It is with tremendous pride that we notify all of our patients, friends and allies that The Green Cross is the first medical cannabis collective to complete the entire regulatory process established by the City of San Francisco. On January 7, 2008 we became the first collective to be granted a permit! While this is an awesome accomplishment for The Green Cross, we are concerned about the other collectives seeking to provide good quality, affordable and accessible cannabis medication. Getting a permit that meets all of the current regulations appears to be a formidable challenge for the more than two dozen collectives that are at various stages of seeking their permit. It’s taking substantially more time to move through the permit process than was envisioned when the local legislation was passed.
Anticipating the delay, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is in the midst of considering a resolution that would extend the deadline for the collectives seeking a permit until January, 2009. Since we believe strongly in the educational function of The Green Cross, we will continue to send out action alerts and links to articles appearing in local or national media that are of interest to patients, friends and allies. The time may come when we need to mobilize large numbers of patients in order to make sure San Francisco continues to provide cannabis patients with opportunities and options for purchasing safe, affordable, high quality medication.
The Green Cross Delivery service has become a very real option for many San Francisco cannabis patients! Utilizing a small fleet of hybrid and smart cars, The Green Cross staff works hard to provide prompt, safe, courteous and conscientious delivery services to all cannabis patients that have proper documentation living within the SF City limits (see www.sfdph.org/services/mcidinfo).
Furthermore, we remain committed to our activism and community contributions program:
1. The Green Cross is one of the founders and leaders of the Compassionate Care Council, a trade association for medical cannabis collectives that has provided guidance to SF City officials who are seeking to make needed reforms to the legislation. The collectives and co-op leaders that have been most active include: BASA Collective, Divinity Treat, Market Street Co-op, Love Shack, Alternative Patient Caregivers, the Green Door, the Patients and Caregivers Collective, NorCal, Herbal Relief Patients' Co-op, and Valencia Street Caregivers.
2. As you know we continue to offer patients in San Francisco among the lowest priced, quality medical cannabis products in a professional manner.
3. We also offer Disabled Veterans Discount Program:
20% off all medication. Available all day on the 2nd Sunday of every month.
4. Senior Citizens Discount Program: 10% off all medications. Available all day on the 2nd Sunday of every month for seniors over 65.
5. In-patient Hospital Discount Program: 1/3rd off the cost of all forms of medications for patients every Monday.
6. Public Medical Cannabis Education Program: providing free informational material at public events and a local web forum.
7. Good neighbor policies: The Green Cross staff makes every effort to keep adjacent streets and sidewalks clean and free of debris. The state-of-the-art security system allows us to assist neighbors in identifying individuals committing petty crimes, such as vandalism and car theft. We also make contributions to neighborhood social service providers and organizations, such as The ARC, the local chapter of Americans for Safe Access and Boxtops for Education.
We are thrilled to be in the forefront of providing an added dimension to the term access: that of a safe, responsible and reliable delivery service. We look forward to working side-by-side with many of you as we transform the archaic laws in this country to make medical cannabis an option for all those in need. Below are a few links to organizations engaged in critical policy work at the local and national levels. Please check out their web-sites. Get active in our movement! We need you.
The Green Cross Celebrates ONE FULL YEAR Providing Patients With Alternatives____________________________
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