A free seminar on how a patient can obtain a permit to possess and cultivate medicinal cannabis in California

                             Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary                     Medicinal Cannabis Vending Machine

Since 1998, 11 U.S. states have followed the example of California (1996) by adopting laws that allow patients to possess and cultivate cannabis for personal medical use upon the recommendation of a physician   (Oregon, Alaska, Washington, Hawaii, Nevada, Montana, Colorado, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, and New Mexico). Over 300,000 Americans are now using cannabis medically pursuant to these state laws, and surveys suggest an ultimate potential U.S. patient population of several millions. Although the past decade has seen increasing scientific evidence for the medical efficacy of cannabis for HIV, multiple sclerosis, cancer treatment, chronic pain, and many other disorders, the federal government continues to treat cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug (i.e., with no accepted medical use) and has refused to accept its legality even for seriously ill patients who have no alternative source of relief for pain and suffering. Cannabis contains scores of medically active ingredients, including cannabinoids, terpenoids and flavonoids, which occur in different concentrations in different varieties.

      There are now over 300 medical cannabis dispensaries, coops, patients groups and delivery services in California providing cannabis to patients with a physician's recommendation.  Despite the issues of federal illegality, a growing number of California communities have begun to license and regulate medical cannabis dispensaries.  These dispensaries operate as legal businesses, paying rent, placing workers on payroll, offering them unemployment and health benefits, complying with regulations, and paying taxes and licensing fees to state and local governments.

To obtain a permit, a patient will need to have a licensed physician prescribe medicinal marijuana to treat one of 200 ailments. In this seminar a patient will be indoctrinated into the laws and limits of their responsibilities in this application process by an authorized patient care giver.

Seminars are scheduled at the following locations and dates:

(These seminars are typically filled to capacity, please make advanced reservations) 

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