The First U.S. marijuana cafe opens in Portland
From Reuters
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – 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.”This club represents personal freedom, finally, for our members,” said Madeline Martinez, Oregon’s executive director of NORML, a group pushing for marijuana legalization.Read the whole story here
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Gotta love a good cafe! Good work Portland.
The difference amongst amateur consumption and medical employment of marijuana begs to be acknowledged. While I believe that a responsible adult ought to have the right to use marijuana recreationally, I do think, without doubt, permitting a sick person use of a plant with a long history of medical value had better be accepted and legal. Marijuana has a enormous potential as a medicine and more awareness and acceptance is necessary. In Summary, legalize it!