cantona7 wrote:iv heard about dudes along venice beach advertising medical cards to canadians and such. dont see why it would be tougher for someone from the eu. but its also a big risk to fly all that way not knowing 100%.
Medical cards are dictated from the respective county, which is mandated via proposition 420. From a technical standpoint, it is much easier for an American citizen to obtain a valid CA ID, and therefore their medical cannabis card. However, you do not need a card in order to be serviced from a dispensary.
Most dispensaries (about 90%) require walk in "patients" to have a mmj ID card, but if your dispensary has hired a licensed physician to evaluate potential beneficiaries of medical cannabis, all you need is a medical recommendation.
The Kush clubhouse and Kush Dr (about a third of a mile north of the clubhouse in front of muscle beach) have licensed physicians who will write you an authentic, legal, and Kush accepted recommendation provided you have a valid picture ID. They will also photo scan your ID image on your medical recommendation, but you do not have to bring it back to enter the dispensary after your first visit (your ID is scanned and saved in their database).
The cost of the recommendation ranges from $100-$150 depending on whose name you can drop. It lasts for up to one year, and comes with an ID number for which you can look up your status online.
Once you have that recommendation, you are golden!
Now about the Kush clubhouse: They used to have a one of the kind hash-bar as well as a regular smoking lounge where you can look out the window and look down on muscle beach. They have illadelph coil bongs (which cost in excess of $1,000) for which the budtender will assist you in smoking shots of hash that are for sale at a premium. You cannot take the hash you bought and use it in the hash-bar. A shot typically sells for $5-$12 and it costs an extra $4 to have a frozen coil attached to the mouth of the bong. The budtenders in the hash-bar are typically guys, but those behind the counter are hot looking stoner chicks in skimpy clothing (they are in front of the beach). At the Kush Dr, the budtenders are usually hot looking stoner chicks
Prices range in the following manner (oz) depending on quality: $55-$70 per (1/8), $100-$125 per (1/4), $190-$245 per (1/2), and $375-$420 per (1). The most i have bought at one time was 4 oz's, but i assume the legal limit does apply.
I have been all over the world smoking cannabis, but i have never seen or smoked anything that compares to what is sold on Venice Beach. A friend of mine has a dispensary in the Valley (Studio City), where he grows his own right in the back, but it is nothing compared to what the Kush offers.
Strawberry blue cheese, Pornstar, Black Afghani, Purple Solistice Kush, Super Silver Pearl, Kushinator, and Pineapple Express where my favorites. The hash is all great, but they will always try and sell you the most expensive hashes @ $30 per gram.
Hope this is helpful!
Edit: You can call them at 1-(310)-741-8878
