Posted on 09/02/2011 4:05:08 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Oakland -- Oakland has stayed at the forefront of the cannabis legalization movement, with advocates and city government working hand in hand for more than 15 years.
Now, folks will finally get the chance to light up outside City Hall. Legally, that is.
A cannabis street fair touted as the first in the nation is set for this weekend, featuring speakers, music, booths and vendors. But perhaps the most unusual attraction will be the "215 area," a designated spot directly in front of City Hall where those with a valid medical cannabis card will be able to ingest, smoke or vaporize their pot. There will be devices to help folks make their own hash, a marijuana derivative. The open-air lounge, so to speak, is believed to be the first of its kind in the country.
The "215" in the name is a reference to Proposition 215, the 1996 state ballot measure that legalized personal use of medical marijuana.
"Patients need to take their medicine when they need to," said Kim Cue, a Berkeley resident who is chief executive of the International Cannabis & Hemp Expo, which starts Saturday at noon. "Being a patient myself, that's something that's mandatory."
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I wonder what would happen if someone lit a cigar of cigarette at the event ?
They’d get swarmed.
Hey man, can I bum one of those?
Dude, I’ll give you a dollar for two smokes.
Etc.
Actually... that might not be a bad way to make some money. Sell looseys. Walk around. Have a snack.
I wouldn’t go to an Oakland street fair on a bet.
I wouldn’t go to an Oakland marijuana street fair at gunpoint.
No one will miss work.
Snack Food Vendors rejoice!
I’d hate to be working the crowd undercover .. gonna need a 3-day detox after 2 days at the ‘fair’.
I think I’m going to set myself up a Ben and Jerry’s concession. That and buy up all the Doritos within a several block radius.
Yesterday, San Jose,
Dude! Free weed lying on San Jose street snatched up by bystanders
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_18800690
It was a pot head’s dream: Free marijuana lying on the street for the taking, without a cop in sight.
San Jose police say a truck illegally carrying marijuana crashed and ended up on its side near Oakridge Mall early Wednesday, sending large bags of pot throughout the intersection as the frightened driver ran away.
Several motorists and pedestrians who happened to be passing through the area ran out and grabbed most of the marijuana bags and took off before police arrived.
Officers eventually collected the remaining bags of weed left at the scene and also found a loaded handgun inside the white truck. They’re still looking for the driver and all the people who snatched up the loose bags of pot and don’t have any suspect descriptions.
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Turning Pot into Hash?
It is a Felony to have Hash in California.
Ha! That’s pretty funny.
One day, I was walking to lunch down a quiet residential street, and noticed a few hip hop kids mulling about on the sidewalk about a block away, then they got in their car and drove off. As I was passing the spot where they had been, I glanced down and noticed a bag of weed laying on the ground. It wasn’t much, but I pocketed it and gave it to a buddy of mine that smoked. Then I laughed my ass off when I looked back a minute later and saw the guys come back and start frantically searching around the lawn for their lost stash :)
>>> (What could possibly go wrong?)
I’ve never heard of a guy smashing a baggie on a bar to use the jagged edges to cut up the face of a stranger sitting next to him.
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