In print

In print, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

(SF Chronicle)

Quote: "We have almost as many pot clubs in this town as we do Starbucks."

Pot clubs. This would be one of the California culture shocks I encountered.

For a 100 bucks, you can get a county Medical Marijuana card.. no matter your actual medical condition.
In Mendocino and Humboldt counties in northern california, up to a certain limit, you can legally grow marijuana for personal use and resale (plants only, not buds).

In Oakland, i went to a coffee club to get some coffee. eople were surprised that I was actually buying coffee and munchies. In a very busy club, I was the only person actually doing so.

People were looking at me like I was weird. or a Fed.