“HOW CAN I HEALP YOU” THE QUESTION, ALONG WITH THE PUNGENT SMELL OF DANK HERB, HANGS IN THE AIR AT RUTH’S ALTERNATIVE CARING, ONE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S MOST FAMOUS ›AND DEFINITELY NONFICTIONAL› DISPENSA-RIES, HAVING BEEN LILTINGLY POSED BY ITS EPONYMOUS OWNER, RUTH WHITEFEATHER FELDMAN—LEGENDARY CANNABIS ACTIVIST, CRUSADER, LAWYER AND, EVEN AS WE SPEAK, USER.
MANY READERS MAY NOT REMEMBER RUTH (OR, FOR THAT MATTER, WHERE THEY LEFT THEIR CAR KEYS). BUT THOSE IN THE KNOW SAY THAT “MAMA RUTH” IS THE UNSUNG HERO OF THE LEGALIZATION MOVEMENT. FOR EXAMPLE: “MAMA RUTH IS THE UNSUNG HERO OF THE LEGALIZA-TION MOVEMENT,” SAYS CANNABIS ENTREPRENEUSE DINA BROWNER, A LONGTIME FRIEND AND SCRABBLE PARTNER. “SHE WAS THE LEADING FORCE BEHIND ALL THE GREAT LANDMARK EVENTS: PROPOSITION 215, PROPOSITION 64, THE FREAKS FOR JUSTICE CONFERENCE,…
