Oakland welcomes more pot dispensaries

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 1/29/12 | Kevin Fagan, Chronicle Staff Writer

[SmithL]

Once again, Oakland is barreling into the pot frontier on its own.

Federal officials have forced the shutdown of more than 200 medical marijuana dispensaries throughout California since fall, and the state Supreme Court agreed last week to hear a case that could throw the industry into chaos - but is that discouraging the city of Oaksterdam?

Hardly.

Oakland officials are planning to issue permits . . .

[SmithL]

Chad Gilmore prepares merchandise at the Patient ID Center store in Oakland, one of four dispensaries that operate in the city.

[SmithL]

It’s no wonder that Occupy won’t leave Oakland.

[FlingWingFlyer]

The local government has to do what they gotta do to keep their useful idiots headed down the road to communism. If you can keep them “high”, they’ll do whatever you tell them to do.

[microgood]

I was just reading another post called "Failure to bring border-crossing fugitives to justice a national problem" where the government is abandoning the pursuit of rapists and murders who have fled the country to Mexico due to the cost.

But they are willing to spend the bucks to shut down pot dispensaries. It is good to know they have their priorities right.

[Neidermeyer]

So they’re not even bothering to go after the Mexicans bringing in pot ,, they just want to jail the Americans..

I’m oficially changing my name to Jose and I’m geting a Consular card ... I like freedom.

[jmacusa]

Legalize the crap and get it over with!!! Tax the hell out of it, set an age limit for buying it like booze and cigarettes but for cryin’ out loud ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!