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By Tom Fudge

Patients with a doctor's recommendation can legally possess and smoke marijuana in California for medical purposes. But where do they get their pot? The recent crackdown on marijuana dispensaries in San Diego has raised questions about legality of growing it and selling it. KPBS Reporter Tom Fudge spoke with two people who run marijuana cooperatives in San Diego.

California law says patients and caregivers can form collectives or cooperatives to cultivate marijuana for medical purposes. And that's what Josh Bilben says he's doing. He says he's providing a place for patients, who don't grow, to get medication from people who do.