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Bridgeburner
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Marijuana vending machines open in California
#7942237 - 01/27/08 07:39 PM (16 years, 5 days ago) |
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California's first marijuana vending machines open today. The machines can be used by patients who are prescribed marijuana for health reasons.
Patients have to present a prescription and be fingerprinted before they are issued with a pre-paid credit card that stores the dosage and type of drug prescribed.
They can then use the card to access the Anytime Vending Machines whenever they need extra supplies.
Vince Mehdizadeh, owner of the Herbal Nutrition Centre in Los Angeles, where one of the first machines is based, said patients could get access to prescribed drugs after hours.
"They'll be greeted by a security guard right there. They'll slide the card in and they'll fingerprint in to verify that it's them," he said.
"A camera takes a picture of them, verifying that they're actually at the machine. And they get the medicine and they move on."
Owners believe that the AVMs could eventually become as common as vending machines for soft drinks or confectionery and that they could also be used to dispense other prescription drugs such as antidepressants or Viagra.
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IslandShroomer
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Re: Marijuana vending machines open in California [Re: Bridgeburner]
#7943107 - 01/27/08 10:19 PM (16 years, 5 days ago) |
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Owners believe that the AVMs could eventually become as common as vending machines for soft drinks or confectionery and that they could also be used to dispense other prescription drugs such as antidepressants or Viagra.
Does that seem highly unlikely to anyone else?
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Re: Marijuana vending machines open in California [Re: IslandShroomer]
#7943642 - 01/28/08 12:50 AM (16 years, 5 days ago) |
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not at all... actually. Well I mean, as common as normal vending machines is somewhat ridiculous, but I could see those going in medical offices, hospitals, and other places that serve medical purposes and have decent security.
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Re: Marijuana vending machines open in California [Re: ManianFH]
#7945530 - 01/28/08 02:11 PM (16 years, 4 days ago) |
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that security guards gonna be a hostage soon.
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IslandShroomer
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Re: Marijuana vending machines open in California [Re: impgl]
#7945540 - 01/28/08 02:13 PM (16 years, 4 days ago) |
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QFT^
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Re: Marijuana vending machines open in California [Re: IslandShroomer]
#7945619 - 01/28/08 02:31 PM (16 years, 4 days ago) |
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IslandShroomer said:
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Owners believe that the AVMs could eventually become as common as vending machines for soft drinks or confectionery and that they could also be used to dispense other prescription drugs such as antidepressants or Viagra.
Does that seem highly unlikely to anyone else?
Yup and I think this one will be gone as fast as it went in as soon as someone wraps a chain around it and yanks it out of there with a pickup.
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Re: Marijuana vending machines open in California [Re: Mycodood]
#7945730 - 01/28/08 02:58 PM (16 years, 4 days ago) |
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bleh too many assumptions are being made about this criminal intent behind marijuana users. Just because you use drugs, does not make you a criminal, let alone a violent criminal.
If you're going to take a security guard hostage for the maybe 5k marijuana that is in those machines which im sure btw are going to be made from double panel reinforced steel, you may as well go try and rob a bank, youd probably get less time for the latter anyways.
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Re: Marijuana vending machines open in California [Re: ManianFH]
#7945768 - 01/28/08 03:09 PM (16 years, 4 days ago) |
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mickdawg666 said: bleh too many assumptions are being made about this criminal intent behind marijuana users. Just because you use drugs, does not make you a criminal, let alone a violent criminal.
If you're going to take a security guard hostage for the maybe 5k marijuana that is in those machines which im sure btw are going to be made from double panel reinforced steel, you may as well go try and rob a bank, youd probably get less time for the latter anyways.
Your forgetting a couple of things, not all Marijuana users are strictly Mariguana users, sitting around listening to Floyd and giggling.
2. There are alot of very stupid people in the world looking to make a quick buck. Ever hear of somneone shooting someoneelse for 30 dollars or something ridiculous like that? I have.
It's not a safe assumtion that someone wouldn't be capable of trying something like that.
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Re: Marijuana vending machines open in California [Re: Mycodood]
#7946540 - 01/28/08 05:58 PM (16 years, 4 days ago) |
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sorry, i should have been more clear. I was reffering to the part about viagra and anti depressants.
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Re: Marijuana vending machines open in California [Re: IslandShroomer]
#7949102 - 01/29/08 02:37 AM (16 years, 4 days ago) |
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I'm waiting for whoever runs the dispensary too come to work one morning and find some jackass with his arm suck up in the machine.
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