no accepted medical value. in the eyes of the federal government, it remains illegal in any form. so how does this all play out in california? long considered ground zero of the medical marijuana movement. >> this is the future. >> at the pharmacy, a dispensary in westwood, california, the general manager says the doors are open. >> we don't feel we have anything to hide or anything to be embarrassed about. >> here, with a doctor's recommendation, you can buy medical marijuana or cannabis in just about any form you like, in gelato, in chocolate bars, cold drinks, even lollipops. >> there are three xs on this particular chocolate cake. that means there are three dosages of medicine in there. >> right. what would happen if somebody ate this whole, you know, piece of cake? it has five doses of cannabis in it. >> if they ate it all at once they would be over-medicating.