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          petitioner allowed its members to consult one-on-one with a                 
          counselor about benefits, health, housing, safety, and legal                
          issues.  Petitioner also provided its members with biweekly                 
          massage services.  Fourth, petitioner coordinated for its members           
          weekend social events including a Friday night movie or guest               
          speaker and a Saturday night social with live music and a hot               
          meal.  Petitioner also coordinated for its members monthly field            
          trips to locations such as beaches, museums, or parks.  Fifth,              
          petitioner instructed its members on yoga and on topics such as             
          how to participate in social services at petitioner’s facilities            
          and how to follow member guidelines.  Sixth, petitioner provided            
          its members with online computer access and delivered to them               
          informational services through its Web site.  Seventh, petitioner           
          encouraged its members to participate in political activities.              
               Petitioner furnished its services at its main facility in              
          San Francisco, California, and at an office in a community church           
          in San Francisco.  The main facility was approximately 1,350                
          square feet and was the site of the daily lunches, distribution             
          of hygiene supplies, benefits counseling, Friday and Saturday               
          night social events and dinners, and computer access.  This                 
          location also was the site where petitioner’s members received              
          their distribution of medical marijuana; the medical marijuana              
          was dispensed at a counter of the main room of the facility,                
          taking up approximately 10 percent of the main facility.  The               







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