Beachhead Guide to Venice Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Dispense Ye of Foolishness To Seek the
WiseDome Within
By Erica
Snowlake
As a followup to last
moon’s interview with Dr. Allan Frankel whereby the author described
receiving her magickal-entrance-beyond-many-doors-highly-sought-after State of
California legally sanctioned MEDICAL MARIJUANA RECOMMENDATION, I’ve since
undertaken a diligent quest to sample the goods proffered by Venice’s own
wholistic dispensaries.
I’ve enjoyed meeting the owners, (and
one prospective owner), of four clubs, gleaning much from their multiple
perspectives on offering marijuana as a premier healing medicine whilst keeping
a low profile running a thriving business in the heart of our vibrant community.
From their testimonies and my own experience researching case histories, I
wholeheartedly encourage everyone with illnesses of any kind to give marijuana a
chance to fulfill Her Work, and for those already-in-the-know to sign-up for
more good behaviour in order to support this movement as a revolution in
progress.
Marijuana works for the
relief of disease, and alleviates symptoms of Anxiety, Stress, Insomnia,
Hypertension, Chronic Pain, Eating Disorders, MS, Chronic Fatique, Cancer, Aids,
Depression, and everything in between. And in ways we are still as a culture
just beginning to acknowledge She imparts a beautiful creative
wisdom.....
With this in mind, seek thy
physician, and once laden with legalities in hand, your next step is to select
and visit a dispensary. Hopefully this article will provide and entice you with
all the tidbits you need to proceed....in general, you will enter a reception
chamber where you will be amicably greeted and your California I.D. and
recommendation checked forthwith. After registering with the particular
dispensary, and often being issued a handy-dandy I.D. card from them, you will
then be escorted to THE OTHER ROOM, A.K.A. the medicine treasure chest.
You’ll feast your eyes upon a menu with the exotic, life-enhancing names
of top-grade strains, just like in good ol’ Amsterdam, where at this point
it’s guaranteed you will be salivating.
Prices vary from $20-$30 a gram to
$55-$90 an eighth for the creme of the trade. Oohhh lalalla.......the names
slide off your tongue like a fine.....smoke, Hawaii X Malawi, Caramella,
Bubbleberry, Shishkaberry, Sensei Star, Shark Shock, Juicy Fruit and Sweet
Tooth, words to ease and tease your palate. All are available for your instant
connosieur gratification in terms of glass bottled eye candy, trichome
magnification, and budly aroma. One may also be blessed to find baked goods,
tradename “edibles,” and concentrated oils of hash or kief.
These periodically come under state
and federal fire, however crucial to patients with severe pain/debilitating
illnesses.
Some of the dispensaries
allow medicating on premises, others will discreetly usher you out to medicate
in the privacy of your own home, or neighborhood corner, (remember tales of the
famed 60s community bong-in-the-rock?!) The Food of the Gods and Goddesses need
not only be smoked, {or, preferably, vapourized, like the ethers of a Living
Volcano), my favorite elixir/potion an ancient Sanskrit recipe involving
simmering buds in a coconut cream concoction called Bhang Lassi, sipping divine
faerie drops of the rosewater-infused nectar, worthy of Shiva and Shakti’s
kisses!
Speaking of Flavour, that of
each of Venice’s dispensaries is unique and a supreme joy to behold. I
know I am waxing rhapsodic, but I highly recommend visiting each and everyone on
a regular basis. Their compassionate owners and sexy staff are helpful fountains
of knowledge and inspiration. They are on the cutting edge of the revolution,
mavericks influencing political and spiritual social change. Conducting savvy
biz in a co-operative fashion, dispensaries are a hint of the healing potential
we hold as human beings to care, to create hospices of the future, to listen as
True People to the heartbeat of the Earth, Gaea, hearing Abundance and Diversity
as the Call of Creation, as the Rhythmic Dance around the Tree of Life, as the
Reason for our Existence! Partake Ye of Thee Folly! Praise the Herbal Remedy!
The following is a short tabled
description of the dispensaries I visited (I didn’t get to Alternative
Care Givers Discount Dispensary, 122 S. Lincoln Blvd., 877-219-3809) and a
synopsis of a questionnaire put forward to the dispensary owners. The gems
contained herein can only be considered indicative of the sattivic quality of
the....um....merchandise therein.
Posted: Fri - June 1, 2007 at 06:00 PM