"It all started with the legacy dispensary Berkeley Patients Group, which began in the late 1990s and is still going strong today."

Got to ask questions to the World Health Organization and UNODC United Nations with fellow activists from Cannabis Embassy Fields of Green for ALL FAAAT & @vetsactioncouncil.bsky.social

BPG Director @atn420.bsky.social Shares his story

19 February 2025 marks 100 years since Cannabis was prohibited internationally. Please see fieldsofgreenforall.org.za & cannabisembassy.org for more info and how to participate in our international Centenary advocacy campaigns during 2025.

According to @canorml.bsky.social , which sponsors A.B. 564, the state levies a 1-cent tax on a glass of wine, 2 cents on a can of beer, 8 cents on a shot of liquor, and roughly 14 cents on a single cigarette, while one cannabis pre-roll is taxed at $1.24 under the current 15% excise tax.

Support for Wade Laughter and His Family VAC member Wade Laughter is facing a difficult battle as his cancer has returned. During this challenging time, he and his family need our support. Any help will ease the burden and provide much-needed assistance. Thank you for your kindness and generosity

As one of the oldest dispensaries in the United States, BPG has earned a strong reputation for providing access in a compassionate, patient-focused manner—an art that sometimes is overlooked as the industry pushes ahead with adult-use legalization.

Cannabidiol (CBD), cannabigerol (CBG), and cannabinol (CBN) are non-psychoactive cannabinoids that are found in cannabis alongside others such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) which is psychoactive and is the cannabinoid responsible for the high feeling commonly associated with the plant.

The researchers on this study tested a cannabis extract and found that it showed no significant genotoxic effects in any of the tested models.

NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano said. “It is time for politicians and others to stop assessing cannabis through the lens of ‘what we don’t know’ and instead start engaging in evidence-based discussions about marijuana and marijuana reform policies that are indicative of all that we do know.”

For the first time, the number of Americans who use marijuana just about every day has surpassed the number who drink that often, a shift some 40 years in the making as recreational pot use became more mainstream and legal in nearly half of U.S. states.

A study spanning 44 years and involving over 5,000 men challenges long-held beliefs about cannabis and cognition. Researchers found that cannabis users experienced slightly less cognitive decline from early adulthood to late midlife compared to nonusers. #cannabis

A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge has denied a cannabis research company’s request to allow it to add a young medical marijuana patient and advocate as a witness in an upcoming hearing on the Biden administration’s proposal to reschedule the drug.

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Changes, they’re happening!

Study: Conclusion; The preliminary results from this analysis in patients from Utah support our previous findings on Minnesota, suggesting that cannabis has a substantial role to play in pain management and the reduction of opioid use.

Check out this awesome documentarian @thedocumattarian.bsky.social his work SeeWeed is well worth the watch and share. #Cannabis #SeeWeed

The Cannabis Trail: May this Landmark serve as a beacon of hope to honor all those who lost their lives and risked their freedoms in the fight to provide safe access to cannabis for patients in need.

We are proud to be a Veteran-Led business at Berkeley Patients Group

Have you visited the California Cananbis Trail? We're one of the stops on that journey. If you ever make it to Berkeley, stop on over.

Thank you Rep. Barbara Lee for your years of support and thank you for this honor. This Congressional Recognition on our 25th year was quite an honor to receive. We also saw Sue ‘Mama Sue’ Gardea retired and we were able to see her and wish her the best on her next journey. Thank you everyone!

We celebrate 25 years old!

Thank You, Gov. Newsom and everyone who made this possible, especially California NORML. Our Vice President, Etienne Fontan added his voice and testimony in our support of this measure. With this bill passed, we can continue our 25-year mission of providing free cannabis to those in most need.

There's something about tomorrow...what is it again?

Conclusions: Patients self-reported very good efficacy and tolerability of MC. There was no evidence suggesting that specific MC strains are superior depending on the disease to be treated.

Research suggests there is potential to reduce alcohol and drug use related harms of more dangerous substances through substitution with cannabis.

Conclusion A symptom matrix composed of different symptoms seems to play a special role in CAM therapy to improve the quality of life of chronically ill patients, regardless of the underlying disease. The SMX could contribute to the identification of an indication and targeted treatment monitoring.

Conclusions: Among individuals with affective symptoms, naturalistic use of cannabis was associated with better sleep quality, particularly for those using edible and CBD dominant products.

Since 1999

Patients estimated medical cannabis could treat more than half of their spine pain, with one in three patients already using medical cannabis. 79% of patients also believe cannabis could reduce opioid usage. This data will help support more research into cannabis for musculoskeletal pain.

We are proud to be a representative of The Cannabis Trail in California. The Cannabis Trail travels from Santa Cruz to Weaverville. It will exist as an iconic cultural and historical trail and serve as a third pillar alongside the Marin Cheese Trail and the Napa Wine Road. thecannabistrail.com

Use of cannabis among cancer patients may be related to their treatment and is positively associated with cancer-related pain. Future research should investigate the associations of cannabis use, symptom burden, and treatment regimens across the treatment spectrum to facilitate interventions.

Berkeley Patients Group (BPG) is the oldest continuously operating cannabis dispensary in the United States, inaugurated in 1999 in Berkeley, California.