Pot vending machines

[Pi1otguy]

Article: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/30/health/main3770460.shtml

You've just got to love Los Angeles. The guy who thought of and patented marijuana vending machines is a genius. A few tweaks and all the popular meds will be from vending machines.

Just a few things seem odd. "Anonymity" & "fingerprint" seem little contradictory.

Patients suffering from chronic pain, loss of appetite and other ailments that marijuana is said to alleviate can get their pot with a dose of convenience at the Herbal Nutrition Center, where a large machine will dole out the drug around the clock.

“Convenient access, lower prices, safety, anonymity,” inventor and owner Vincent Mehdizadeh said, extolling the benefits of the machine.
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The computerized machine requires fingerprint identification and a prepaid card with a magnetic stripe. Once the card and fingerprint are verified, a bright green envelope with the pot drops down a slot.

And as usual its government to rescue (from ourselves).

“Somebody owns (it), it's on a property and somebody fills it,” said DEA Special Agent Jose Martinez. “Once we find out where it's at, we'll look into it and see if they're violating laws.”

 

[Pi1otguy]

Oh shoot, I meant to post this to SZ. Somehow I know it'll become "charged". Preemptive move please?