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Roll up, Roll up! Cannabis now available from vending machines! |
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escrito por CGWW LA Newsdesk
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Wednesday, 06 de February de 2008 |
A dream come true for many, Los Angeles will play host to the world's first Cannabis vending machines.
However, before all you stoners out there get excited and consider relocating to the City of Angels or cancelling that Amsterdam trip, bear in mind that most people will not be able to lay their hands on it, as the marijuana will only be dispensed to people holding a legal medical prescription.
Six different varieties of cannabis are on offer from the handy machines, protected 24/7 by security guards.
Vince Mehdizadeh, owner of the Herbal Nutrition Center, hopes the move will promote more accountability in the medicinal use of the drug - which is currently legal in 11 states in the US.
"It's looking to be regulated" Mr Mehdizadeh said, "So why not have it regulated in this way, with actual transactions, after transactions, being documented, so that state taxes can be paid, fed taxes can be paid and everything is lucid and clear and out in the open for all to see."
In order to be allowed to use the machines, patients are photographed, fingerprinted and entered into a database that helps keep track of their usage.
They will then be issued with a prepaid security card, that along with their fingerprint ID, will allow them access to the drug at any time of the day.
California voters backed an initiative in 1996 allowing the smoking of marijuana for medical purposes - although Federal US law has yet to move with the times. |
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Modificado el ( Thursday, 14 de February de 2008 )
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