Amoeba Berkeley Seeks To Convert Jazz Room To Marijuana Dispensary

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Amoeba Music is a staple record store that originated in Berkeley, California and expanded to locations in San Francisco and Los Angeles. As the music industry turned digital, it’s remained one of the few brick and mortar locations in the country that still holds some cultural significance as a community hub. Still, there’s really no competing with the almighty force of iTunes — and now Apple Music — and Amoeba is struggling to stay afloat as well by incorporating a new product into their inventory: marijuana.

As The East Bay Express reports, Amoeba’s San Francisco location has been operating a medical pot clinic for about a year, and now their flagship location in Berkeley is seeking to open their own dispensary. Amoeba co-owner David Prinz thinks that music needs saving, and the way to save it is weed. A sampling of his direct quotes: “Weed can help save music...

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