuum-sealed packages.
• They can buy no more than 1 ounce a week.

Anticipated future vending: Viagra, Vicodin, Propecia and anti-depressants. (Seriously.)

The BBC can tell you more.

 

[The_Leader]

holy shite. fingerprint and photo? i got nothing to say good, so i will not say anymore.

dayum.....

 

[Smurf]

Sounds like a great idea, but not too keen on the ID criteria, but I suppose this is a step in the right direction depending on how you approach the idea.

I would love to visit a nursery and find something similar with canna seeds (minus the vending machine)

cheers, smurf

 

[Verite]

I got a franklin says the DEA confiscates both machines before February ends.

 

[The_Leader]

I got a franklin says the DEA confiscates both machines before February ends.

we should take a poll on what day and time the DEA does this.

I go w/ FEB/5th/2OO8 at 2:3O pm west coast time.

 

[Smurf]

I'll put my money on an pre-dawn raid.

 

[The_Leader]

I'll put my money on an pre-dawn raid.

I picked the middle of the day because i figure they would use the media. also because the cops dont do crap till after lunch and all the donuts have been eaten.

 

[Mr.Rogers]

damn how many threads are gonna be posted about these vending machines. this is at least the third one

 

[bartender187]

^^
My threads are always superior tho.

 

[sneaky_g]

i got a vending machine in my room. but i usually run out every day

 

[Habibi]

not only do i think theyre gunna seize the machines but i predict this guys club is gunna be raided as well.

real smart going out grabbing all the media attention you can with your new toy, knowing your supposed to be under the radar!