Cannabis
Coops

North Coast

Humboldt Patient Resource Center, 980 6th St. Arcata 707-826-7988 Open 10-5 M-Th, 10-5:30 F.
Arcata iCenter, 1085 K St. Arcata (707) 496-9769 Open M-W 10-6; Th-Su 10-8.

Herban Legend, 18300 Old Coast Hway#3, Fort Bragg (707) 961-0113; M-Sa 11am-6pm. (AMMA RECOMMENDED)

Mendo Remedies, 42400 Highway 101, Laytonville (707) 984-7101.
Caregiver Compassion Group - Santa Rosa - 4349 Montgomery #D (707) 537-7303.
North Bay Wellness Coop- 3386 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa www.norbaywell.com. Open 10-6:45 M-F; 10-4:45 Sa.
Sonoma Alliance for Med MJ (707) 522-0292 - Advocacy & education (Does not distribute).
Sonoma (Guerneville): Marvin's Gardens 707-869-1291
Sonoma Co. Compassionate Services Delivery 707-972-7818
Green Parcel Service Sonoma Co. Deliveries (707) 921-9843. Hours 9-6 M-Sa.
Caregivers' Deliveries, Santa Rosa - Sonoma Co. Deliveries (707) 889-0890 caregiversdelivers.com
Lake Co D & M Compassion Center, 15196 Lakeshore Blvd, Clearlake (707) 994-1320
Lake Co. Holistic Solutions, 14240 Lakeshore Dr, Clearlake (707) 995-9000 Open 11-7 M-Sa.
Lake Co Alternative Caregiver Clinic, Clearlake Oaks (707) 998-0358 lacc@mchsi.com
Triple M Collective, 21297 Calistoga St, Middletown (707) 281-6273. Open 10-6 (10-7 summer).
LaCoMeDel - Lake/Napa/East Sonoma Deliveries (707) 987-4585.
Ukiah Compassionate Caregivers: (707) 462-0691 (INFO ONLY)
Ukiah Hemp Plus Ministeries, 892 N. State St. (707) 468-1478.

Central Valley & Foothills to Redding

NorCal Medical Cannabis Collective - Chico (530) 354-1114 indicanna@gmail.com
Mantis Cannabis Allliance (MCA)- Butte Co (530) 828-6065
HGCancanParadise - Butte Co/Paradise deliveries (530) 588-3651 Open 8-8 daily
Magalia Medical Marijuana Alliance Butte Co. deliveries (530) 566-4902 Open 9-9 daily.
Calaveras CC (delivery service) 866-401-2228. Open 7 days, 8am-8 pm; low-income patients welcome.
MMCA, Cameron Park (El Dorado Co.) (530) 677-5362 www.marijuanacaregivers.org
El Dorado Hills Cannabis Delivery (530) 318-9412 Open M-SA 10-5.
Golden State Patient Care Collective, 233 Hwy 174, Colfax (530) -346-2514. M-Sat 9 - 5.
Will's DH Collective, 2910 Veda St., Redding (800) 730-0772 / (530) 221-3006. Open M-F 10-7, Sa 9-6.
NorCAL Medical Cannabis Coop (Delivery Service) Redding/Anderson (530) 262-0323 marketme77@yahoo.com
Purple Trees Shasta Co. Deliveries (530) 209-3188.
Californians for Safe Access (CASA) (530) 355-8347 Susanville
Yuba County Cannabis Buyers' Collective (530) 749-7497
Nova Patients' Group -Yuba/Sutter/Shasta/Butte/Nevada Co. Deliveries (530) 415-1085.
City and County of Trees, 219 Walnut St, Woodland (530) 383-6714
Dale's Delivery Service (Nevada City - Roseville) (530) 277-1810. M-F 10-6pm, Sa 11-3pm.
Cen/Cal - Modesto & Valley deliveries (209) 450-0676 Open 9am-10 pm daily.
San Joaquin Co. Medi-Caregivers delivery Stockton/Tri-Valley (209) 456-0680 - 20% discount for cancer patients & senior citizens.
Stanislaus/Central Valley Co-op: Primary Caregivers & Consultants (209) 818 - 2932 CACaregivers@aol.com
High Flight Deliveries - Stockton/Tri-Valley area , (209) 346-4489 - 10% discount for cancer patients
MedCare Deliveries Modesto (209) 570-3997 Open 9-9 daily.

Sacramento

River City Patients' Center Sacramento (916) 649-0114 (AMMA RECOMMENDED)
Capitol Wellness Collective, 2400 - 14th St, Sacramento (916) 325-9000. Open 10-7 daily.
Doctor's Orders 1704 Main Ave Sacramento (916)564-2112 M-Sa 10-6, Su 10-3.
Canna Care, 320 Harris Ave #G Sacramento (916) 925-1199 M-F 11-8; Sa-Su 12-5.
MedSac916: Sacramento (916) 806-2314 www.medsac916.com
Compassionate Patients Center, 1621 Fulton Ave #22, Sacramento (916) 486-7001. Open M-F 11-7, Sa-Su 12-5 wheelchair access.
Left Hand Side, 2931 Howe Ave, Sacramento (916) 924-3990 M-F 9:30-7, Sa-Su 11-5 - wheelchair access.
Marconi Medical Center, 2105 Marconi Ave, Sacramento (916) 565-1943. Open M-Sa 10-7, Su 10-5.
Nor Cal Alternative Healing, 515 Broadway, Sacramento (916) 448-3590. Open M-Sa 10-7.
Sacramento Healing Center, 2014 10th St, Sacramento (916) 930-0939. Open 10:30-7 daily.
Sacramento - End of the Rainbow deliveries: End-of-the-Rainbow@Hotmail.com 916-369-6000 or 916-698-6249.
Sacramento/Solano/Central Valley/San Jose/Santa Cruz deliveries: Growth Unlimited 1-888-MED-CANN
Sacramento area deliveries-Today's Holistic Caregivers (661) 946-6600 caregivers420@yahoo.com
Sam'sDeliveriesSacramento area (916) 717-4848. Hours 10-6.
Jimz' and Dawn's Deliveries - Sacramento area (60 mile radius) - (916) 519-5328 Hours 10 - 6.
Millennium Rx deliveries Sacramento & surrounding area (916) 271-2239.

East Bay

Berkeley

Berkeley Cannabis Coop (Shattuck Ave): (510) 486-1025
Berkeley Patients' Group (2747 San Pablo Ave): (510) 540-6013 www.BerkeleyPatientsGroup.com
Berkeley Patients' Care Collective (2590 Telegraph Ave): (510) 540-7878 medicalmarijuanainfo.com

Contra Costa Co.

ME Delivery (510) 758-3269
Holistic Solutions, 2924 Hilltop Mall Rd, Richmond (510) 243-7575
Maricare Wellness Center Contra Costa Deliveries (800) 420-CARE

Alameda County - Hayward/Tri-Valley

Hayward Patients Resource Center 22550 Foothill Blvd. 510-581-8640. Open 11- 7 daily, also deliveries (888) 389-6360.
Garden of Eden, 21227 Foothill Blvd Castro Valley (510) 881-2160 Open 9-9 daily.
Compassionate Collective of Alameda County, 21222 Mission Blvd, Hayward. Open M-F 9-7, Sa-Su 11-7.
We Are Hemp (San Lorenzo) 913 East Lewelling Blvd (510) 276-2628 M-Sa 11-8.
Bay Medical Tri-Valley Deliveries (925) 726-8931 Bay.Medical@gmail.com

Oakland

Official city ID cards & patient info available at the Coop Store: 1733 Broadway (510)832-5346 www.rxcbc.org.

City Licensed Clubs
SR-71 - 377 - 17th St. (510) 251-0690. Open M-F 9 - 8; Sa 10- 8, Su 10 - 6
CARE - 701 Broadway
Purple Heart Center - 415 Fourth. St. (Jack London Sq) (510) 625-7877. M-Sa 9-8, Su 10-7.
Harborside Health Center - 1840 Embarcadero. (510) 533-0147 Open 11-8 daily. harborsidehealthcenter.com
Oakland Compassionate Caregivers East Bay deliveries for homebound, cancer, HIV, elderly patients oaklandcompassionatecaregivers@yahoo.com
MedBud4U East Bay area deliveries: (510) 338-5743 www.medbud4u.com

San Francisco

Listings and reviews of SF Cannabis Clubs www.sanfranciscocannabisclubs.com

SF Medical Cannabis Clinic #1, 122 Tenth St (at Mission) 415-626-4781 Open M-W 11-7; Th - Sa 10-7; Su 11-6.
CannaMed Care Center, 1222 Sutter St (415 )885-8007. Open 2-9 M-Sa, 2-8 Su.
Alternative Herbal Health, 442 Haight St. (415) 864-1300. Open 11-8 M-SA.
The Vapor Room, 609A Haight St. (MD consultations available). Open M-Sa 11AM - 9PM; Su 12 - 8PM
The Patient Place 4811 Geary Blvd 415-386-4367.
Love Shack (502 14th St. at Guerrero) (415) 552-5121 www.lssf.com
SF Medical Cannabis Clinic #2, 194 Church St. (open 11- 7 M-F, 11-5 Sa-Su) (415) 626-4781
Ketama, 14 Valencia St. (415) 706-2679 open 11-8 M-Sa, 12-6 Su.
Holistic Solutions, 722 Columbus St. (415) 296-7614 open 11-6 everyday
Green Door, 843 Howard St. (415) 541-9590 www.GreenDoorInfo.com Open 11-8 everyday
Alternative Patient Caregivers, 953 Mission St. #40 (between 5th & 6th) (415) 618-0680 (11-7 M-F, 11-5 Sat).
Alternative Relief Co-Op 1944 Ocean Ave.(415) 239-4766 natural herbs & tea (noon - 7 pm M-Sat). Deliveries to in-patients in SF hospitals. www.alternativerelief.org
San Francisco ACT-UP (1884 Market St): (415) 864-6686 www.actupsf.com
Sweetleaf Collective (415) 273-4663 - For low-income AIDS, cancer patients
San Francisco Patients' Cooperative (350 Divisadero St): (415) 552-8653 www.sfpatientscooperative.org
The Hopenet Coop, 223 Ninth St. (415) 863-4399 Open M-F 12-7, Sa 12-5.
Bernal Heights Co-op Dispensary 33 - 29th St. (415) 642-5895 Open 8-8 everyday.
The Divinity Tree, 958 Geary St. (415) 614-9194 Open 11-7 except Tues.
Mr. Nice Guy, 174 Valencia St.(415) 865-0990 Open 10-10 Su -Th; 10-midnight F-Sa www.mrniceguysf.com.
Emmalyn's 1597 Howard St. #A 415-861-1000 Daily 10-8.
Patients Helping Patients Home Bike Delivery (415) 240-7190
Good Fellows Smoke Shop, 473 Haight St (415) 255-1323 Daily 10-10.
Sanctuary, 669 O'Farrell (415) 885-4420
Re-Leaf Herbal Center, 2980 - 21st. St (415) 235-3307. Open 12-8 M-Sa.
Grass Roots Clinic, 1077 Post St. (415) 346-4338 Open 10-7 M-Sa, 10-5 Su.
Happy Days Herbal Relief, 607 Divisadero (415) 359-9927. Open 12-10 M-Th, 12-12 F-Sa, 11 - 7 Su.
Nor-Cal, 1545 Ocean Ave. (415) 469-7700
BASA Collective, 1326 Grove St (415) 409-1002
Green Cross - SF deliveries (415) 571-9620. Open 10-7 daily. www.thegreencross.org

Marin - North Bay

Marin Alliance for Medical MJ, Fairfax (415) 256-9328 www.cbcmarin.com

South Bay & Peninsula

MHT Corp., 60 E.3rd Ave. #230, San Mateo (650) 375-0991 Open M-F 9-7. Also San Mateo - San Jose deliveries (866) 240-9121.
Peninsula Patients Local Option, 397 South Claremont Street, San Mateo (650) 344-4202
Patient's Choice Resource Cooperative, 164 South Blvd., San Mateo (650) 286-0528 or (831) 901-9494. Open M-Sa 11-7; Su 12-7.
Auto-Med RX - West Santa Clara Co. deliveries (408) 509-4905
Mobile Meds RX - East Santa Clara Co. deliveries (408) 661-2366
San Jose & Santa Cruz area deliveries: Growth Unlimited 1-888-MED-CANN
My Green Heaven Ministry, Millbrae www.mygreenheaven.org

Santa Cruz

Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical MJ: (831)425-0580 (NOT a dispensary, but a collective for seriously ill Santa Cruz patients in hospice care) www.wamm.org
Greenway Compassionate Relief, 140 Dubois St #D (831) 420-1640 Open 11-6 M-F, 10-6 Sa.
Santa Cruz Patients Collective - specializing in high-grade organic - 115 Limekiln St (831) 425-SCPC Open M-F 11-7; Sa 10-7.
Med Ex Delivery Service: (831) 425-3444
Hemporium - LLC Delivery Service (831) 295-9381 or (831) 295-3511
Compasssion Growers www.compassiongrowers.com

Central Valley South - Bakersfield

Medicinal Marijuana Awareness and Defense, 209 W. Main St #1, Visalia - by appointment only (559) 627-6623
Charity Caregivers of Tulare, 219 N. M St. #106, Tulare (559) 688-2001.
Nature's Medicinal, 323 Roberts Ln, Bakersfield (661) 392-9353 Open 11-9 everyday.
Sweet Relief Compassionate Center, 1340 Roberts Ln. #1, Bakersfield (661) 399-4200. Open M-F 9am- 9pm; Sa 10-6; Su 12-6.
American Caregivers Collective, 3615 Gillmore Ave, Bakersfield (661) 324-1353. Open 10 - 7 daily. (AMMA RECOMMENDED) Americancaregiverscollective.com
California Compassionate Services, 376 Bernard St, Bakersfield (661) 324-9080 Open 9-7 daily.
Bakersfield Co-Op, 311 Fairhaven Dr, Bakersfield (661) 322-5150. Open M-Sa 9:30 - 7:30, Su 11-7.

Southern CA Deliveries

Dr. Green's medical grade drgreen@safe-mail.net
C-3 patient offices & deliveries to S Cal. www.californiacc.net
Pain Free Society of California deliveries to West LA, Hollywood, Orange, Riverside, San B'dno (310)988-6602 Open 8am-midnight.
Dispensary at Your Door, LA Area deliveries (310) 925-1057. Open 24/7. Free meds to terminally ill.
Los Angeles Cannabis Club Delivery 9 am - midnight (213) 864-2441 www.THELACC.com
CVWC (Canejo Valley Wellness Center) Deliveries (818) 921-4700 cvwcdeliveries@netzero.com
LA Area Herbal Delivery - Guaranteed same day (323) 469-9073 9am to 3 am.
Chronic Man's Herbal Delivery - LA, Valley, South Bay (310) 557-6038 Daily 9am-midnight. www.TheChronicMan.com
Green Givers Delivery OC, S. Cal (626) 429-0142 www.greengivers.org
Herb Depot, 24/7 Deliveries 714-925-3026 www.herb-depot.com

Central Coast - Santa Barbara - Ventura

Hezekiah Inc, 92 - 2nd St. #H, Buellton (805) 693-5790 - open M-F 9-6, Sa 10-4.
Central Coast Compassionate Caregivers, 780 Monterey Ave #B, Morro Bay (805) 772-4879.
Compassion Center of Santa Barbara County - SBC Collective, 119 N. Milpas St #C, Santa Barbara, 805-963-9797 Hours 12-5 M-F, 11-3 Sa.
Santa Barbara Patients' Group, 3128 State St. (805) 898-2377; for patient preverification FAX MD documentation to: 805-569-6557. Open 10 -9 daily.
Helping Hands Wellness Center, 4141 State St. #F-4 Santa Barbara (805) 692-1419. Open 10:30-8:30 daily.
Pacific Greens, Inc., 816 Milpas St, Santa Barbara (805) 963-0616 Open 10-8 daily.
ACME, 211 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara (805) 965-1978. Open 8 am -10 pm.
Nature's Path Care, 414B E. Haley St, Santa Barbara (805) 331-4567 Open 10am - 8pm.
Santa Barbara Collective, 234 E. Haley St, Santa Barbara. (805) 896-6326 Open M-Sa 8-8 www.SBCollective.com.

Los Angeles Area - Downtown & West -W. Hollywood - Valley - East LA - S Bay/Long Beach

Downtown & West LA

The Holistic Caregivers, 1321 E. Compton Blvd, Compton (310) 889-4799; for deliveries phone (310) 764-4740. Open M-Th 9am-8pm; Fr-Sa 9-9; Su 11-5.
Eagle Rock Herbal Collective, 4729 Eagle Rock Blvd., Eagle Rock (323) 257-4420. Open M-Sa 11-10, Su 12-6.
Northeast Collective Group, 4253 Eagle Rock Blvd. #G, Eagle Rock /Los Angeles (323) 255-2526.
Highland Park Patient Collective, 5716 N. Figueroa Ave, Highland Park (626) 610-3145 Open 10-10 daily. mygreenmeds.com
Green Goddess Holistic Care Collective, 5711 - 1/2 N. Figueroa Ave, Highland Park (323) 259-3111. Open 12-10 daily. www.greengoddesscollective.com
Nature's Holistic Caregivers, 14000 A Crenshaw Blvd, Gardena (310) 527-4341. Open M-Th 10am - 7pm, F-Sa 10-8, Su 11-5.
420 Highway Pharmacy, 18710 S. Normandie Ave. #D, Gardena (310) 808-0420. Open 10-8 daily.
Inglewood Wellness Center 318 S. Market St. Inglewood (310) 674-4444 www.InglewoodWC.org
Los Angeles Medical Caregivers, 5589 Manchester Ave. Los Angeles (310) 410-9954. Open M-Sa 10 - 7.
LAX Compassionate Caregivers, 6218A Manchester Ave, Los Angeles (310) 568-9602. Open 10-8 daily.
Arts District Healing Center, 620 E. 1st St. Los Angeles (213) 687-9981 Open M-Sa 11am -10 pm.
"@ Downtown" Wellness Center, 312 W. Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles (213) 746-3355. Open Tu - Su 10am-6pm.
Downtown Collective, 1600 S. Hill St. #D, Los Angeles (213) 746-5420 Open Tu - Sa 11-8, Su 12-5.
United Medical Caregivers Clinic, 1248 S. Fairfax, Los Angeles (310) 358-0212 Open 10-7 M-F.
KUSH Collective, 1111 S. La Brea Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 938-KUSH Open 11-11 M-Sa.
La Brea Collective, 812 S. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles (323) 939-3374. Open 12pm -12 am. www.labreacollective.com
420 Brothers, 117 - 1/2 S. Western Ave, Los Angeles (877)-420-BROS www.420Bros.com
Midtown Caregivers, 5113 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles (323) 934-5242 Open 11-8 M-Sa.
Apothecary 420, 330 N. Western Ave., Los Angeles (323) 836-0420.
Hollywood Holistic, 1543 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles (310) 481-0660, Open 12-7 M-Sa. www.hollywoodholistic.org
Los Angeles Cannabis Club, Los Angeles By appointment only (213) 864-2441. Daily 9am-8pm www.LACannabisClub.org
Crenshaw Holistic Caregivers, 4709 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 291-5420. Open 10-7 M-Th, 10-8 Fr & Sa.
Canna Care Relief, 1716 S. Sepulveda Blvd #105, Los Angeles (310) 473-4105 Open 10-7.
Purple Heart Compassionate, 5823 B West Pico Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 938-8880 Open 11-7 daily.
P &C Los Angeles, 5763 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 932-8266 Open 12-8 daily.
The Natural Way of L.A., 5817 Pico Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 936-4300. Open M-Sa 10-8, Su 11-6. www.thelaway.com.
Blue Water Industries, 1037 Cole Ave, Los Angeles (323) 463-1605. Open M-Sa 11-8, Su 12-6.
Quality of Life Activities (QOLA) Silverlake - Los Angeles Call for info: (323)-644-1209 Hours: 10-7 M-Sa.
Higher Path Holistic Care Silverlake 2227 Sunset Blvd (213) 484-1001 or (866) 420-PATH. Open 12-9 daily. www.thehigherpath.com
Silverlake Caregivers Group, 240 N. Virgil Ave #10 (@Silverlake Blvd), LA (213) 487-5442. Open M-Sa 10-8.
California Caregivers Alliance, 2815 W. Sunset Blvd #201, Silverlake - Los Angeles 213-353-0100. Open M-Sa 10-8, Su 12-7. www.420kush.com
Shiva's Gardens Caregivers, 2002 S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles (310) 841-0550 Open 11-8 daily. Deliveries too. www.shivasgardens.com
Angel City Caregivers, 441 1/2 E. 16th St.,(213) 291-8180 Los Angeles. Open 10-8 daily.
California Caregivers' Association of Santa Monica, 12107 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles (310) 826-3536. Open 10-8 daily.
Purelife Alternative Wellness Center, 1649 So. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles (310) 246-9345 www.purelifealternative.com
Herbal Remedies Caregivers, 4743 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles (323) 913-0931. Free samples for first time patients.
Live For Care Collective, 1147 S. Robertson Blvd #102, Los Angeles.(310) 435-0028. Open 11-7 daily.
Mary Jane's Collective, 7805 Sunset Blvd #211, Los Angeles (323) 874-7805. Open daily.
Heaven on Earth Healing, 4517 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 661-8894. Open Su-Th 10-8, F-Sa 10am-12am.
Superior Herbal Health, 1011 W. 84th Place, Los Angeles (323) 971-6333. Open 11-7 M-Sa. www.superiorherbalhealth.org
Downtown Patients' Group, 928 E. 12th St, Los Angeles (213) 747-3386 Open 11-10 daily.
Green Earth Collective, 5045 York Blvd., Los Angeles (323) 982-9042.
NHI Caregivers, 5065 Hollywood Blvd #201, Los Angeles (323) 665-2499 www.naturalhybrid.com
Korea Town Collective, 3567 W. 3rd St, Los Angeles (213) 384-2403. Open M-Sa 11-10, Su 12-10.
Discount Patient Collective, 1200 N. Vermont #A, Los Angeles (323) 663-3301.
Absolute Herbal Pain Solutions, 901 S. La Brea #3, Los Angeles (323) 932-6263. Open 10-9 daily. www.absoluteherbal.org
Nature's Herbs, 1713 W. El Segundo Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 777-1319. Open M-w 10-7, Th-Sa 10-8.
Wilshire Caregiver Group, 6300 Wilshire Blvd #160 , Los Angeles (323) 655-0303. Open M-Sa 9-6 www.wcg420.com
Green Heart Collective 4203 N. Huntington Dr. Los Angeles (323) 222-4203. Open Mon-Sat 10AM-6PM
Medical Caregivers Association, 4966 Monte Vista - also deliveries - Highland Park (323) 551-5874. Open 11-8 M-Sa. www.myspace.com/medicalcaregivers420
California Patients' Group, 6208 Santa Monica Blvd Hollywood (between Vine & 101) (323) 464-7052 www.CaliforniaPatientsGroup.org Free valet service M-F after 4 pm.
Hollywood Patients' Collective, 1580 Gower St., Hollywood (323) 464-6465. Open 10am -11pm daily. HPCKush.com
Earth Collective, 5115 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood (323) 668-7633 www.earthcollective.org. Open 11-11 daily.
Hezekiah Inc., 6051 Hollywood Blvd #202 (at Gower), Hollywood (323) 683-8017 Open M-F 8-8, Sa 10-6.
Hollywood Compassionate Collective (HCC), 1110 N. Western Ave #204, Hollywood (323) 467-7292. M-F 11-7; Sa 12 -8 pm; Su 12-6pm. www.hollywoodcollective.com.
Sunset Collective, 7065 1/2 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood (323) 464-0111. Open M-Sa 11-8, Su 12-6. www.sunsetlabreacollective.com
City of Angels Wellness Center, 1600 N. LaBrea Ave #118, Hollywood (323) 463-0225. Open M-Sa 11-9, Su 12-6 www.cityofangels-wellness.com.
Canto Diem, 5419 Sunset Blvd. #5, Hollywood (323) 465-4420 Open M-We 12-8; Th-Sa 12-9; Su by appointment only www.cantodiem.org.
Sunset & Fountain Collective, 4343 W. Sunset Blvd #10, Hollywood (323) 660-MEDS. Open daily 11-8. www.sunsetfountaincollective.org
PCH Collective 22333 Pacific Coast Hwy #102A Malibu(310) 456-0666 Open M-Sa 12-8, Su 12-6 www.pchcollective.com
CALM 21355 Pacific Coast Hwy #100 Malibu (310) 317-6298 Open Su-Th 11-8; Fr & Sa 11-9 .
Marina Caregivers, 3007 Washington Blvd. #225, Marina Del Rey (310) 574-4000. Open M-F 11 am - 11pm; Sa 12-10; Su 12-8.
Alternative Caregivers Discount Dispensary - 122 S. Lincoln Ave #204, Venice (877) 219-3809. Open M-Sa 12-8.
Venice Beach Wellness Collective, 1501 Pacific Ave, Venice (310) 980-4418 Open Tu-Su 12-7.
Supplemental Organic Solutions, Inc., 328 S. Lincoln Blvd, Venice (310)-450-9141 Open 11-7 daily. soscliniccare.com
Ironworks Collective, 4100 Lincoln Blvd Venice/Marina (310) 305-8425 Open 10-10 M-Sa; 11-6 Su.
Herbalology Collective, 1811 Ocean Front Walk #D (in front of Muscle Beach), Venice (310) 823-2909 Open 11am-10pm daily.
Venice Beach Care Center, 410 Lincoln Blvd, Venice (310) 399-4307 Open M-Th 12-8, F-Sa 11-10, Su 11-7. www.venicebeachcarecenter.com
Westside Compassionate Caregivers, 2355 Westwood Blvd, West LA (310) 474-8459 Open M-Sa 10-8, Su 10-6.
Pain Free Society of California deliveries to West LA, Hollywood, Orange, Riverside, San B'dno (310) 925-1346 Open 8am-midnight.
Crescent Alliance for Sickle-Cell / Nigritian Kief Society (Sister Somayah) Los Angeles (323) 232-0935

West Hollywood

LA Patients and Caregivers Group - 7213 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood (at Formosa) (323) 882-6033 www.LAMedicalMarijuana.com
AHHS (Alternative Herbal Health Services) 7828 Santa Monica (@ Fairfax) West Hollywood (323) 654-8792 call for hours.
Medical Marijuana Farmacy 7825 Santa Monica Blvd (323) 848-7981 (LA area deliveries) M-Sa 10am-8pm; Su 12 pm-7pm.
OG Fairfax / West Hollywood Caregivers 111 N. Fairfax Ave. #206, W. Hollywood #206 (323) 656-2033 open 11-8 M-Sa, 12-7 Su www.ogfairfax.com.
Zen Healing Collective, 8464 Santa Monica Blvd, W. Hollywood (323) 656-6611. Open M-Sa 12-8, Su 12-7.
West Hollywood Center for Compassionate Healing, 8921 Sunset Blvd. @ San Vicente (park across street at Hustler) W. Hollywood (310) 626-3333 open to midnight.
West LA Collective Caregivers W. LA Delivery service (310) 953-2475 www.WLACC.net. Serving the west side 9:30am-10pm Daily.

San Fernando Valley

Valley Patients Group, 8953 Woodman Ave #205 Arleta (818)332-0736 Open M-Th 12:00-8:00p.m Friday 10:00-9:00,Sat-Sun 8:00a.m-8:00p.m
C-3 Collective - full service + deliveries (818) 565-9476 Burbank - LA- Ventura www.californiacc.net
Natural Relief Center, 7223 Owensmouth, Canoga Park (818) 703-8599 Daily 11-7.
Herbal Solutions Collective, 22122 Sherman Way #206, Canoga Park (818) 704-1300 Open M-Th 11-8; F-Sa 11-9; Su 12-7.
Chatsworth Caregivers Group, 21708 Devonshire St, Chatsworth (818) 998-9700, www.chatsworthcg.com
Platinum Club, 21220 Devonshire St. #203, Chatsworth (818) 998-CLUB(2582). Open M-F 10-8; Sa 11-7; Su 11-6.
Total Wellness Caregivers, 16161 Ventura Blvd #105, Encino (818) 205-9042. Open M-F 10am - 8pm, Sa-Su 11am - 7pm.
Caregivers Earth Ordinance, 17050 Chatsworth St #243, Granada Hills, (818) 530-2614 Open M-Sa 11-8, Su 12-6 www.caregiversearthordinance.com
Golden State Collective, 10369 Balboa Blvd, Granada Hills , 818-357-2500
Open 11-10 M-Th, 11-11 F-Sa, 12-8 Su.
North Hollywood Collective, 10929 Vanowen St. #110 (818) 761-9430 Open W-F 11-8, Sa 12-9, Su 11-6. M&Tu Closed.
NoHo Caregivers, 4296 Vineland North Hollywood (818) 754-0834 Open 11-8 daily.
Patients Against Pain, 6240 Laurel Canyon #B, North Hollywood (818) 752-7274 Open M-Sa 11-7, Su 12-7.
Holistic Caregivers Wellness Center, 10652 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood (818) 760-0717 www.holisticcaregivers.com
Divine Wellness Center, 5056 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood 818-508-9948.
Cannamed of Northridge, 9349 Melvin Ave. #9 (818) 882-4849 - 10 am -7 pm M-Sa.
Valley Co-Op, 8363 Reseda Blvd #203A, Northridge (818) 727-1419. Hours 11am-10pm M-Sa, 11-7 Su.
Northridge Healing Center, 8349 Reseda Blvd #D, Northridge (818) 701-6666. Hours 11-8 M-Sa, 2-7 Su.
San Fernando Valley Patients Group, 8805 Reseda Blvd, Northridge (818) 734-2778, Open 11-9 daily.
Today's Health Care, Inc., 18118 Parthenia St, Northridge (818) 700-2842. Open daily 11-7. www.todayshealthcare.net
Northridge Caregivers, Inc., 8672 Lindley Ave, Northridge (818) 772-1990. Open M-F 10-8, Sa-Su 11-7.
After Care, 18749 Napa St, Northridge (818) 312-6715. Open M-F 12-7, Sa-Su 12-8.
Natural Care Collective, 18341 Sherman Way #213, Reseda (818) 344-7420. Open 11-8.
Medical Caregivers Clinic (MCC), 6657 Reseda Blvd #202, Reseda (818) 776-9586 Open 11-8 daily.
Nature's Natural Collective Care, 6951 Reseda Blvd, Reseda (818) 344-1102.
Therapeutic Medicinal Health Resources, 14836 Burbank Blvd, Sherman Oaks (818) 988-9615 Hours M-F 11-7; Sa-Su 12-6.
Greenhouse Herbs, 5156 Sepulveda Blvd. - upstairs (sorry, no elevator) Sherman Oaks (818) 386-1343. Open M-Sa 10:30- 8, Su 10-7 www.greenhouseherbs.com
Perennial Holistic Wellness Center, 14542 Ventura Blvd #201, Sherman Oaks (818) 728-4883. Open 12-8 daily.
Compassionate Care of Studio City, 11314 Ventura Blvd (818) 506-7207 www.ccscity.com (med. menu on website) Open M-Th 11-7, Fr 11-8, Sa 12-8.
Kush Valley Collective, 11626 Ventura Blvd, Studio City. Open 10-10 Daily.
California Organic Treatment Center, 11644 Ventura Blvd, Studio City (818) 506-5948. Open 11-8 daily.
Alternative Medicine Group, 10964 Ventura Blvd, Studio City (818) 762-5886 Open 10-8 daily.
Studio City Caregivers, 3625 Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 850-1847. Open M-Sa 11-8, Su 12-5.
The Little Cottage Caregivers, 8133 Foothill Blvd, Sunland (818) 353-7204.
Green Light Discount Pharmacy, 15507 Cobalt #4, Sylmar (877) 367-9190 Open 10 -10 daily.
Valley Independent Pharmacy, 19459 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana (818) 345-5477 open 10-7 daily.
HC Remedies, 19327 Ventura Blvd #A, Tarzana (818) 758-9613. Open M-Sa 11-8, Su 12-7.
Compassionate Patient Resources Center, 19237 1/2 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana (818) 343-3690.
Reseda Discount Caregivers, 6012 Reseda Blvd, Tarzana (818) 757-0434
Toluca Lake Collective, 10628 Riverside Dr. #1, Toluca Lake (818) 752-8420 www.tolucalakecollective.com Open 10am -9pm.
C.C.C.N. 4664 Lankershim Blvd, Toluca Lake (818) 980-MEDS Open 11-9 daily.
Herbal Love Caregivers, 3715 Cahuenga Blvd, Universal City (818) 980-4420 Open daily 11-8.
Caregivers Medical Resource, 12458 Magnolia Blvd, Valley Village (818) 980-8420 Open 10-8 daily. Deliveries available: organicmedsdelivery@yahoo.com
Trichome Healing Caregivers, 7100 Van Nuys Blvd #204, Van Nuys (818) 373-5000. Open 10-8 daily - disabled access
Southern California Caregivers, 15333 Sherman Way #Q, Van Nuys (818) 988-0699 Open 10-7 daily. Deliveries, disabled access.
Mother Nature's Remedy Caregivers, 17302 Saticoy St, Van Nuys (818) 345-MEDS www.mothernaturesremedy.org. Hours 2:15 - 10 pm Tu-Su.
California Collective Center, 14532 Friar St. #A, Van Nuys (818) 781-8865; open 11-7 daily.
Valley Healing Caregiver Center, 7232 Van Nuys Blvd #204, Van Nuys (818) 908-0198. Open M-Sa 10-7.
Kind Meds Collective Care, 14649 Victory Blvd #24, Van Nuys (818) 908-9580. Open 11-7 M-Sa, 11-5 Su www.kindmeds.com
Mid-Valley Compassionate Caregivers, 5658 Sepulveda Blvd #214, Van Nuys (818) 785-7440. Open M-Th 11-7, F-Sa 11-8. Managed by registered nurse.
Karma Collective, 16115 Vanowen St, Van Nuys (818) 373-7733. Open M-F noon -10pm, Sa-Su 10 -10.
Majestic Natural Remedy, 6722 White Oak Ave, Van Nuys (818) 343-1831. Open Sun-Thurs 10-9; F-Sa 10-10.
Strain - Balboa Caregivers, 7207 Balboa Blvd, Van Nuys (818) 908-9900 Open M-Sa 10-9.
Delta-9 Caregivers, 7648 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys (818) 997-1003 Open 11-7 daily.
Balboa Caregivers, 16900 Sherman Way #6, Van Nuys (818) 902-0201
ApotheCare Collective, 6016 Tyrone Ave, Van Nuys (818) 373-4526 Open 11-11 www.acc-la.com
Always 420, 16119 1/2 Sherman Way, Van Nuys (818) 901-1442. Open M-Sa 11-9, Su 12-8.
California's Choice, 6722 White Oak Ave, Van Nuys 818-881-1489. Open 11-7 daily.
Westside Caregivers Club, 22148 Ventura Blvd. #A, Woodland Hills (818) 887-2106. Delivery available.
West Valley Co-Op, 19709 Ventura Blvd #B, Woodland Hills (818) 713-0258.
New Age Compassion Care Center, 19973 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills (818) 610-8019. Open Su-Th 12-8, F-Sa 12-10.
America's Patients' Collective, 22829 Ventura Blvd (rear), Woodland Hills (818) 591-9420. Open M-Sa 11-10, Su 12-7.
Personal Medical Marijuana Care Deliveries web.mac.com/medicalmarijuanacare

East Los Angeles Area

Cannabis, 630 S. Indian Hill Blvd. #5, Claremont (909) 399-9420. ***CLOSED BY COURT ORDER THRU Mar 15, 2007. Open M-Sa 11-6.
Cal Medical Caregivers Assoc., 15838 Halliburton Rd. Hacienda Heights (626) 336-2652 Open 11-7 daily.
San Gabriel Valley Caregivers, 13050 E. Valley Blvd #204, La Puente (626) 333-4523 Open daily 11-8.
CMCA - LA, 3430 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 261-2009 www.calicaregivers.com Open 11-7 everyday.
Golden State Caregivers, 5711 E. Beverly Bld, Los Angeles (323) 888-0865. Open 11-8.
Apothecary Collective, 5405 Alhambra Ave, Los Angeles (323) 222-4420. Open 11-8 daily. www.apothecary.cc
The Holistic Coop, 2607 E. 1st Boyle Heights/ LA (323) 540-6700.
Farm Assist Caregivers, 268 San Lorenzo St, Pomona (909) 620-0275.
Whittier Collective 12450#A East Washington Blvd. (562) 696-9696 Open M-Sa 11-8; Su 11-6.

Long Beach and South Bay

Herbal Blessings, 20761 S. Avalon Blvd, Carson (310) 329-6082 M-Th 10-7, Sa 10-8, Su 11-7.
Cancer Help Center Herbal Collective, 3381 Long Beach Blvd @ Wardlow. Long Beach 562-424-HERB Open M-F 11-8, Sa-Su 11-7.
Herbal Solutions, 5746 E. 2nd St., Long Beach (562) 434-5075 Open daily 11-8.
B/C/C 1824 E. Broadway, Long Beach BY APPOINTMENT ONLY (562) 590-9125. Open 11-6 daily.
Long Beach Vapor Lounge Collective,1088 Redondo Ave., Long Beach (562) 434-6761 Open M-F 11-8, Sa-Su 11-7. www.lbvlc.com
Patient Research Center, 757 Pine Ave., Long Beach (562) 495-9500
Long Beach Specialty Health, 4100 E. 7th St, Long Beach (562) 434-2633. Open M-F 3-8, Sa-Su 11-8.
Quality Discount Caregivers, 1150 San Antonio Dr, Long Beach (562) 988-8889 Open 11-8 daily.
Long Beach Compassionate Cooperative, 342 E. 4th St, Long Beach (562) 435-9395. Open M-Sa 11-8; Su 11-6.
California Caregivers' Assoc., 1151 W. Pacific Coast Hwy #4-A, Harbor City (310) 530-1628. Open 11:30-8 daily.
Southern California Herbal Network, 600 S. Pacific Ave. #104, San Pedro (310) 547-4500. Open M-Sa 11-8; Su 11-6.
Natural Wellness Caregiver Group, 1111 S. Pacific Ave, San Pedro (310) 514-9665 Open 11-7 daily. naturalwellnesscaregiversgroup.org
Green Cross, 1658 W. Carson St. #B, Torrance (310) 533-9363 Open 10-8 daily.
South Bay 420 Collective Delivery Service - Long Beach, San Pedro and South Bay beach cities - (310) 908-7764; FAX (866) 619-5942 harpincsb@netscape.net
Palos Verdes Delivery Service (310) 541-0608.
Med/A/Cab delivery service - Long Beach and mid-cities (562) 256-5066 open 11-7 everyday.
Low Cost Deliveries - downtown Long Beach & surrounding area (562) 276-0684 Hours 10-10 daily.
Diamond Delivery - Long Beach to North Orange Co. (562) 331-5415
Spiritual Awakenings Deliveries - San Pedro - (310) 793-6556 Daily 12pm-8pm.
Long Beach Collective Delivery (213) 864-2441 www.LongBeachCollective.org Open 9am - midnight.

Orange County

OC Collective and 215 Patient Bakery - Call first (714) 758-3500 - 231 N. Brookhurst Anaheim. www.420primarycaregivers.com
C-3 Collective - Anaheim (walk-in office open) + deliveries O.C. (714) 618-5221.Open 9am-9pm daily. www.californiacc.net
Humble House Collective, 24412 Muirlands #J Lake Forest. Open M-F 11-7.
Alternative Primary Caregivers Collectiven (SHARC), 22600-A Lambert St. #702 B, Lake Forest (866) 699-2451. Open 10-8 daily.
Lake Forest Collective, 24370 Muirlands Blvd #I, Lake Forest (949) 770-4372. Open M-F 10-7, Sa 10-5, Su 11-5. Free meds to terminally ill.
RCC - Relief Caregivers Coop, 24602 Raymond Way #201, Lake Forest (949) 735-9112. Open M-Sa 11-7.
Orange Co Patient Group, 2315 E. 17th St. #4, Santa Ana (714) 547-2525. Open M-F 10-8, Sa-Su 11-7.
Dana Point Collective, 24662 Del Prado #1A, Dana Point (949) 439-8148 Open 11-7 daily.
Alternative Medical Caregivers, 13912 Ponderosa St #H, Santa Ana (714) 667-0800 Open 11-7 daily.
Green Shield of California, (714) 257-9561 N. Orange Co. - Open 12-8 daily.
The Modest House Collective (949) 439-2867 www.themodesthouse.cjb.net
South Orange County Primary Caregiver Deliveries (949) 246-9395 primarycaregivers@gmail.com
A.R.C. Collective - Orange Co. deliveries (714) 999-9696.
Freeway Farmacy delivery Beach cities El Segundo to Huntington Beach (310) 349-9135
Northern Lights Church (statewide support group) Laguna Beach (949) 222-4209 northernlightschurch.org or www.thehealingexchange.org
Church of Compassion & Alternative Health S. Orange Co. call for address. (949) 243-5638 & (949) 367-1384.
South Coast Caregiver - S. Orange County Deliveries (949) 606-2467 southcoastcaregiver@yahoo.com
S.O.C. Coop/ Delivery Service Orange County (323) 707-0010 soccaregivers@hotmail.com. Hours 7am-11pm daily. www.freewebs.com/soccaregivers
So Cal Discount Cooperative - Orange Co & N. San Diego Co. deliveries (949) 395-8129.
Orange County Caregivers Collective - Orange Co & N. San Diego Co Deliveries (949) 981-8940 /FAX 800 517-4214
Orange County Safe Access Supply 24/7 deliveries (714) 661-6476.
Herb Depot, Orange Co. 24/7 Deliveries 714-925-3026 www.herb-depot.com
Orange Coast Collective- O.C. Deliveries (714) 415-2019 Open M-Sa 9am-midnight. www.OrangeCoastCollective.org
Medicinal Cannabis Extract Collective - Orange County Delivery mmj.tincture@gmail.com - medicinalcannabisextract.blogspot.com
Qualified Patient Association - O.C. Deliveries 949-400-9345.

Riverside - San Bernardino

Healing Nations Collective, 80 W. Grand #122, Corona (951) 737-5100 Open M-Th 8-8; F-Sa 8am-9pm; Su 12-8. www.healingnc.org
Palm Springs Safe Access Collective, 333 N. Palm Canyon Dr #118, Palm Springs 760-325-9988.
Welcome to the Light, 68225 Winters Rd, Twentynine Palms (760) 366-1352 and (619) 497-1451. By appointment only: M-F 8-5.
California Caregivers Assoc. Riverside, 7201 Arlington Ave #B, Riverside (951) 785-0670 Open 11-8 daily.
Inland Empire Herbal Caregivers Delivery service San Bernardino Co. (951) 537-0235.
High Desert Compassionate Care Delivery serving San Bd'no, Victorville & High Desert 760-486-0252. Hours M-F 9-5, Sa 9-3.
Mojave Care Group, High Desert Deliveries MojaveCareGroup@yahoo.com (760) 506-0032. Hours 10 am - 9 pm daily.
Delta 9, Riverside Co. deliveries (760) 992-6852 Hours: 10-8 daily.
KGB Meds (San Bernardino - High Desert delivery service) (760) 248-7387 Hours: 8am - 7pm kgbmeds@yahoo.com.
Dank Meds (San Bernardino deliveries) (760) 246-7396 www.dankmeds.com Open Mon-Sat. 8am - 8pm.
Kush Valley Collective - Temecula area deliveries (951) 303-7225. Hours: 8 am - 8 pm daily.
CND Meds, Riverside Co. deliveries (760) 660-0946. 8am-10pm.
Green Ease Collective Yucca Valley/29 Palms/Needles deliveries (760) 364-4380.

San Diego

*** NOTE - JULY 21, 2006: ALL DISPENSARIES IN SAN DIEGO ORDERED TO CLOSE BY THE S.D. DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND DEA

San Diego Caregivers delivery service (760) 580-0745 (serving S.D. and south Riverside Co.)
C-3 Deliveries (619) 804-9882 Open 9am-9pm daily. www.californiacc.net
OTB Collective (760) 420-9428 Open M-F 9-4:20. OTBCollective@yahoo.com
San Diego Safe Access Supply 24/7 deliveries (619) 723-1771
Healing East Mobile Pharmacy Deliveries (619) 634-8270 Open M -Sa 11am-7.
Herb Depot, 24/7 Deliveries 714-925-3026 www.herb-depot.com

Nevada

State registration program - Dept of Agriculture, Carson City (775) 688-1180 x0 Jennifer Bartlett
Nevada Primary Caregivers and Consultants (Las Vegas) (702) 328-4420 www.medicalmarijuanareferrals.com

Oregon

Voter Power Patient Resource Center, 1505 SE Gideon #100, Portland, OR 97202 (503) .224.3051 www.voterpower.org
Southern Oregon Medical Marijuana Network (541) 469-9999
MAMA (Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse) 2555 State Rd. Mosier, OR 97040 541.298.1031 www.mamas.org
Oregon NORML, PO Box 86443 Portland, OR 97286 (503) 239.6110 www.ornorml.org
Central Oregon NORML PO Box 9403 Bend, OR 97708 (541) 536.9252
Eugene Compassion Center 2055 W. 12th Ave. Eugene, OR 97402 (541) 484.6558 users.rio.com/compassion/
Contigo-Conmigo 39234 Hwy 99W Monmouth, OR 97361 www.or-coast.net/contigo

Washington State

CannaCare patients' support group (206) 407-3017 www.cannacare.org
SeattleGreen Cross (206) 766-8155. SeattleGreenCross.Org
Lifevine Angels Cannabis Collective www.cannabismd.org
Northwest Patient Cooperative (206) 913-2782; FAX (206) 913:2907 nwpatientcoop.com

Hawaii

State registration program, Dept. of Public Safety 808-837-8470
The Hawaiian Cannabis Ministry www.THC-ministry.org
Maui Patients Without Time www.patientswithouttime.com
Maui Cannabis Club www.mauicannabis.com

Alaska.

State registration program, Dept of Health and Social Services 907-465-5423

Colorado

State registration program (303) 692-2184 medical.marijuana@state.co.us
Patients' info: www.sensiblecolorado.org (720) 890-4247
Dr. Green's medical grade deliveries drgreen@safe-mail.net
Colorado Springs reasonably priced licensed caregiver services at cannabis_therapeutics@msn.com
Denver and Northern Colorado reasonably priced licensed caregiver services through Rocky Mountain Caregivers Cooperative rockymtncaregiverscooperative@yahoo.com

Montana

State registration program (406) 444-5622 www.dphhs.state.mt.us

Canada

Club Cannabis , 68 Rue Rachel Est, Montreal (514) 521-8764 www.clubcompassion.org. Canada deliveries: www.marijuanahomedelivery.com
Montreal Compassion Club - Club Compassion de Montréal, 4169 Papineau Ave. (514) 523-9961 www.clubcompassion.net
Toronto Compassion Centre (416) 668-6337 torontocompassioncentre.org
Vancouver: British Columbia Compassion Club Society (604) 875-0448 thecompassionclub.org
Victoria: Vancouver Island Compassion Society (250) 360-8955

AMMA Rebuttal to Sac Police "Medical Marijuana: Fact or Farce?"

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

To "Officer Michelle"
c/o Media Relations Office Office of the Chief of Police
5770 Freeport Blvd. Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95822
(916) 808-0808 / Fax: (916) 808-0829
Sgt. Matt Young at myoung@pd.cityofsacramento.org

Dear Officer Michelle,

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion about medical marijuana. However, they are not entitled to their own facts.

Unfortunately, your blog essay, "Medical Marijuana: Fact or Farce?", presents police opinions, rather than actual facts, regarding California's historic medical marijuana law. Worst of all, you present these unsubstantiated opinions, as if they were facts, and then publish them in the official website of the Sacramento Police Department. (Source: http://blog.sacpd.org/?p=376)

Officer Michelle, we want to look up to our police and believe what they tell us. So when opinions are being passed off as facts, on an official police website, such actions are viewed as a direct threat to public health and safety by the patients, physicians, nurses, lawyers, and scientists who support our organization, The American Medical Marijuana Association (AMMA)

Although you offer an opportunity to post a response, you also have reserved the right to decide whether or not you will post it. Therefore, I am posting the response of our organization, to your "Medical Marijuana: Fact or Farce?", on the Internet, so that you, your department, and other LEOs can be educated with real and verifiable facts.

For example, you asserted in your essay, "The pro-medicinal argument is reserved for legitimately sick people. It's not for people who have a chronic back problem, or a torn hamstring."

Actually, that is EXACTLY what the voters were told would happen IF they voted "YES" for Prop. 215. If you refer to the official Analysis of Proposition 215 by the Legislative Analyst, the voters were told, "No prescriptions or other record-keeping is required by the measure." In addition, the voters were reminded by the Legislative Analyst that this initiative also covered, "any other illness for which marijuana provides relief." (Source: http://vote96.sos.ca.gov/BP/215analysis.htm)

Furthermore, in the ballot Argument Against Prop. 215, James P. Fox, President, California District Attorneys Association solemnly warned voters that if Prop. 215 passed, it would legalize marijuana:
"This initiative allows unlimited quantities of marijuana to be grown anywhere ... in backyards or near schoolyards without any regulation or restrictions. This is not responsible medicine. It is marijuana legalization." (Source: http://vote96.sos.ca.gov/BP/215noarg.htm)

The fact is that when the People of California wrote and passed Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act, it was intended to fully EXEMPT patients from criminal prosecution.

Attorney General Dan Lungren even said so when he wrote his official Title and Summary to Prop. 215 and told the voters in their 1996 Voter's Handbook:
"Exempts patients and defined caregivers who possess or cultivate marijuana for medical treatment recommended by a physician from criminal laws which otherwise prohibit possession or cultivation of marijuana." (Source: http://vote96.sos.ca.gov/BP/215.htm

Nowhere in the official Title and Summary, or in the text of the Compassionate Use Act, does it say anything about an affirmative defense, or any limits or restrictions.

It was Lungren who fraudulently changed his official Attorney General's interpretation, AFTER the election, from ""Exempts patients and defined caregivers" to his personal "narrow interpretation" that told law enforcement they could go ahead and arrest anyone who had "too much for personal use."

Lungren also immediately called a statewide "All-Zones Meeting" to discuss and coordinate how police could gut Proposition 215 and ignore the new law. The gist of his "narrow interpretation" was relayed to law enforcement officers throughout California by their professional associations and through official channels.

"We will continue to provide vigorous enforcement of the Health and Safety laws as written," declared Fresno Sheriff Steve Magarian in a January 28, 1997, training bulletin:

"This means that we will continue to arrest and seek prosecution ... where warranted by the evidence, with the onus on any defendant claiming an affirmative defense ... to affirmatively prove that defense."

Lungren also met with and coordinated his attack on the CUA with federal officials. Finally, in the action plan he released on December 30, 1996, ONDCP "Drug Czar" Barry McCaffrey made Lungren's policy explicit:

"State and local law enforcement officials will be encouraged to continue to execute state law to the fullest extent by having officers continue to make arrests and seizures under state law, leaving defendants to raise the medical-use provisions of the proposition only as a defense to state prosecution."

The affirmative defense strategy allowed opponents of medical marijuana to achieve what they couldn't on election day -- a fraudulent interpretation that allowed LEOs to continue arresting and charging people as if Proposition 215 had never passed.

You also assert in your blog: "...federal law supersedes the voters' decision and says, "No way," invalidating the state law."

That statement by you places you, and every other state official who uses this bogus argument to attempt to nullify the will of the People of California, in direct conflict with our California Constitution, the highest law in our state.

According to the California Constitution, such actions are clearly prohibited. Under Article 3, Section 3.5 (c) An administrative agency, including an administrative agency created by the Constitution or an initiative statute, has no power: "To declare a statute unenforceable, or to refuse to enforce a statute on the basis that federal law or federal regulations prohibit the enforcement of such statute unless an appellate court has made a determination that the enforcement of such statute is prohibited by federal law or federal regulations." (Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/.const/.article_3)

The US Supreme Court has had three opportunities to declare the Compassionate Use Act unconstitutional, yet they have not only refused to do so, their legal decisions have clearly upheld that the People of California had every right to pass and enforce the CUA as a state law.

Oh yes, one more fact that everyone MUST understand about the Compassionate Use Act. The California Constitution also requires that any changes to a voter initiative must be submitted to the voters of the state and approved by them. Thus, no Board of Supervisors, nor Sheriff, nor District Attorney, nor Sacramento Police Department, nor Legislature, nor Attorney General, nor Governor has the legal right to change the state's medical marijuana law. ONLY the voters can change or modify this law.

Sick, disabled and dying patients throughout California are still being raided by SWAT teams, arrested, jailed, humiliated, treated like criminals, bankrupted, children abducted by CPS and made even sicker, because of those who are still deliberately opposing this law, eleven years after the People of California voted to EXEMPT patients and caregivers from criminal penalties and sanctions.

It is time to separate OPINION from FACT and uphold the Compassionate Use Act as it was written and passed by the People of California.

Officer Michelle, the lives of sick, disabled and dying patients are in the hands of dedicated and otherwise well-intentioned officers like yourself. Those who read your words on an official police website, need to hear directly from you that the information you gave them was wrong and is actually part of an carefully crafted plan hatched by Attorney General Dan Lungren, under color of law, to subvert a law that police don't like.

We hope you will do the right thing and publish a retraction to your unfortunate and harmful essay.

Let freedom grow,
Steve Kubby, Director The American Medical Marijuana Association http://americanmarijuana.org/