California Senior Citizens Form Medical Marijuana Collective

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in Culture, Dispensaries, Medical
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 8:17 am
Seniors living at the Laguna Woods Village retirement community, also known as "Leisure World," didn't have a medical marijuana dispensary -- so they formed their own patient-run collective, as reported by Ellen Leyva at KABC.

The city of Laguna Woods, with a majority of older residents, was one of the first in Orange County, Calif., to pass an ordinance allowing medical pot dispensaries. But nobody's opened a shop yet, so these folks took matters into their own hands.

"A group of patients got together and decided we'd try to grow our own and make it available for our neighbors who also have doctor recommendations, but are too ill to grow," said Lonnie Painter, a resident and member of the Laguna Woods for Medical Cannabis Collective.

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