March 31, 2011

A licensed medical marijuana dealer in the U.S. is helping raise money for relief efforts in Japan

A licensed medical marijuana dealer in the U.S. is helping raise money for relief efforts in Japan. According to Shaun Gindi, owner of Compassionate Pain Management in Colorado, he will donate 100 percent of the profit from his marijuana joints to earthquake and tsunami victims in the East Asian country.


From CNN.com:

He floated the idea of raising money for Japan on his dispensary’s Facebook page and got a dozen “likes” right away. He knew immediately that he could use his dispensary to raise money. Thus was born “Joints for Japan.”

“What we’re going to do is take all the revenue from the hand-rolled medicine, 100% of it, from this weekend and potentially for the next few weeks … and we’re going to donate it to the Red Cross,” Gindi said.

“Hand-rolled medicine” is medical marijuana-speak for a joint, or a marijuana cigarette. They contain half of a gram of marijuana and are the most popular item in the store. At $5 each, Gindi says, they sell thousands a month.

Gindi hopes his fundraising efforts help bring a bit more respectability to the medical marijuana industry. But ultimately, it is the people of Japan he truly hopes to help.

“In Japan every day, the number of lives lost jumps up. Whatever we can do to help out, we’d like to do.”

More info about the Compassionate Pain Management and how Colorado residents can qualify to purchase medical cannabis can be found on the dispensary’s official website.
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