Steve Sarich, Medical Marijuana's Bad Boy, Gives the Finger to Sensible Washington
Steve Sarich, Medical Marijuana's Bad Boy, Gives the Finger to Sensible Washington
As we noted in our cover story last year, medical-marijuana entrepreneur Steve Sarich likes to stir up trouble. And he seems to get a particular kick out of giving the metaphorical finger to pot activists who get on his bad side. That's exactly what he's done to Sensible Washington, the group that ran last year's pot legalization initiative.
As he gleefully told Seattle Weekly yesterday, Sarich (pictured at right) has registered himself as the owner of Sensible Washington with the Secretary of State. (The proof is on the office's website.)
Sarich has been busy since the Weekly wrote about him last May, shortly after a shoot-out at the Kirkland home where he ran a dispensary that sold pot to numerous patients. He moved to North Bend, opened a new dispensary in SoDo (called Access 4 Washington). and established offices in Montlake Terrace for a business he runs providing doctor's authorizations for pot.
He has not, however, affiliated himself with Sensible Washington other than through the Secretary of State filing. He and the real head of Sensible Washington, Seattle attorney Douglas Hiatt (pictured at left), have kept an arm's-length distance from each other, each professing different philosophies toward the pot industry. Hiatt talks up the nonprofit model, which Sarich dismissed as a sham. And the brash entrepreneur isn't enthusiastic about Sensible Washington's crusade to legalize marijuana as a whole, not just for medical purposes. "That's not my issue," he says.
Sarich claims he carried out his Secretary of State stunt to make a point. Sensible Washington is done with last year's initiative, Sarich notes, yet the organization has continued to raise money. "Where is the money going?" he asks, suggesting that something nefarious might be afoot if the organization hasn't bothered to register with the Secretary of State.
Hiatt concedes that the group has continued to raise money. He says that's because it plans to file a new pot-legalization initiative next week.
He adds that Sensible Washington is registered with the IRS and the state Public Disclosure Commission, if not with the Secretary of State (Sarich's filing aside). "We have the common law trademark. If he wants to fight about it in court, we'll fight about it."
But Hiatt himself does not seem so inclined, portraying registration with the Secretary of State as meaningless--unlike another stunt foisted upon him last year, when someone laid claim to the attorney's website.
In other words, as Ben Livingston of the Cannabis Defense Coalition says, Sarich's shenanigan "seems like more of a funny '**** you' than anything else."
Steve Sarich, Medical Marijuana's Bad Boy, Gives the Finger to Sensible Washington
The cat is finally out of the bag. Just the type of bullshit we DON"T need. games, games, and more games. Putting it bluntly, one giant cluster fuck. Me, me, me, mine first and fuck everybody else. :D
Steve Sarich, Medical Marijuana's Bad Boy, Gives the Finger to Sensible Washington
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Originally Posted by gypski
The cat is finally out of the bag. Just the type of bullshit we DON"T need. games, games, and more games. Putting it bluntly, one giant cluster fuck. Me, me, me, mine first and fuck everybody else. :D
Steve is pointing out that hiatt is involved in some funny money business...I think he should show these guys are just like the shits they are...
I have documents from the bar association from a complaint I filed on Steinborn/ hiatt and let me tell you...this guy is not who we the public thinks he is...he works with our court system to help fry patients in court...he tried to do it to all orvald patients from what he filed in that record with the wa. bar association.
Although I don't agree with all the games, some good info. comes out of the playing...
Steve Sarich, Medical Marijuana's Bad Boy, Gives the Finger to Sensible Washington
Still have yet to see anything unethical that Doug has done. All the times I've been around him I've never seen anything that would lead me to believe he's screwing people.
Sarich has a valid point. Non profits are a joke, someone always makes money in a non profit and some times they make a lot. I don't see why there should be any requirement that dispensaries should be forced to be non profits, pharmacies aren't. And of course Steve is getting pretty rich off of this movement but thats just the kind of guy he's always been.
Steve Sarich, Medical Marijuana's Bad Boy, Gives the Finger to Sensible Washington
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Originally Posted by killerweed420
Still have yet to see anything unethical that Doug has done. All the times I've been around him I've never seen anything that would lead me to believe he's screwing people.
Sarich has a valid point. Non profits are a joke, someone always makes money in a non profit and some times they make a lot. I don't see why there should be any requirement that dispensaries should be forced to be non profits, pharmacies aren't. And of course Steve is getting pretty rich off of this movement but thats just the kind of guy he's always been.
One has to look in the correct place to see what he has done..and on the internet is not the place to be looking..as it won't be there...nor will you find it looking at the cases he has done, unless you know exactly what your looking for specifically...and one must have some knowledge others don't..
Try looking in the bar complaint files in which either a complaint was filed against him or someone he represented in the bar complaint...that's where you will find it. straka v. steinborn is a good one to start with..lol.
Steve Sarich, Medical Marijuana's Bad Boy, Gives the Finger to Sensible Washington
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Originally Posted by jamessr
Steve Sarich, Medical Marijuana's Bad Boy, Gives the Finger to Sensible Washington
As we noted in our cover story last year, medical-marijuana entrepreneur Steve Sarich likes to stir up trouble. And he seems to get a particular kick out of giving the metaphorical finger to pot activists who get on his bad side. That's exactly what he's done to Sensible Washington, the group that ran last year's pot legalization initiative.
As he gleefully told Seattle Weekly yesterday, Sarich (pictured at right) has registered himself as the owner of Sensible Washington with the Secretary of State. (The proof is on the office's website.)
Sarich has been busy since the Weekly wrote about him last May, shortly after a shoot-out at the Kirkland home where he ran a dispensary that sold pot to numerous patients. He moved to North Bend, opened a new dispensary in SoDo (called Access 4 Washington). and established offices in Montlake Terrace for a business he runs providing doctor's authorizations for pot.
He has not, however, affiliated himself with Sensible Washington other than through the Secretary of State filing. He and the real head of Sensible Washington, Seattle attorney Douglas Hiatt (pictured at left), have kept an arm's-length distance from each other, each professing different philosophies toward the pot industry. Hiatt talks up the nonprofit model, which Sarich dismissed as a sham. And the brash entrepreneur isn't enthusiastic about Sensible Washington's crusade to legalize marijuana as a whole, not just for medical purposes. "That's not my issue," he says.
Sarich claims he carried out his Secretary of State stunt to make a point. Sensible Washington is done with last year's initiative, Sarich notes, yet the organization has continued to raise money. "Where is the money going?" he asks, suggesting that something nefarious might be afoot if the organization hasn't bothered to register with the Secretary of State.
Hiatt concedes that the group has continued to raise money. He says that's because it plans to file a new pot-legalization initiative next week.
He adds that Sensible Washington is registered with the IRS and the state Public Disclosure Commission, if not with the Secretary of State (Sarich's filing aside). "We have the common law trademark. If he wants to fight about it in court, we'll fight about it."
But Hiatt himself does not seem so inclined, portraying registration with the Secretary of State as meaningless--unlike another stunt foisted upon him last year, when someone laid claim to the attorney's website.
In other words, as Ben Livingston of the Cannabis Defense Coalition says, Sarich's shenanigan "seems like more of a funny '**** you' than anything else."
Steve should not be throwing stones, when he is selling meds from Calif. at his store and not helping local growers, and who is he to steel from others when he is making 80,000 plus a month and not paying a dime in tax's.
Everyone here don't worry about Steve, the Law will catch up to him soon.
Steve Sarich, Medical Marijuana's Bad Boy, Gives the Finger to Sensible Washington
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Originally Posted by gypski
The cat is finally out of the bag. Just the type of bullshit we DON"T need. games, games, and more games. Putting it bluntly, one giant cluster fuck. Me, me, me, mine first and fuck everybody else. :D
EXACTLY. Agree 100%
MM
Steve Sarich, Medical Marijuana's Bad Boy, Gives the Finger to Sensible Washington
Just capitalism at work. For some its there god.
Steve Sarich, Medical Marijuana's Bad Boy, Gives the Finger to Sensible Washington
Steve is a RIP OFF and all the funds he collects from poor patients and his scam patient cook outs at his North Bend rented home with his girl friend he used the patients money NOT TO HELP THEIR DEFENSE BUT TO OPEN A LINE OF NUTRIENTS - nice guy huh STAY AWAY FROM CANNACARE OR SENTRY
Steve Sarich, Medical Marijuana's Bad Boy, Gives the Finger to Sensible Washington
All you have to do is read Steve's biography and its easy to see what he's all about. Its always been about the money and he's done fairly well for himself from time to time. He's just a greedy old drunk who doesn't want to admit he's getting old so he keeps young pussy around all the time. Can't say I blame him but its obviously only the money that keeps these young girls around him.
That was pretty cold.lol
