First U.S. marijuana cafe opens in Portland

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The United States' first marijuana cafe opened on Friday, posing an early test of the Obama administration's move to relax policing of medical use of the drug.The Cannabis Cafe in Portland, Oregon, is the first to give certified medical marijuana users a place to get hold of the drug and smoke it -- as long as they are out of public view -- despite a federal ban."Our plans go beyond serving food and marijuana," said Martinez. "We hope to have classes, seminars, even a Cannabis Community College, based here to help people learn about growing and other uses for cannabis."Members pay $25 per month to use the 100-person capacity cafe. They don't buy marijuana, but get it free over the counter from "budtenders". Open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., it serves food but has no liquor license.
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  1. #1    kudos to the people of Oregon...
    written by patnkansas since 6 days 14 hours 52 minutespatnkansas
  2. #2    end the prohibition now!
    written by particle61 since 6 days 14 hours 44 minutesparticle61
  3. #3    I don't understand what makes this a first -- there have been marijuana 'pharmacies' in California for years, medical marijuana was originally passed in 1996.
    written by bright93 since 6 days 9 hours 57 minutesbright93
  4. #4    The law is fuzzy in Oregon about this step. In California it is allowed in the state laws. Now is the time to join NORML, if you believe in some sort of change. We need numbers and money! We can stop this madness. And it is crazy. Alcohol and tobacco do more damage in an hour in America, then Marijuana in a whole year! Excepting the laws around it. That does the most damage.
    written by Bladerunner since 6 days 9 hours 10 minutesBladerunner
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