Under the watchful eye of security guard Edgar Gasparyan, a customer buys medical marijuana at Farmacy in West Hollywood. “We’re just part of the community,” says JoAnna LaForce, the pharmacist who runs the store. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
An employee sorts the merchandise at the Farmacy in West Hollywood. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Alternative Herbal Health Services is one of four authorized medical marijuana dispensaries in West Hollywood. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
The Farmacy, a medical marijuana dispensary on Santa Monica Boulevard, has developed a good relationship with its West Hollywood neighbors. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
West Hollywood officials want to shut down an unauthorized dispensary, the Sunset Super Shop. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
The L.A. Patients & Caregivers Group is one of four authorized medical marijuana dispensaries in West Hollywood. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
The Zen Healing Collective is one of four authorized medical marijuana dispensaries in West Hollywood. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A sign outside the parking lot of the Farmacy warns patrons not to use marijuana in the area. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Andrew Rakos, general manager of Fountain Day School, near the Farmacy, interacts with students as they end their school day. Rakos said the school and the medical marijuana dispensary have developed a good working relationship. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
