High time: First marijuana farmers market in Los Angeles opens

Medical marijuana users in Los Angeles will now be able to buy pot directly from a farmers market the same say they purchase fresh fruit and vegetables. The California Heritage Market, set to be held at the West Coast Collective in a 15,000 square-foot open-air venue, will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m this weekend. Patients can get one gram of marijuana for seven dollars at the market, compared to $20 in dispensaries.

We cut down the price of overhead and middle man. You need guards at dispensaries. You need employees. Rent is expensive. That drivers up costs.

California Heritage Market general manager Adam Henry

Some 50 vendors are at the market today selling everything from fresh buds to baked goods. Henry said the market is completely legal, as it is not located within 100 feet of school or 600 feet of park, which is required by the Los Angeles. The market is free to enter, but not open to the public. Customers will have to show their ID and medical marijuana recommendation the first thing when they go in the market.

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