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Medical Marijuana Vending Machines Take Root in LA: Turn On, Tune In, Enter Your Pin Number
Fox News ^ | January 30, 2008

Posted on 01/30/2008 11:52:53 AM PST by King of Florida

LOS ANGELES — The city that popularized the fast food drive-thru has a new innovation: 24-hour medical marijuana vending machines.

Patients suffering from chronic pain, loss of appetite and other ailments that marijuana is said to alleviate can get their pot with a dose of convenience at the Herbal Nutrition Center, where a large machine will dole out the drug around the clock.

"Convenient access, lower prices, safety, anonymity," inventor and owner Vincent Mehdizadeh said, extolling the benefits of the machine.

But federal drug agents say the invention may need unplugging.

"Somebody owns (it), it's on a property and somebody fills it," said DEA Special Agent Jose Martinez. "Once we find out where it's at, we'll look into it and see if they're violating laws."

At least three dispensaries in the city, including two belonging to Mehdizadeh, have installed vending machines to distribute the drug to people who carry cards authorizing marijuana use.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: dope; mrleroydrools; wod; wodlist
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Drive thrus are next. And what's this about limiting people to "only" an ounce a week? It's been a very, very long time, but doesn't an ounce yield 40 joints?
1 posted on 01/30/2008 11:52:58 AM PST by King of Florida
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To: King of Florida
federal drug agents say the invention may need unplugging.

Regardless of the rightness or wrongness of this sales method, once again, it ain't their jurisdiction. Which I'm sure won't stop them.

2 posted on 01/30/2008 11:58:10 AM PST by squidly
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To: King of Florida

Dude, oh wow man!


3 posted on 01/30/2008 11:58:55 AM PST by rockabyebaby (PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR INFIDEL STEPHENJOHNBANKER)
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To: King of Florida
40 joints in an ounce? DUDE!!!


Not the way I roll 'em.

How long before a tow truck or two hauls one of these little fellars away, I know they can anchor ATM machines pretty good,, but ...

4 posted on 01/30/2008 11:59:43 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
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To: King of Florida

OK-—Where are the WHISKEY vending machines???????


5 posted on 01/30/2008 12:00:04 PM PST by Uncle George
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To: windcliff

They need a snacks vending machine next to it.


6 posted on 01/30/2008 12:01:19 PM PST by stylecouncilor (I'm a loner Dottie; a rebel.)
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To: King of Florida

And yet cigarette machines have been outlawed.


7 posted on 01/30/2008 12:02:09 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: squidly
Regardless of the rightness or wrongness of this sales method, once again, it ain't their jurisdiction. Which I'm sure won't stop them.

How is it not their jurisdiction?

Federal law trumps State law.

8 posted on 01/30/2008 12:02:34 PM PST by chaos_5 (The Republic is doomed!)
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To: stylecouncilor

i want one in my living room.


9 posted on 01/30/2008 12:03:46 PM PST by windcliff
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To: Uncle George
Back in the day...

10 posted on 01/30/2008 12:06:39 PM PST by evets (beer)
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To: King of Florida

This vending machine is more likely to be stolen than an ATM.


11 posted on 01/30/2008 12:07:12 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: King of Florida
And what's this about limiting people to "only" an ounce a week? It's been a very, very long time, but doesn't an ounce yield 40 joints?

Any way you slice it, an ounce per week is a CRAPLOAD of weed.

12 posted on 01/30/2008 12:07:28 PM PST by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: stylecouncilor
"They need a snacks vending machine next to it."

I'm sure Taco Bell is quickly inking a deal on adjacent property as we speak.

13 posted on 01/30/2008 12:07:37 PM PST by lormand (Paulrhoids(TM) - The Hemorrhoids of American Politics)
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To: Uncle George
Where are the WHISKEY vending machines?

They actually have 'em in Japan. On streetcorners.

Right there in the center. Bottom row. W00t!

14 posted on 01/30/2008 12:09:29 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: chaos_5
Federal law trumps State law.

Ain't trying to flame you, but I might suggest that you reread the Constitution.

15 posted on 01/30/2008 12:12:46 PM PST by squidly
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To: chaos_5

“Federal law trumps State law.”

Maybe in your Union but not in my Republic ;-)


16 posted on 01/30/2008 12:14:50 PM PST by PissAndVinegar
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To: squidly
Ain't trying to flame you, but I might suggest that you reread the Constitution.
rumor has it that most politicians think the constitution is just a piece of #*%$^#@ paper that is really meant to serve their goals
17 posted on 01/30/2008 12:17:14 PM PST by catbertz (<br><br> They)
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To: squidly
Look, when it comes right down to it, the reality is the Feds will override the state time and time again.

I’m not saying it’s right, just that this is the way it is.

If there is a Federal law the X is illegal, and the state says X is legal, you are still violating the Federal law. California cant arrest someone in Florida for doing something in Florida, but the Feds can and will go after a law breaker in any state they are in.

So, if you think there is a passage in the Constitution that says this is not so, please quote it.

18 posted on 01/30/2008 12:18:17 PM PST by chaos_5 (The Republic is doomed!)
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To: King of Florida; Mojave
"The 1/8th ounce packet would cost about $40 -- $20 lower than the average price at other dispensaries."

So $320/oz. vs. $480/oz. at the other dispensaries. Such a deal!

Once marijuana is legalized, the price will drop. Uh-huh.

19 posted on 01/30/2008 12:20:25 PM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: chaos_5
If there is a Federal law the X is illegal, and the state says X is legal, you are still violating the Federal law.

Legally, that is simply not true. The Constitution states clearly that anything not covered in the Bill of Rights is up to the states. Now we both know that for practical purposes, the feds will push the states around and enforce pretty much whatever the heck they want to enforce. But that doesn't make it legal. Effectively, the 10th Amendment died a long time ago, only that it's never been repealed. It's still in there.

20 posted on 01/30/2008 12:23:41 PM PST by squidly
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