The Teenage Mind

The internal experience of the young adult.

by Jann Gumbiner, Ph.D.

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Donates $1500 to Local Library

Behind the Orange Curtain, medical marijuana

Published on February 9, 2010 by Jann Gumbiner, Ph.D. in The Teenage Mind

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Donates $1500 to Local Library

I wanted to share an interesting article I saw in our morning's local paper, The Orange County Register, (www.ocregister.com, Local page 3). Medical marijuana dispensaries in my area have been taking a lot of heat lately. Some have shut down and others are threatened. City governments are trying to force them out. In Lake Forest, CA, the city council has requested financial records to make sure they are not operating illegally. Is this legal? What are they looking for? Where is the ACLU when you need them?

In an interesting twist, the El Toro Library received a donation of $1500. The local Friends of the Library chapter (a used book store attached to libraries) accepted the donation without realizing that it was from 215 Agenda, a medical marijuana dispensary. It turns out, now get this, cancer patients who legitimately purchase their medicine from 215 Agenda also read books. (Who would have thought?)

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Adam Moody, the manager at 215 Agenda, heard that the local library was experiencing a financial crunch and put out a donation jar in his store. Many patients made donations and these were passed on to the library. The dispensary also did a toy drive for Orangewood Chidlren's home. OK, so some people are exploiting the medical marijuana laws, but does this justify denying books and pain killers to cancer patients? Come on, city council, show some empathy.