CCA recently enjoyed a long weekend in the Bay Area to celebrate San Francisco Pride. After cannabis events on Thursday and Friday, we were excited to engage with an outside community over the weekend. Our Airbnb in the Outer Mission gave us a nice view of the city skyline (from “Jersey” we called it) and some perspective on the city. From Los Angeles, San Francisco can seem like one small place (with only 20% of the population), but the culture truly encompasses the entire Bay Area, which is nearly equal in size to Los Angeles County. They are ahead in …

Yesterday, under the My Health Freedom banner, the cannabis community came together to march in the LA Pride Parade through West Hollywood. In a celebration of 20 years of medical access and a repudiation of hatred, the community came together to celebrate the rights we all share. Despite the senseless act of violence perpetrated against the LGBTQ community in Orlando, thousands of well-wishers braved anxiety about their own safety to support the 46th annual Pride parade on Santa Monica Boulevard—lined 5 deep along most of the 2.5 mile parade route. The entire community showed it would not bow to hatred, …

Last week CCA had the honor of sponsoring, presenting and hosting at the Los Angeles Abilities Expo, held at the Convention Center. With a total of over 7,000 guests, it was a busy weekend for us, even as the hours were constrained by the Super Bowl on Sunday. We got an amazing response all weekend, and we’re not just saying that because Los Angeles is home! Our presentation on Friday filled the 100-person workshop area to capacity, with many people parked in the back of the space. We were so happy to be able to direct so many patients to …

On my return from a birthday trip to Thailand, America seemed a sight for sore eyes. Thailand was nothing like I had imagined it would be–my western eyes were expecting a third world nation, not the developed country I visited. It was a fast paced tropical Asian shipping and tourist hub filled with regional and international diversity. The combination of old world ruins dating as far back as the 13th century mixed with so much new world flair was a sight to behold. On our first day in the new country, my wife and I took off across Bangkok to …