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US Presidential candidate visits, heaps praise on LA cannabis dispensary

Written by Jaime A. Galindo

During my recent trip to Los Angeles, I paid a visit to one of the local medical cannabis dispensaries. At 420 Compassion Center I ran into a man running to be the next Libertarian candidate for US President.

420CC — Holly and Heather at the counter

Things you need to know about the 420CC are that it is located at 6116 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, and you get there by going a block and a half east of La Cienega on Pico. There is plenty of metered street parking available plus some free neighborhood parking. The hours are Tuesday through Saturday 12-8pm. Prices are fair, nothing over $60 per eighth, and it features a great assortment of products including hash, cannabis and edibles along with complimentary tea in the vaporizer lounge. Plus there are interesting people there.

Kubby samples a fragrant medicine.

“I wrote a book, The Politics of Consciousness, that explained my medical cannabis use and that book brought me into the center of the cyclone,” Kubby said.

In 1968 he was diagnosed with malignant adrenal cancer and underwent tumor removal surgeries until the cancer had metastasized to his liver; a condition that has 100 percent mortality rate within five years. Since 1981 Kubby has controlled his disease solely by smoking medical cannabis and maintaining a healthy diet.

I was pleasantly surprised by the new dispensaries in the Los Angeles area that had so quickly got up to speed with the old vets. Most notably was the 420 Compassion Center (420CC). {quotes}Their new style is fresh and invigorating and as you look around the room, some how, inspirational.{/quotes}

What do George Washington, Alice B. Toklas and Dennis Peron have in common? Seemingly nothing, unless you enter the 420CC’s “Green Room.” This medical cannabis dispensary boasts an eclectic menagerie of pictures and artifacts to give it a hippie-chic library feel. Its unique Wall of History traces the relationship between cannabis and mankind as far back as 12,000b.c. The wall touches on how George Washington was a proponent of cannabis, how Alice B. Toklas’ famous hashish brownies brought cannabis use back into the main stream and how Dennis Peron helped shape the California Medical Marijuana movement.

Past the Wall of History is the bud bar, embossed with cannabis leaves in the counter top, it looks like an image straight out of Amsterdam. The staff is not only informative, but friendly and eager to describe the aroma, flavor, and effects of the many varieties displayed on the bar. Their mission is to educate each patient to the nuances of the various cannabis strains through a series of “bud tastings” in which the bud tender will help teach the patients how to examine and evaluate each bud on a one to 10 rating scale. 420CC believes that this interactive approach will make it enjoyable for patients to learn the many properties of the plant for their specific medical needs.

With such a unique and amazing display, I had high expectations for the cannabis as well. Among my favorites was the amazing sativa strain, Champagne. The buds were incredibly frosty and the aroma sweet with a hint of tang as in a perfectly ripe white grape. When rolled in a joint, the ash burned as white as the paper it was rolled on (a sure sign that the finished smoke is clean from chemicals, where the blacker ash indicates that the cannabis was not properly flushed of chemicals before the harvesting process.) These buds were magnificently groomed and cured.

Kubby at the Wall of History with Rachel.

For more information, you can contact 420CC at 877-573-3990 or email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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