Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Another Great Event at the Oakland International Cannabis & Hemp Expo


Marijuana aficionados and patients alike came from across the country and descended upon this tiny little  five block area of downtown Oakland on Labor Day weekend to celebrate America's first cannabis-themed open air street festival.
In addition to live performances and booths touting everything from paraphernalia to THC-laced chocolate bananas, the International Cannabis & Hemp Expo featured a designated area where card-carrying medical patients could openly smoke weed--right outside Oakland's City Hall.
"Patients need an opportunity to take their medicine," festival chief Kim Cue told the Associated Press.
Individuals with a medical marijuana card can legally consume cannabis in California under Proposition 215, which has been in effect since 1996. Though the drug remains illegal under federal law, according to the blog Oakland North, law enforcement at the expo was few and far between
Even city police officers kept their distance, poised peaceably—and, according to one officer, indifferently—on the outskirts of the festival. Within the event, hired security did little more than give directions and check wristbands at entrances.]


(source)



Thursday, September 1, 2011

WeedMaps at the Oakland International Cannabis & Hemp Expo – Oakland – Sept. 3 & 4

To all of our family members--

WeedMaps will be in attendance at this years & Hemp Expo – Oakland – Sept. 3 & 4... stop by their both and register to win one of two iPads that WeedMaps will be giving away.
(Rules Apply ask at booth)

DATE,TIME,LOCATION:
Date: Saturday &Sunday September 3rd & 4th 2011

Show Hours:12.00pm 8.00pm daily

Location: FrankOgawa Plaza,Downtown Oakland,CA
(Google map location: 14th & Clay St. Oakland, CA!94610)

Onsite Contact: Jill Brogan #510-593-9409 or email Jill@TheRubyAgency.com

PARKING:

Parking permits purchased in advance or during check in allow you access to The Expo's private lot located on Clay St. between 14th & 16th St. Any! oversize trucks or vans taller then the clearance height will! be directed to our oversize parking lot. Please note space is limited in this lot and based on a first come, first serve basis With a maximum of one spot per booth. Oversize vehicles will be required to
Have a parking permit as well.


General Show Policy:

• The sale of cannabis or products containing cannabis is strictly prohibited by The Expo and The City Of Oakland. Furthermore there is zero distribution including samples, giveaways or otherwise. You have to consume and medicate from your own stash.

No smoking or open flame under any canopies or in unapproved areas.

• The use of medical cannabis is permitted only in the designated
Prop 215 area and only by mmj patients with a valid physician's
recommendation. by a non patient, use outside the
designated area and distribution of cannabis are all offenses and
punishable by law.

• All expo attendees are subject to search upon entry. will Not be taken from .

• Only expo affiliates and exhibitors may distribute literature and Only within their own booth space.

• No camera or recording devices are permitted. Please ask for the public relations desk if you want to shoot film. In the Prop! 215 area this will be STRICTLY enforced due to patient confidentiality.

•Follow the rules and obey the signage. Failure to do so may result in Immediate removal from the premises or criminal prosecution.

The Connoisseurs Cup 2010: Winners Angel’s Care GDP X Master Kush (1st runner up, All About Wellness Tangerine Kush. 2nd runner up, Sonoma Patient Group, UK Cheese)

Best CA 7-Star’s GDP wax (1st runner up, Angel’s Care Weapons Grade Sour Diesel. 2nd Runner up, Hopenet 11 Layer Hash)

Best CA Specialty Product Angel’s Care Moss Elixir (1st runner up, Northstar / Alpha Medicinal Cookie. 2nd Runner up, sonoma Patient Group “Lost Boy Joint”)

The VIP area in the Prop 215 section will have entertainment from 1 – 6 daily.

Travel

Hotels & Transportation
WeedMaps Preferred Hotel:

Marriott Oakland City Center
1001 Broadway
Oakland, California 94607
(510) 451-4000
**Please note that this hotel is a non tolerance hotel and does not accept medicating on the premises. If you are caught medicating you may be subject to a $150 cleaning fee.**

Other Local Hotels:
Waterfront Plaza Hotel
10 Washington Street
Oakland, California 94607
(510) 836-3800
Mention “Oaksterdam University” to receive 30% Discount
**Please request balcony**

Clarion Hotel Downtown Oakland City Center
317 13th Street
Oakland, California 94612
(510) 279-1700
**Please note that this hotel is a non tolerance hotel and does not accept medicating on the premises. If you are caught medicating you may be subject to a $150 cleaning fee.**

Washington Inn
495 10th Street
Oakland, California 94607
(510) 452-1776
**Please note that this hotel is a non tolerance hotel and does not accept medicating on the premises. If you are caught medicating you may be subject to a $150 cleaning fee.**

Courtyard by Marriott Oakland Downtown
988 Broadway
Oakland, California
(510) 625-8282
**Please note that this hotel is a non tolerance hotel and does not accept medicating on the premises. If you are caught medicating you may be subject to a $150 cleaning fee.**

Hawthorne Suites
1628 Webster Street
Alameda, California 94501
(510) 522-1000
**Please note that this hotel has only 2 smoking rooms**

Best Western Inn at the Square
233 Broadway
Oakland, California 94607
(510) 452-4565
**Please note that this hotel is a non tolerance hotel and does not accept medicating on the premises. If you are caught medicating you may be subject to a $150 cleaning fee.**


Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Colorado NASCAR driver suspended medical marijuana use

Ronnie Hults, A NASCAR driver has been suspended indefinitely after testing positive for marijuana. But Ronnie Hults says he got the drug legally, as a prescription for chronic pain.

While the state constitution allows people to smoke and buy medical marijuana, those rules may not apply to your workplace.

More than 127,000 people have medical marijuana cards in Colorado, but all can be suspended or fired if their employer has a policy against drug use.

That is what happened to Hults and now his NASCAR career could be over.

"Since I was a kid I've always told everybody I'm going to be a racecar driver," he said.

(Source)

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

WeedMaps Media, Inc.; Growth In Revenues… 16 Months In A Row

WeedMaps Media, Inc. revenues increased for the 16th consecutive month ending in March, and Q1 is the most successful three month period in the company's history. WeedMaps.com is the nation's largest medical cannabis website and part of WeedMaps Media, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Cannabis, Inc. (OTCPK: CANA)

While the heavy lifting in the earning arena was done by WeedMaps Media, Inc. of General Cannabis, Inc. their subsidiaries, including WeedMaps Media, Inc., General Health Solutions, Inc. and General Merchant Solutions, Inc., contributed to its upward growth trajectory.

Weedmaps Media, Inc & G.C, Inc. Principal Web Officer Justin Hartfield states... "Our IT team is really starting to ramp up and produce amazing results. Combining that with a new, huge office gives us tremendous running room for continuing our expansion into an ever growing number of verticals. The recent approval of version 3.0 of 'LegalMaps', WeedMaps.com iPhone application, is just the latest example of our robust mobile software and maturing core APIs." This in addition to Weddmaps Media's newest offering of a professional video production package for their participating collectives.

This past month WeedMaps.com just surpassed 500,000 downloads in total on its 'LegalMaps' iPhone app available in the App Store. In addition, WeedMaps.com surpassed 10,000 subscribers for its DailyDeals coupon program... in less than 30 days after its initial launch. DailyDeals offers the ability for dispensaries and collectives to offer discounts on medicinal cannabis to their patients.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

How WeedMaps "Daily Deals" Works

Patients who search WeedMaps will be offered “Daily Deals” coupons with
savings of 25% and up at local dispensaries.
• “Daily Deals” are exclusive to each Regional Listing Page and only one
“Daily Deal” per region per day will be offered.
• Unlike group purchase coupon sites, patients can rest assured knowing
there is no advance purchase required to take advantage of these fantastic
everyday savings.
Patients can opt-in to have the “Daily Deals” from the region of their
choice emailed directly to them every day.
• Space is limited so reserve your spot today! Call your regional
manager for more information