14 June 2010

That's a Lot of Weed, S Robertson Blvd!

Los Angeles has a lot of medical marijuana dispensaries. There must be a lot of sick people in town.

Recently the City Attorney's office released a list of hundreds of pot stores that have to shut down. California voters approved medical marijuana sales a few years ago, the dispensaries grew like weeds (hydroponic weeds, even), and then the City Council freaked out a little. (The Councilors may have a panic or anxiety disorder; perhaps a cannibis sativa Rx might help?)

I took some pics of green cross stores near my house. I wanted to catch them before they disappear; also, there are a lot of them.


Kind for Cures is on Expedition Blvd. Guess which fast food joint this building used to house? The new K.F.C. is now closed, though apparently they are challenging their close order. No chicken AND no medical marijuana? No fair!

Let's head over to S Robertson Blvd just north of the on-ramp to the 10 freeway, shall we?


This place is on South Robertson Blvd, a very pot-friendly stretch of road. This one was on the close list. It's about 2 blocks from a high school. That nail store next door doesn't exist (yet?) -- it was a flooring store for many years, now it's empty. So an empty store on one side and a Domino's Pizza on the other. A Domino's, really? Is this a real thing or some kind of post-mod sidewalk art installation?

This one's a few blocks north of B.H.H.R. I didn't see this one on the close list. Pick up your pot, then get some empanadas. An empty storefront on one side and a munchies place on the other. I'm sensing a pattern.


Keep going 1-1/2 blocks north and you can catch a sermon at Temple 420. I suppose you could make a spiritual day of it and also attend the synagogue to the right. (According to the internet, there have been some legal issues with these guys, so the Temple may be empty.) Tara's Tease t-shirt place and Knesset Isreal Congregation on one side, PT Cruiser on the other. Again, are we being punk'd?

Okay, Robertson, we get it: you like pot.

Of course, you can always try to dull your pain the old fashioned and unquestionably legal way. This store shares a block with B.H.H.R. Note that Dave's Liquor wants to be very clear in their signage about what they sell. If you for one second think there's no liquor in this place, you are dead wrong. No prescription necessary.

Thank goodness the kids at Alexander Hamilton Senior High at the foot of South Robertson have plenty of fast food, medical marijuana, tattoo and liquor outlets to choose from on the way to and from school! We wouldn't want them to be all about book learning.