Marty's Travels

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I got into the Fantasy Springs Casino lot in a stiff wind with a lot of blowing dust, glad to be off the road. Today I sat to let the winds die down.

This was a good chance to check out the new Harborside pot store in Desert Hot Springs. They are particularly proud of their drive-through window though it’s not the first in the country.

Harborside is a famous old medical marijuana dispensary which started in Oakland and earned it’s fame through a long list of legal cases and activism which were crucial to the advance of cannabis laws from back in the 90’s. The founders, Steve and Andrew DeAngelo, got out a couple of years ago after decades of activism. They managed to build a suite of successful businesses and have been involved in almost every cannabis law in the country. Still are.

Harborside is now privately held by other entities with a cultivation operation in Salinas Valley and the stores in Oakland and San Jose, plus the new one in Desert Hot Springs. The DeAngelos are still involved as advisors and such, but it’s not theirs anymore.

The new store is easy to find, just off I-10 at Gene Autry Trail with ample parking (easy RV parking on the street). Selection is decent, flower offered is predominantly from their own farm plus some from a local grower. Prices are typical for California. If you’re eastbound from LA to points east, this would be an easy and quick place to pick up product before heading into the illegal states.