Photos: Pot banking
Cannabis plants are for sale at Oakland dispensary Harborside Health, which handles cash by the truckload. To pay local and state taxes, workers carry bags of bills to government offices, changing routes each time. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Harborside Health Center purchasing agent Timothy Anderson weighs a bag of cannabis. Anderson inspects and analyzes product from growers. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Cannabis sprouts are on display and for sale in the lobby of Harborside Health Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Harborside Health Center purchasing agent Timothy Anderson studies a marijuana bud with a computerized microscope. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
“We’ve gone through three armored car services already,” said pot dispensary co-founder Steve DeAngelo, shown standing in the room where Harborside Health’s cash reserves are kept. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
“The biggest concern to us is the threat to the well-being and safety of our staff and patients,” said Steve DeAngelo, who co-founded Harborside Health in 2006. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Corrina Nunes sorts through a bin of Indica buds named “the Cookies,” packing them for sale at Harborside Health Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Harborside Health Center co-founder Steve DeAngelo, accompanied by his dogs Goliath, left, and Clarabelle, walks the back halls of the center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
