Berkeley, California orders free pot for poor patients

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Berkeley, California orders free pot for poor patients

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/berkeley-california-orders-free-pot-poor-patients-201040953.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AmQ7mx91AxjHN2wBuBdwAg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-07-09T201040Z_1_LYNXMPEA680YJ_RTROPTP_2_USA-MARIJUANA-WASHINGTON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Marijuana plants are displayed for sale at Canna Pi medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle" align="left" title="Marijuana plants are displayed for sale at Canna Pi medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle" border="0" /></a>By Mary Papenfuss BERKELEY California (Reuters) - A California college town known for its liberal activism has voted to make medicinal marijuana dispensaries give away free a small amount of their pot to the poor. Berkeley City Council members voted unanimously late on Tuesday to instruct local outlets to provide marijuana equal to 2 percent of their sales to patients on low incomes. &quot;It's an equity issue,&quot; Council member Darryl Moore told Reuters. &quot;We want to ensure that those who are in need have access to the medication necessary to treat their condition.&quot; Under the law, which takes effect next month, the marijuana given away free must be of the same quality as that given to paying customers.</p><br clear="all"/>

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