Cannabis Pioneer & Champion Paul Stanford

"This is a 33 minute video from June 2016 of the first office meeting

at our clinic headquarters in Portland, after the takeover. 

My wife videoed it with her phone."

“They haven’t paid me a penny,

but they’ve taken everything I’ve owned in my whole life.”

Paul Stanford

Paul Stanford is in danger of loosing his medical marijuana clinics after decades of work helping over a quarter million patients USA due to a hostile corporate takeover. One of the reasons many of us can go to the corner store to buy our pot is the almost half century of work by hemp pioneer and cannabis champion Paul Stanford. 

Paul and his wife Theresa have helped patients legally get the medical marijuana they need to heal and the information on how to best use it for their health issues. This evolutionary work in the face of insane prohibition laws has made Paul a target for the greed in weed that’s taking over, unless we stop it now.

The Stanfords and their crew have done such excellent jobs helping patients that big business came two years ago to take everything from their clinics to Paul's name. They're doing it through a series of court maneuvers. Paul explained in an email to his patients:

“…we are locked in an ongoing court legal battle for our medical clinic, Empower, from a hostile corporate takeover by an Israeli-Canadian energy company, Adira Energy, which is partially-owned by billionaire speculator, George Soros. Since June 2016, we have been in a David versus Goliath legal drama and outspent on attorneys by more than 10 to one.

The Israeli-Canadians took control of the medical marijuana clinic at a 15 minute hearing that had not been scheduled. I was told to report to the would go into court just the day before, an unscheduled or ex parte hearing. My lawyers appeared, but they advised me to not come because they did not know what the Israeli-Canadian raiders would file or do. The trial is currently scheduled for March 11, 2019 in Multnomah County Court, Portland, Oregon, case number 16CV18448. Turns out that they’ve outspent me 10 to 1 on legal fees.”

It is imperative that at least the cannabis dispensaries and recreational shops donate to Paul's legal fund so they can continue to help people heal. This corporate takeover makes patients records public, private information for sale, with not even a fraction of a penny of it going to the Stanfords or, more importantly, THEIR PATIENTS.

Another multi-decade cannabis / hemp activist, Kris Krane, who is also a journalist at Forbes Magazine, wrote a powerful article earlier this year The Cannabis Industry Needs To Support Advocacy. Here's Why

"This industry didn’t expand because of a memo issued by a deputy attorney general, or because some governments simply decided they wanted to benefit from the tax revenue that legal cannabis could bring their states. It happened because of the decades of work by marijuana reform activists and policy organizations, without whose efforts today’s businesses could not exist.

Today’s cannabis businesses, whether they realize it or not, are part of a long-standing movement to end cannabis prohibition, a movement that I am proud to have played a small role in advancing earlier in my career. With the industry under renewed attack from drug warriors in Washington, D.C., it is imperative that today’s cannabis business leaders, many who have only known the “good times” under the protection of the Cole Memo, heed the lessons taught by the early pioneers of the industry and recognize their essential role in the broader reform movement. Their very existence as businesses depends on it."

How is it that with a lifetime of doing his best and beyond to support the legalization process, Paul Stanford, founder of The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation, THCF Medical Clinic and Empower Medical Clinics is fighting for his patients privacy which can be sold for $100 each, his business and everything he has? 

Fortunately he has Theresa as his wife so we know they will make it through, yet, they sure could do with some help, especially from the industry that they helped build. Paul's email to his patients continues:

“It is an incredible, modern David and Goliath story. and below are links to 3 articles from the Huffington Post, Salem News and Ganjapreneur that detail this complex international business deal which includes decades of research and patients medical records. I was informed and have to tell my patients that the possible new owners would sell patients' private medical records for tens of millions of dollars. There is a 4th article below on how they can sell private medical records. The previous clinic location are being run by Adira Energy who has taken control in an unusual financial move called a "reverse merger."

The first appeared in the Salem News, written by Bonnie King in August 2016:

““The activist formerly known as Paul Stanford"

Paul Stanford was fired June 10th. BLINDSIDED, he would say. He received a certified letter from S.M.A.A.R.T., the corporation he owns a majority of, telling him he was out.

For reasons wrought with legalese and plenty of supposition, the S.M.A.A.R.T. board of directors opted to remove him, without ever even calling a single shareholder or board of directors meeting.

On June 9th, the lawyers representing Adira, a Canadian/Israeli petroleum and natural gas company, asked the Multnomah County Court in Portland for a TRO (temporary restraining order) against Paul Stanford to “stop imminent harm” and because they weren’t able to “take the company public in August.” That meant no access to his office, or his bank accounts.

The possible loss of future financial gain for these Canadians was apparently enough for the judge to agree, as she made her ruling in less than 20 minutes. LESS THAN 20 MINUTES.

“The Judge caused harm,”Stanford insists. “Harm against an honest business. The impact is far reaching.”’

The next one was written by Angela Bacca published by The Huffington Post

“While the Canadian cannabis business is booming, LPs have turnedtheir focus towards establishing dominant market shares in the United States aswell. Where Canada has a total population of nearly 35 million, in California alone,which legalized marijuana in 2016, there are nearly 40 million people and a massivealready-established market. A company commanding hold on both the American and Canadianmarkets could generate billions.”

I edited Bacca's article to expand and clarify a few crucial points, with hyperlinks to sources. Ganjapreneur reported:

Longtime Activist New Fighting For Livelihood In Ongoing Hostile Takeover

Ganjapreneur by TG Branfelt:

"The lawsuit stems from Stanford’s desire to do two things: raise funds for a ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis in 2014 in Oregon and take his medical clinics company, Presto Quality Care — which operated dispensaries in Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Michigan, and California — public. Stanford said he was approached by Canadian venture capitalists about investing in his company, and in May 2014, he agreed he would work with them to launch Presto on the U.S. over-the-counter market if they agreed to give him $400,000 for the ballot initiative."

The Guardian explains how each person's private medical records are worth over $100 each. Our privacy policy said that these records would never be sold. Now, via a million dollar preliminary court injunction, unscrupulous dishonest corporate raiders have been given your private medical data, entrusted to us by you.

"In a new report from the Century Foundation...“The patient is not really a component of this because their name and connection to the prescription have been stripped off.” But other forms of data, such as information from fitness devices and search engines, are completely unregulated and have identities and addresses attached. A third kind of data called “predictive analytics” cross-references the other two and makes predictions about behavior with what Tanner calls “a surprising degree of accuracy”."

I have difficulty conceiving why Paul has to even ask for help to raise legal fees to keep his clinics and his patients medical information private. So far, he's spent over $170,000 fighting a hostile corporate takeover. The raiders have spent over 10 times more on their extensive legal team. If you are in any position to help, please contribute to his GoFundMe campaign.

Of course, knowing Paul and Theresa, they are already rebuilding. Paul reports:

"We have set up a new clinic on Sandy Blvd. in Portland, just off of NE 28th Ave, to compete with our old business, as we fight in court to regain control of Empower Healthcare.

Please call our office if you need to renew for your OMMP card.

If you are not in Oregon, we can refer you to another physician.

Our number is 503-235-4606 and our new address is 2712 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97232.

This is our new website:  http://paulstanfordmedicalclinics.com/ "

"If marijuana business leaders recognize their role in the reform movement, and support those organizations whose work has made this industry possible, we will be able to ensure not only the survival of this emerging industry, but we will set the conditions needed to allow it to grow and thrive into the future."

"Kris Krane is co-founder of 4Front, a leading investment and management firm in the cannabis industry. Follow 4Front on Twitter or subscribe to its newsletter."

As the cannabis / hemp industries follow the wisdom of cannabis champion Kris Krane we will succeed in implementing the hemp solution. Hemp / cannabis can solve so many of our problems. The peace pipe may even have an impact on our gun violence and suicide rates (yes, that’s why it’s called the peace pipe).

It's time for Cannabis Common Sense!

If you are in any position to help, please contribute to
Paul's GoFundMe campaign

Cannabis Common Sense - March 3, 2017

Paul Stanford and Casper Leitch host the weekly razor's edge cable / web program Cannabis Common Sense. Their work in the marijuana legalization process is legendary and has been for decades. 

As part of the weekly news round up, Paul Stanford said about Jeff Sessions marijuana policy. 

'We're dead set against it...' 

Darcy Cadigan, Dillon Maher, Cannabis Corner Dispensary are interviewed in this program. They talk about their adventurous journey to getting effective cannabis medicine to patients in need as well as the possibilities the recreational weed market opens.

Casper Leitch explains the logic of some Trump supporters during the presidential election. ' I just didn't want another Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton. I had limited choices, all right?' 

Cannabis Common Sense airs Fridays, 8 PM Pacific Time on Ustream with replays available on Youtube. RESTORE HEMP!

Kyoto Hemp Forum Notes - Hemp Solution To Lead Caused Violence

How to reduce violence? Get rage causing lead out of the water. How? A combination of removing the lead using a natural process called phytoremediation from the soil and by using hemp and 3d printing to create a new infrastructure that does not have lead pipes yet does have ample water cleaning stations throughout the process from source to consumption.

It is time to review government approved legal levels of lead in our water and soil. There is substantial evidence that lead causes violent behavior going back to the age of Ancient Rome that used lead pipes to deliver water to citizens. The theory that 'Nero fiddled while Rome burned' is in reference to the people driven mad from the water flowing through the lead pipes from the aqueduct to the buildings. We can do a lot to save ourselves with a little bit of common sense. 

Even in modern times, whenever my attention is drawn to a USA violence problem, i.e. Detroit, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois, there is a problem with too much lead in the water in that city/town. The mental health condition use to be called plumber's or painter's colic. 

Princeton University issued a report:

"Violent and anti-social behavior is usually attributed to social factors, including poverty, poor education, and family instability. There is also evidence that many forms of violent behavior are more frequent in individuals of lower IQ. The role of exposure to environmental contaminants has received little attention as a factor predisposing to violent behavior. However a number of environmental exposures are documented to result in a common pattern of neurobehavioral effects, including lowered IQ, shortened attention span, and increased frequency of antisocial behavior. This pattern is best described for children exposed to lead early in life, but a similar pattern is seen upon exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and methyl mercury. Although not as extensively studied, similar decrements in IQ are seen upon exposure to arsenic and secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure. Prenatal and postnatal SHS exposure is also associated with increased rates of conduct disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity. Recent evidence suggests that temporal trends in rates of violent crime in many nations are consistent with earlier preschool blood lead trends, with a lag of about 20 years. These ecologic correlations are consistent with many controlled studies suggesting that lead exposed children suffer irreversible brain alterations that make them more likely to commit violent crimes as young adults. If this pattern is true for lead and other contaminants, the most effective way to fight crime may be to prevent exposure to these contaminants." May? It's time to stop being trifling and clean up our environment. The problem is not the gun, it is the mind controlling the finger on the trigger.

While some politicians lie and say the cause of violence is guns, the real cause of much if the violence could be too much lead in the water. That's something we can fix, thereby dramatically reduce our violence level from a proven root cause. At the bottom of this article is a list of studies and articles on the subject.

CNN’s United Shades covered the violence in Camden, NJ, a town with a lead problem since the last century. There's also Flint where the government intentionally put lead in the water and many other places. The water from Flint runs into Detroit. Chicago has old lead pipes built into its infrastructure. The list of areas with a lead problem is long and unattended. 

We must fix this by 5D, 4D, 3D printing a new infrastructure made from locally grown hemp to replace toxic lead in the pipes with non-toxic materials.  

When the problem is violence the solution is to peacefully resolve the issue. When the problem is lead as a cause of violent behavior, the solution is to clean up and/or safely restore the excess lead to it's natural position in the world. 

LEAD CAUSES VIOLENT BEHAVIOR - GET THE LEAD OUT! 

How? 

1. Use hemp to clean the soil via the science of phytoremediation.

Phytoextraction 

"Phytoextraction has been proven effective at a brownfields site in Trenton, New Jersey for remediation of lead-contaminated shallow soils (Blaylock et al., 1996). Approximately 50% of the lead was removed from the surface soil (~ 700 mg/kg) in order to achieve clean-up standards (400 mg/kg) in one year using Brassica juncea, a relative of the mustard family. For phytoextraction to be effective, one needs vigorously growing plants (and 3 tons dry matter/acre-yr), an easily harvestable aboveground portion, and a plant that accumulates large amounts of metals (~ 1000 mg/kg) in aboveground biomass. To achieve clean-up within three to five years, the plant must accumulate about ten times the level in soil (for example, if the level in soil is 500 mg/kg, then the concentration in the plant must be almost 5000 mg/kg to clean-up the soil in a few years). Some sites have metals that are bioavailable while others do not. Generally, cadmium, nickel, zinc, arsenic, and copper are relatively bioavailable while lead, chromium, and uranium are not taken-up and translocated to the harvestable biomass. Plants which accumulate nickel, cobalt, copper, manganese, lead, zinc, and selenium have been reported in the literature (Kumar et al., 1995). Zinc and boron are phytotoxic to some plants at levels above 200 mg/kg in soil. Addition of EDTA (0.5 to 10 µg EDTA/kg soil) has greatly enhanced the bioavailability of lead, but the enhancement must be weighed against the increased probability of lead migration to groundwater. Mathematical modeling of water movement and metals transport may be required to further understand the fate of lead under these conditions." (pages 14 and18 of the .pdf)

2. Use 5D, 4D and 3D printing to rebuild our infrastructure using hemp as the primary raw resource material. 

Clean water on the memory level i.e. Hydreva to remove toxins that cause both physical and mental health problems that are proven to be a cause of violence and many other problems in search of solutions. 

Above plants grown under identical conditions

with and without Hydreva

We must act now! A key to reducing violence is to remove the excess lead and other toxins that are harming us. We must combine science and common sense to reach necessary truths so we can restore balance. 

As was the case with crack and AIDS, the victims of government policies are blamed for not being able to overcome the scientific results. A report called The Color Of Crime, 2016 Edition was published that says the USA violence problem is rooted in race:

• "The evidence suggests that if there is police racial bias in arrests it is negligible. Victim and witness surveys show that police arrest violent criminals in close proportion to the rates at which criminals of different races commit violent crimes. • There are dramatic race differences in crime rates. Asians have the lowest rates, followed by whites, and then Hispanics. Blacks have notably high crime rates. This pattern holds true for virtually all crime categories and for virtually all age groups. • In 2013, a black was six times more likely than a non-black to commit murder, and 12 times more likely to murder someone of another race than to be murdered by someone of another race."Once again, it is time to look beyond the effect and get to the real cause of violence. I grew up in a large family in the middle of the last century with a back porch full of guns. Nobody shot anybody. 

 

The report does not factor in what's called environmental racism, where minority communities are subjected to excess amounts of lead and other toxins. For example, with buildings from the 1930's and 40's still standing in use, Harlem is surrounded by 5 open sewers, 3 of 4 sides with major highways in close range that use to throw off lead from the cars, etc. 

Of course with nuclear, fracking, GMO's, oil spill technology, etc., it's getting environmentally bad for all of us.

I'm still researching and putting this tapestry together. 

• What if hemp can help reduce violence and lead poisoning? 
• What if the peace pipe gives folks an opportunity to engage in non-violent conflict resolution? 
• Can medical marijuana, like Rick Simpson's Oil, help with physical conditions created by lead exposure, which is creating a lot of stress in people's lives? 

We already know based on results the answer to those questions.  

Below is a list of studies, papers, articles on the subject of lead as a cause of violent behavior i.e. Harvard paper and a Mother Jones piece. Forbes  also has an excellent article on the subject.

My blog entry Phytoremediation - Nature's Peaceful Solution To Industrial Pollution has many articles and videos on the science of phytoremediation, i.e. 

Industrial Hemp for Bioremediation

"Overall, phytoremediation has great potential for cleaning up toxic metals, pesticides, solvents, gasoline, and explosives. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that more than 30,000 sites in the United States alone require hazardous waste treatment. Restoring these areas and their soil, as well as disposing of the wastes, are costly projects, but the costs are expected to be reduced drastically if plants provide the phytoremediation results everyone is hoping for." 

Harvard Study on lead and violence.

How Lead Caused America's Violent Crime Epidemic 

High Lead Levels I Water Found At 11 More Chicago Schools

A Brief History Of Lead Poisoning In Major Cities

City fails to warn Chicagoans about lead risks in tap water

The Nation's Poisonous Water Problem Is Far Worse Than You Think

Lead Poisoning and Rome

Govt. knew about Camden lead problem since the beginning of this century, at least

NJDEP-News Release 02/68 - DEP Hold Public Meeting; Release Camden Water Testing Results

EcoJustice: Environmental Racism, Camden, NJ, and the St. Lawrence Cement Plant

Sick Kids Are Just the Beginning of America’s Lead Crisis

Lead: America's Real Criminal Element  

ROMAN EMPIRE'S FALL IS LINKED WITH GOUT AND LEAD POISONING

Researcher: Studies Suggest Lead Causes Violent Crime

22 of the world's most polluted cities are in India

NY  lead-pubs

This piece is a continuation of the work done at an amazing meeting in Kyoto, Japan on July 2, 2016, the Kyoto Hemp Forum, produced by the Japan Hemp Association. The event discussed the hemp solution to climate change. 

This international gathering radically intensified research on the need to, as Paul Stanford says, RESTORE HEMP! The group is going forward to promote and unite farmers to get hemp and other phytoremediation seeds into the ground.

In addition to climate change, hemp phytoremediation removes many toxic metals from the soil with its 6 foot root system. One of those metals is lead, a cause of many physical health problems and violent behavior.

It's old school knowledge that the best way to solve a problem is at the level of cause. Since one of the cases of violence is lead, it's time to get the lead out. 

It's Time4Hemp. 

Let me know what you think, please.

Thanks.

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Pot Pioneer, Cannabis Champion, Hemp Hero Paul Stanford is a driving force behind the legalization of marijuana and other common sense solutions to our modern problems.  From the nuclear crisis to cancer to building the economy and restoring balance to our environment, Stanford has held firm to his commitment to "Restore Hemp!"

http://www.paul-stanford.com/

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Based on the growing relevance of marijuana legalization, audiences are taking Time4Hemp. Casper Leitch’s Time4Hemp Broadcasting Network (T4HBN) is a quarter century treasure of marijuana / hemp based interviews, music and discussion by many of the key forces behind marijuana legalization i.e. Chris Conrad, Peter Christ,Paul Stanford, Mary Lynn Mathre and Al Burns, Jeanie Herer, Dean Becker,Michael Krawitz, Kelly Kristen, Mike Bifari, etc. uniting the marijuana movement in a historic fashion, bringing together hemp activists, musicians, prayer warriors, business people, medical professionals, inventors, farmers, etc. from around the world in an innovative, entertaining way. 

The synergy is sparking ideas and applications. 

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T4HBN is a flavorful array of original programming featuring marijuana related talk, news, educational and music entertainment.  As marijuana achieves mainstream acceptance, T4HBN delivers a dynamic, wide range of guests i.e. Lester Grinspoon, Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong, Todd McCormick, Ed Rosenthal, Peter  Christ and so many more. Time4Hemp’s archive is a Who’s Who in the marijuana movement, a place to learn what’s really going on and how to apply the hemp solution from the best in the fields.

There is no one more qualified in the marijuana movement than Casper to pull this off.  After a career in advertising, he was Jack Herer’s assistant when ‘The Emperor Wears No Clothes” was published. In 1991 Casper created Time4Hemp, which featured dynamic activists Chris Conrad, Jack Herer, Dana Beal, Lynette Shaw….. Over the almost quarter century run on the airwaves, T4H has moved from a weekly cable show to broadcasting 5 days a week on American Freedom Radio to an international network.  

“When AFR closed down I got an idea that since so many folks were tuning into Time4Hemp, they would also be interested in more of this type of marijuana specific programming. 

We have the technology via my  Time4Hemp website, SoundCloud, IHeart Radio, Spreaker, etc. so I went for it.  My brother/friend Sasha Gomon is extremely tech savvy and does an amazing job producing and keeping us technically sharp. I contacted some of my other family/friends from all over the world offering them an opportunity to have their own radio program featuring their areas of expertise.  The result is nothing short of positively astonishing as we move ever closer to HEMP FOR VICTORY.”

As interest grows in marijuana, so does Time4Hemp’s audience size and focus.  People who tune into this powerful network are open to marijuana related ideas and products, meaning direct advertising reach without wasted impressions.  Because the hemp solution is so important to world survival, all programming is free to listeners with the encouragement to ‘share with family and friends.’ 

Key network sponsors include: Paul Stanford's The Hemp And Cannabis Foundation, Gorilla Cannabis Seeds, Inda Gro Lighting, Sensi Seeds, KDK Distributors, Marijuana For Medical Professionals, Crop King Marijuana Seeds,  Hemp Shield, The Vault Cannabis Seeds Store, Herbie’s Autoflowering Seeds, Cannabis Seeds,  Weed Seed Shop, Weed Gear, and Herbie’s Head Shop.

T4HBN broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Original programs include : Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network; Mike Bifari, Time4Hemp Español; Steve Bloom, The CelebStoner Show; Mikki Conrad, Chris Conrad and Jeremy Daw, Leaf Radio; Steve Danks, HempWorks; Lennice Werth, The Cannabis View; Doug McVay, From Thought To Action;  Jason Wilcox, The Cannabis in Canada Show; Kevin Corn and Norphblat Forsgren, Trips Through Reality; TJ the DJ, Hits and High Notes; Farid Ghehioueche, Time4Hemp – French; Judge James Gray – Specials; Al Graham, The P.A.C.E. Radio Show; Kristin Flor and Joe Grumbine, News From The Front Lines;  Prof. Anndrea Hermann, M.Sc,  iHemp Radio; Tere Joyce, Hollywood Hemptress Hour; Michael Krawitz, International Cannabis Report, Museum Radio Hour; Casper Leitch, TIME 4 HEMP – LIVE; LS Love, Medical Marijuana Radio; Mary Lynn Mathre and Al Byrne,  Cannabis Patients Out of Time: Carl Olsen, Carl’s Cannabis Corner; Paul Stanford, Cannabis Common Sense; Ben Swann, Truth In Media Commentary and Special Reports; Lanny Swerdlow, RN LNC, Compassion and Common Sense; Tim Tipton, COLORADO WE CANnabis Radio; Emi Fantasia and John Lemon, The Nobis – T4H Japanese; Muck Sticky, Making Noise.

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