The World's Largest Cannabis Dispensary – Cannabis: What's The Harm? Preview – BBC Three

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James Alexandrou visits the largest medicinal cannabis dispensary in the world, Harborside Health Centre in Oakland California. Cannabis is legal in California for medicinal use, it’s become big business there.

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50 Comments

  1. Bubba Kush on December 5, 2021 at 2:55 pm

    But your point on ‘Merica being shit is still valid! lol



  2. Opethfullcovers on December 5, 2021 at 2:56 pm

    Where I live, you need to know a lot about cannabis to get a green card ;P. Stop being so angry. I thought pot was supposed to make you "chill." Go smoke a joint!

    Alright, so using your logic – The government would have legalized medical cannabis just because? "Yes, we know it has medical benefits, but we don’t know how or why."

    Doctors are hesitant to prescribe cannabis.

    Educate yourself.



  3. King Reubs on December 5, 2021 at 2:56 pm

    Dude, in MMJ states, saying "I’m suffering from insomnia, anxiety and cannabis is relieving these issues etc etc" is often enough to get you a green card. And the government aren’t even willing to accept that cannabis has any medical use at all. The government doesn’t run on what’s fair and right, they run on politics and hypocrisy. They might be hesitant to prescribe it, but that’s not because the patient doesn’t understand the endo-cannabinoid system or whatever enough.



  4. Opethfullcovers on December 5, 2021 at 2:57 pm

    How does cannabis help you sleep? Chances are you have no knowledge of how cannabis is medicine.

    Ex: True or false: CBD has antiproliferative and antiangiogenic effects on tumors.

    Ex 2: Is there more THC or THCA in cannabis, how does a dispensary grade the amounts of THC and THCA in cannabis.



  5. Janeth Reyes on December 5, 2021 at 2:58 pm

    Maka indoor Kane bok



  6. Sour Dieasel on December 5, 2021 at 2:58 pm

    My damn dream land.



  7. Opethfullcovers on December 5, 2021 at 2:59 pm

    I have an IQ of 140, I have done my fair share of research.

    Chances are you can’t defend pot if it gets attacked. How will you explain to others than cannabis is a medicine? If your relatives question it and you try and defend yourself "Pot cures cancer." They ask you to prove it, would you be able to?



  8. Chub Chub on December 5, 2021 at 3:04 pm

    I got my clones here supposed to be blue cookies it did not turn out blue cookies it was garbage 12 clones I was pissed



  9. Krystle Kraft on December 5, 2021 at 3:06 pm

    Great



  10. Opethfullcovers on December 5, 2021 at 3:07 pm

    I don’t smoke pot. You’re not a very good psychic.

    You’re lying, putting words in my mouth and ranting. You’re arguing for the sake of arguing.

    You have issues.

    Get lost degenerate.



  11. bud inhaler on December 5, 2021 at 3:08 pm

    nothing wrong with a natural plant which grows naturally alone and grew alone probably millions of years before any dumb laws were enforced. the law will fall through one day once they realise how stupid they’re being, even help the economy not just for the us but for 100s of other countries who legalise it too..



  12. owningall on December 5, 2021 at 3:08 pm

    *clicks show comment and reads entire conversation* Can I please have 3 minutes of my life back?



  13. SA on December 5, 2021 at 3:08 pm

    Shameful that they are charging black market prices for a legal product. Ripping off the customers in need, I shame you medicinal cannabis market!



  14. MrPercythrower on December 5, 2021 at 3:10 pm

    It’s all to do with money .some people are going to get very very rich out of pot while others spend everything on their addiction .just like cigarettes.some people don’t eat and only smoke cigarettes .yuk yuk .



  15. heetel64 on December 5, 2021 at 3:10 pm

    Never had my IQ tested but I know I have one. That said, I fail to understand why anybody with an intelligence quotience of 140 would feel the necessity to go to such lengths in replying to other persons posts.
    I believe in cases such as this that intelligent does not equal smart.
    Please stop replying to this persons posts / replies



  16. BPRAP69 on December 5, 2021 at 3:12 pm

    You’re not too bright are you? i don’t know what you expected to happen, but it seems you have missed the point again. So just stop, you’re not worth my time, goodbye.



  17. moorecz1 on December 5, 2021 at 3:12 pm

    Your doc would (or should) say: "Hey that’s really cute that you read a few studies on the internet and think you know a thing or two about how to interpret medical research but if you want to have an ACTUAL INFORMED opinion on the topic then you need to go to medical school and put a tad bit more time in."



  18. King Reubs on December 5, 2021 at 3:12 pm

    Here’s your damn elaboration. You are evidently a fucking idiot. So do you think that you have to know the science behind cannabinoids and all that jazz to make an observation that cannabis is supporting a health function of an individual? That’s bullshit. It would be totally reasonable to say: ‘I don’t know why, but I suffer from insomnia and cannabis is helping me sleep’. You don’t need to know the science behind the medicine to know that it works, you tosser.



  19. Malik Stephens on December 5, 2021 at 3:15 pm

    my city



  20. Caldera Records on December 5, 2021 at 3:15 pm

    This is very surprising for the BBC, who have in the past broadcasted the opinion that Heroin is less dangerous than Skunk strains of cannabis. Or the "Mr Green" documentary where an adolescent chav goes around trying to cavil at, & castigate all who are even remotely affiliated with cannabis.

    They must have fired this presenter!



  21. BPRAP69 on December 5, 2021 at 3:16 pm

    im sorry, did i say somewhere that i was a pharmacologist? It helps me sleep because im very hyperactive, my brain doesn’t calm down enough to allow me to sleep. Cannabis has relaxing effects, taking it allows me to not feel as if 10 people are shouting at me from inside my head. I know it works because i have tried it. What is with the hostility to a comment i made 7 months ago…? im assuming you smoke regularly too?



  22. Mcgougen on December 5, 2021 at 3:17 pm

    You are such a fucking idiot.



  23. Opethfullcovers on December 5, 2021 at 3:17 pm

    That’s what I thought.



  24. Opethfullcovers on December 5, 2021 at 3:20 pm

    Oh yea you shut me down man, I had a huge moral epiphany. Hey, instead of defending yourself using hostility, trying speaking intellectually.



  25. Anthony C. Gastelum on December 5, 2021 at 3:20 pm

    Bud tender @ 3:16 got caught stealing from the dispensary on a show called Weed Wars smh the guy turned out to be addicted to pain meds



  26. Opethfullcovers on December 5, 2021 at 3:22 pm

    Right over your head ahah! Typical.



  27. Honda S2000 on December 5, 2021 at 3:23 pm

    2 states officially legalized it. The rest are only decriminalized. Plus it’s still illegal on a federal level. Pretty sure you’re the fool here.



  28. Bubba Kush on December 5, 2021 at 3:24 pm

    But your point on ‘Merica being shit is still valid! lol



  29. Deogen Second channel on December 5, 2021 at 3:25 pm

    we all know why this guy likes doing cannabis sketches XD



  30. OnlyMyself on December 5, 2021 at 3:27 pm

    the day i pay 60 bucks for a half quarter ( 3.5 grams ) LOL! i pay 30 max at my dispensary .. maybe a tiny bit more for special strains . but even still .. 40 bucks for those LOL! .. these fucking clowns charge 60! LOL! what i pay for double the cannabis .



  31. moorecz1 on December 5, 2021 at 3:28 pm

    Yes, I’m sure it is the doctors who actually have an understanding of physiology, pathology, biochemistry, etc. who are ignorant. Not some pothead who read some random study that has never been replicated and claims that "marijuana heals everything". I’m sure you know just so much more about science and medicine than the physicians who have spent 12-17 years studying disease. You’re a fucking moron.



  32. Andrew Doherty on December 5, 2021 at 3:33 pm

    2? i taught it was only colorado



  33. spakecdk on December 5, 2021 at 3:34 pm

    Dude, you have no idea what you are talking about. In ’71, US were the one who started the worldwide illigelization and was funding it.



  34. andreandsomehay on December 5, 2021 at 3:36 pm

    not true. 2 states have legalized marijuana



  35. MrPercythrower on December 5, 2021 at 3:38 pm

    It’s only weed ,UK is scared its population starts thinking for themselves instead of leaving it to coronation street and east enders.backward country I think.



  36. Jerry Garner on December 5, 2021 at 3:39 pm

    Only ever watched one episode of his reality show. DeAngelo had his staff busting ass on a last minute project he thought of on a whim while he went off doing what rich old men do. In the same episode he sat in his closet for an hour and couldn’t decide what to wear without medicating. Not exactly the image the medical marijuana community should be putting out there.



  37. King Reubs on December 5, 2021 at 3:39 pm

    His comment was actually rather accurate.



  38. Opethfullcovers on December 5, 2021 at 3:39 pm

    Yes, you’re right. Although, doctors around here don’t prescribe cannabis as a medicine. I live in ontario, we recently had a debate on whether we should change the medical cannabis laws to make it easier to obtain! The new idea was declined. It is VERY hard to get medical marijuana because most doctors are ignorant! They will actually put you on most pills before marijuana, technically a green card in Canada is a piece of paper stating "This patients symptoms can only be relieved by cannabis."



  39. 2jz Gary on December 5, 2021 at 3:41 pm

    Washington and Colorado



  40. Opethfullcovers on December 5, 2021 at 3:41 pm

    Elaborate – Your thought process seems limited here or did you forget what you were going to type.



  41. King Reubs on December 5, 2021 at 3:41 pm

    It was your decision to read it, so no.



  42. bud inhaler on December 5, 2021 at 3:42 pm

    ps im jealous and wish i lived in california or colorado or even washington but i live in england where its banned more than likely way past my life time



  43. Opethfullcovers on December 5, 2021 at 3:42 pm

    Rofl, alright man – I will drop the bomb.

    The fact is, you won’t be able to get a prescription for medical marijuana. You need to know how it is relevant to you – You can’t just speak to a doctor and tell him "I get high off pot, and it helps me sleep." If you were to prepare yourself and speak to your doctor and say "Listen, I have done some research on CBD and CBDA and I’ve noticed that it stimulates the endo-cannabinoid system. I believe I may be able to use this medicine for chronic –



  44. Opethfullcovers on December 5, 2021 at 3:44 pm

    Again, elaborate.



  45. moorecz1 on December 5, 2021 at 3:45 pm

    What an intelligent response! hahaha



  46. Opethfullcovers on December 5, 2021 at 3:45 pm

    -Insomnia. I realize that CBD is a non-psychoactive substance, I don’t want to abuse this medicine. (In reality you probably just want it to get high.) The way I would use this medicine is by CBD consumption, butter, cookies, lozenges, vaporizer, etc.

    He will then most likely prescribe medical pot if you don’t sound like some pot head.

    Until then, enjoy buying your dope off the streets off who knows who. FYI, most cannabis off the streets contain mites and mold, even bud rot.



  47. SlyCooper1422 on December 5, 2021 at 3:48 pm

    painkillers bad,i’m in chicago we need are pot man come on.



  48. tjb0613 on December 5, 2021 at 3:50 pm

    "ah yeah theres a bit of bananer in thea!"



  49. King Reubs on December 5, 2021 at 3:52 pm

    Ah well. No worth fighting. I thought you were speaking for all Medical Marijuana states in general, not just Canada.



  50. BPRAP69 on December 5, 2021 at 3:54 pm

    Soo… what was the point in that?