Oakland Hosting Nation’s 1st Marijuana Street Fair This Weekend

Oakland, California -- which has been one of the leading cities in the cannabis movement, medicinal and otherwise, for more than 15 years -- will this weekend host a cannabis street fair touted as the first in the nation.The fair will feature speakers, music, booths and vendors, along with a "215 area," also know as the "Patient Consumption Area and VIP Lounge," which is a designated spot -- directly in front of City Hall -- where patients with medical marijuana cards will be allowed to ingest, smoke or vaporize their medicine, reports Matthai Kuruvila of the San Francisco Chronicle."Patients need to take their medicine when they need to," said Berkeley resident Kim Cue, chief executive of the International Cannabis & Hemp Expo (INT CHE), which kicks off at "high" noon on Saturday. "Being a patient myself, that's something that's mandatory." Continue reading "Oakland Hosting Nation's 1st Marijuana Street Fair This Weekend" >