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The day I watched my friend’s life change.
I was sitting at home studying for a final exam in school when I they won’t be turned away like they where on this sad day. I will
received a call from my really good friend. She told me that Fed- never forget when my friend, an attractive, petit young lady in
eral agents closed down her job, a medical cannabis dispensary, her 20s told me, “A mother and her young child no more than 4 or
and she didn’t know what she was going to do for work. Before 5-years-old was talking to the police officer on the scene to see
this point, my friend and I have talked about how hard it has been what all the commotion was about. After a few minutes of talking
making ends meet but she felt blessed that she had this job work- to the officer, the child turned to my friend and her coworkers and
ing for a medical dispensary. This job not only paid her better than said, ‘They got you! you drug dealers!’”
her previous establishment — a food chain — but also gave her the All she wanted was to help other patients like herself — to
ability to help other medical patients like herself on a daily basis.
find a away to heal themselves and lift their suffering. Yet, federal
That day, a week before Christmas, I saw the fears and laws are calling her a criminal. Where is the compassion? Where is
struggles of my friend and her coworkers become a reality. Fed- the love for the sick and struggling? Where is the justice for the
eral agents and police officers barricaded her job and froze the sick and dying?
assets of her employer. Not only was my friend out of a job but My friend is a survivor and will find a way to help herself
she wouldn’t be getting the paycheck she needed to pay her bills. and others. But on that day, as her friend watching from the side-
She and many of the other patients relying on this medical dis- lines, I knew that I could no longer stay slient. We must all speak
pensary will now have to figure out other ways to acquire their out for ourselves our loved ones and for those who cannot speak
medications. Some of these patients will have to turn to street for themselves.
dealers to get their medications. Others, will have to travel several
miles in order to find another dispensary all the while hoping that Jess M — NorCal
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4061 E. Castro Valley Blvd., Ste. 267
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PHONE_510 728.4772
EMAIL_greenkind@earthlink.net
www.gkmagazine.net
www.myspace.com/greenkindmagazine
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EXECUTIVEEDITOR PRODUCTIONLAYOUT
Melrose Sanchez Lee Sanchez
/
MEDIADIRECTORPHOTO PROOFREADER
Marcella Sanchez Mark Lujan
/
EDITORIALCONSULTANT MARKETINGADVERTISING
Michelle Gonzalez Dave Roudebush
REGIONALCORRESPONDENT
Melissa Athens
– Only individuals with legally recognized medical
Greenkind Magazine_510 728.4772 cannabis identification cards –
1- 3-
ISSUE
ISSUE
A ADRATE ADRATE
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1/8 Page Ad $225 $608
1/4 Page Ad $390 $1053
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Full Page Ad $1500 $4050 415.885.4420
669 o’farrell at hyde, SF
A S :
P REMIUMD PACE open daily 12–8
Cover pages and center spread; call for availabilty and
scheduling. 415.885.4420 • open daily 12–8
Letter to the editor —
The day I watched my friend’s life change.
I was sitting at home studying for a final exam in school when I they won’t be turned away like they where on this sad day. I will
received a call from my really good friend. She told me that Fed- never forget when my friend, an attractive, petit young lady in
eral agents closed down her job, a medical cannabis dispensary, her 20s told me, “A mother and her young child no more than 4 or
and she didn’t know what she was going to do for work. Before 5-years-old was talking to the police officer on the scene to see
this point, my friend and I have talked about how hard it has been what all the commotion was about. After a few minutes of talking
making ends meet but she felt blessed that she had this job work- to the officer, the child turned to my friend and her coworkers and
ing for a medical dispensary. This job not only paid her better than said, ‘They got you! you drug dealers!’”
her previous establishment — a food chain — but also gave her the All she wanted was to help other patients like herself — to
ability to help other medical patients like herself on a daily basis.
find a away to heal themselves and lift their suffering. Yet, federal
That day, a week before Christmas, I saw the fears and laws are calling her a criminal. Where is the compassion? Where is
struggles of my friend and her coworkers become a reality. Fed- the love for the sick and struggling? Where is the justice for the
eral agents and police officers barricaded her job and froze the sick and dying?
assets of her employer. Not only was my friend out of a job but My friend is a survivor and will find a way to help herself
she wouldn’t be getting the paycheck she needed to pay her bills. and others. But on that day, as her friend watching from the side-
She and many of the other patients relying on this medical dis- lines, I knew that I could no longer stay slient. We must all speak
pensary will now have to figure out other ways to acquire their out for ourselves our loved ones and for those who cannot speak
medications. Some of these patients will have to turn to street for themselves.
dealers to get their medications. Others, will have to travel several
miles in order to find another dispensary all the while hoping that Jess M — NorCal
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