The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation President Arrested

The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation President Arrested
Posted March 10, 2011 2:14PM PST
The president of The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation (THCF) in Portland, Oregon, was arrested on charges of failure to pay personal income taxes in 2008 and 2009, according to Oregon Attorney General John Kroger.

Paul Stanford is scheduled for arraignment on March 21 in Marion County Circuit Court, the Oregon Department of Justice said in a statement Tuesday. A department spokesman declined further comment until after the arraignment.


The arrest on Monday follows an investigation by the state justice department's Charitable Activities Section and Criminal Justice Division. Last year, the Internal Revenue Service revoked THCF's status as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity.

According to its website, THCF was founded by Stanford in 1999. THCF also has an affiliated political committee, Campaign for the Restoration and Regulation of Hemp, which was founded in 1990 to promote a legislative model called the Cannabis Tax Act.


THCF claims to be "the nation's premiere physician's clinic helping patients obtain their state's permit to legally possess, use and grow medical marijuana." THCF says it has helped more than 150,000 patients "get legal" in Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Colorado, Michigan, Montana and Nevada.

A spokesman at THCF told The MJ Business Update that it charges $180 for a visit to a clinic, or $120 for patients on welfare. He declined to comment on Stanford's arrest. Stanford could not be immediately reached for comment.

Sources: Press Release, IRS

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Food Drive for Free Pot Nets 12,000 Pounds of Food from Medical Marijuana Dispensary December 30, 2010 11:03 AM Food Drive for Free Pot Nets 12,000 Pounds of Food from Medical Marijuana Dispensary SANTA CRUZ (CBS/KCBS) The Second Harvest Food Bank in Santa Cruz County had a successful holiday food drive, thanks in part to an amazing number of donations from a small business. No, not a car dealership or a restaurant. The Granny Purps Marijuana Dispensary. The food collection barrels were pretty empty at the dispensary in Soquel, until they got the bright idea to offer joints for food, reports CBS affiliate KCBS. "We originally didn't have a limit and people could bring in as many cans as they wanted," said dispensary co-owner Phil Hicks. "And for every four cans, we would give them a free, pre-rolled joint. They had to be a legal medical marijuana patient and a part of our collective to participate in the promotion." Each patient was also limited to a maximum of three cigarettes a day. Hicks said the next thing they knew, they were inundated with cans of food. "The response blew away anything we expected. We started in November. I was hoping we could fill five barrels before Thanksgiving, but we had seven filled by Thanksgiving," he said. "I said at this rate, I think we can get 10,000 pounds by Christmas."javascript:void(0) Hicks said they ended up collecting close to 12,000 pounds of food. Cannabis Patient, Caregiver & Consultant Buddy at 11:23 PM Labels: cannabis food drive, compassion food drive, modesto food drive, pot food drive, santa cruz compassion

Food Drive for Free Pot Nets 12,000 Pounds of Food from Medical Marijuana Dispensary
December 30, 2010 11:03 AM
Food Drive for Free Pot Nets 12,000 Pounds of Food from Medical Marijuana Dispensary


SANTA CRUZ (CBS/KCBS) The Second Harvest Food Bank in Santa Cruz County had a successful holiday food drive, thanks in part to an amazing number of donations from a small business.

No, not a car dealership or a restaurant.

The Granny Purps Marijuana Dispensary.

The food collection barrels were pretty empty at the dispensary in Soquel, until they got the bright idea to offer joints for food, reports CBS affiliate KCBS.

"We originally didn't have a limit and people could bring in as many cans as they wanted," said dispensary co-owner Phil Hicks. "And for every four cans, we would give them a free, pre-rolled joint. They had to be a legal medical marijuana patient and a part of our collective to participate in the promotion."

Each patient was also limited to a maximum of three cigarettes a day.

Hicks said the next thing they knew, they were inundated with cans of food.

"The response blew away anything we expected. We started in November. I was hoping we could fill five barrels before Thanksgiving, but we had seven filled by Thanksgiving," he said. "I said at this rate, I think we can get 10,000 pounds by Christmas."javascript:void(0)

Hicks said they ended up collecting close to 12,000 pounds of food.
Cannabis Patient, Caregiver & Consultant Buddy at 11:23 PM
Labels: cannabis food drive, compassion food drive, modesto food drives, pot food drive, santa cruz compassion food drive

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