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I'm the Alaskan news anchor that is credited with legalizing marijuana in Alaska after saying "fuck it, I quit" live on tv, which was viewed more than 100 million times around the world. I'm now facing 54 for years in prison for creating Alaska's first and only safe access point for medical marijuana patients, as seen in the newest episode of 60 Second Docs -- Charlo Greene, Marijuana Martyr.
Proof: https://twitter.com/60SecDocs/status/799055949126189060
Hi Charlo, I've been following you since you began reporting on cannabis when you worked for KTVA as a reporter.
I have several questions
Why did you think it was OK to report on a business you owned, but not disclose your conflict of interest?
http://www.ktva.com/ktva-official-statement-on-charlo-greenes-departure-248/
What made you decide to trash the Kodiak Bar? Was it because you were mad at the landlord or was it because the judge did not side with you?
http://www.alaskacommons.com/2015/01/13/scene-wreckage-left-egbe-alaska-cannabis-club-eviction/
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/t2l1hne677wy8td/AACtlFQmV-DaOZKUSJiudWxEa?dl=0
When you tried to throw your "Girdweed" event, you failed to notify anyone within the town and pissed off quite a few residents. Instead of trying to meet with these people and hear their concerns you decided it would be appropriate to dox one individual to your over 50,000 facebook followers. Why did you think threats would make the situation better?
Whenever you get called out you always like to drop the race card.
Most recently you posted a video called "The Lynching of Charlo Greene"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcFT7pyB9o8
Why do you think this is race motivated when the other 3 individuals facing the same charges as you are white men?
http://www.alaskajournal.com/2015-11-11/felony-cannabis-cases-scheduled-trial-early-2016
You also have a history of putting on "events" charging tickets for these events, and then not showing up while walking off with the money. Do you think it's not a crime to steal money from people like that?
You state the submissions to your cannabis cup were "stolen" yet you still have cannabis available for purchase from your "store" and none of the competitors got their entry fees back.
Why did your brother stop working for the Alaska Cannabis Club?
Why did you and Peter break up?
Why do you tell people you have the first legal dispensary in Alaska? Your dispensary was never licensed by the Marijuana Control Board.
Why do you tell people you single handily got legalization passed? Polling already showed it was likely to pass. You did not participate in the campaign at all, and when town hall meetings were taking place to discuss the rollout of regulations you were nowhere to be found. You were off doing shows that you were paid to attend. How can you be an activist and entertainer at the same time?
Edit - Thanks for the gold kind stranger :D
Where to begin...
I didn't.
I didn't.
I didn't.
I don't.
They're completely different situations.
I don't.
They were.
He never did.
People grow apart.
I don't tell anyone that.
I'd hope you'd see that pictures of FB posts of me saying "I hope race has nothing to do with it" doesn't count as proof of race baiting, pics of a post where I share Michele Holley's name, who left the most disgusting, racist voicemail on a business partner's phone, doesn't count as a threat and pics of a cancelled event post don't count as proof no one was refunded. I'd hope you'd see that for what it is but perhaps I think too highly of my haters...
In case anyone would like to know: the person commenting here is the woman I had arrested for violating the restraining order against me. Hi Sarha. I'm not interested in engaging with you but you're more than welcome to continue cyber stalking and screenshotting my life.
There's proof, I don't get it. Are you just banking on the hopes no one will access the links in which you've been caught red handed? Do you think that little of us?
I'd hope you'd see that pictures of FB posts of me saying "I hope race has nothing to do with it" doesn't count as proof of race baiting, pics of a post where I share Michele Holley's name, who left the most disgusting, racist voicemail on a business partner's phone, doesn't count as a threat and pics of a cancelled event post don't count as proof no one was refunded. I'd hope you'd see that for what it is but perhaps I think too highly of my haters...
Why do you continue to troll cannabis events stating you have a legal, legitimate cannabis business when in fact you don't? How does women grow feel about that?
Why are you trolling me?
What do you mean you didn't? I posted proof, you can't deny this. Why do you continue to lie? The proof is overwhelming at this point. There was a huge amount of press at the scene of the Kodiak bar when you were evicted. Are you saying someone else snuck into the Kodiak bar and trashed it? If you don't think race was a factor in your arrest why you post that it was on social media and then make racebait video like "The Lynching of Charlo Greene"? Your facebook post says your brother is "no longer with your organization" implying that he was indeed part of your organization. Do you really think we're that dumb and can't cross check things?
Were you in the bar or did you just see the photos that my former neighbor, the woman I had a restraining order against and had arrested, staged for the media?
What other proof do you have? If the place was trashed as such, charges or a lawsuit would've been filed. And you would've seen it covered on a reputable news site, not some blog run by racists bent on smearing my legacy.
In your "proof" there are no threats as you claim, no proof of theft, no proof of event attendees not receiving their funds...
You've gathered every possible negative rumor from Alaska about me without any regard for the fact that each situation has already been handled.
So I'm glad I can put it rest now.
Anybody who disagrees with you seems to end up with a restraining order against them, including your landlord. Ms. Shaubach was never charged with any crime. Also none of your restraining orders seem to hold up in court(or the ones you have your employees/friends file as well)
http://www.courtrecords.alaska.gov/eservices/?x=dfAN4FV8NEufTRxCZxWQntbIe2GsofWo-h6d-TQt22XLiQpBPPpmdcl-8LMYaQAj51ItVuC-pKt3Y54TKeqA
12/14/2014 Petition for Short-Term Stalking Protective Order
12/14/2014 Petition for Long-Term Stalking Protective Order
12/14/2014 Order Granting Short-Term Petition
12/14/2014 Process Issued
Agency Issued to:
Agency Location: Anchorage
Protective Order Short Term issued on: 12/14/2014
For: Shaubach, Sarha
12/31/2014 CD # 15B
LOG # 09:04:17/09:55:14
12/31/2014 Process Cancelled
Protective Order Short Term canceled on: 12/31/2014
For: Shaubach, Sarha
12/31/2014 Long-Term Petition Denied at Long-Term Stage
12/31/2014 Case Closed
01/02/2015 Copies Made (Case) Receipt: 1137356 Date: 01/02/2015
Why do you say the Kodiak Bar was staged by the media? The media was standing outside waiting for you to be evicted before the community clean up began. After the judge ordered your eviction you advertised on Facebook that you were having 1 more large party before you were evicted. You did not try to hide these facts at ll. The community clean up was put on by members of the cannabis community who didn't want your actions to reflect upon them. Many of these individuals you have had abrasive run ins with as well.
There you go again calling people racists. Is everybody in your world a racist?
I guess my proof doesn't count, even though the screenshots of your facebook account show you doxxing an individual.
Do you think all the media in Alaska is out to get you and run by racists?
In case anyone would like to know: this is the woman I had arrested for violating the restraining order against me. Hi Sarha. I'm not interested in engaging with you but you're more than welcome to continue cyber stalking and screenshotting my life.
You were only granted a short term restraining order while you waited for your court date for the long term restraining order that was ultimately denied. Sorry I am not Sarha either, I just work in the cannabis industry and have been following your antics.
Sarha Shaubach was arrested. And processed. For stalking me. That's public record.
Why do you lie about events and take people's money?
Why do you lie about having the first legal dispensary?
Why do you feel it is ok to threat someone and their child for body shaming you?
Why do you continue to troll cannabis events claiming you're legimate in your business dealings?
Why are you not addressing fellow Alaskans persecutions, your fellow industry men are being charged as you are. Why aren't you helping bring light to their plights?
This is your AMA, not mine.
First I'm a racist. Now a troll. You're a liar and finally you've chosen a venue in which you can not censor, I'm not a troll but rather an individual sick of your censorship. Welcome to reddit.
Show me a person whose money was taken?
The Alaska Cannabis Club isn't he states first dispensary, it's the state's first legal safe access point.
Who have I threatened?
And FYI, you're clearly a troll lol
do you feel you have negatively influenced current regulations in regards to Alaskas legal cannabis industry by repeatedly breaking the law during a crucial time in which regulations Were not only being implemented but actually created? Are you aware the public does in fact feel you personally have set Alaskans back in their fight to obtain reasonable regulations?
How do your "patients" feel about being sold "cbd" labeled medication without in fact acquiring the proper testing for said labels?
Why do you believe in censoring individuals that do not agree with you?
If you respond to me I will provide evidence of my claims however I'm sure you won't and will continue to censor those that challenge your miss doings. This is an AMA not an amaa......... awaiting your cowardess neglect
I created the cannabis industry in Alaska. You and anyone else enjoying your legal weed is welcome.
I've never broken the law once.
There would be no regulations to complain about had it not been for my actions. I can't control how prohibitionists respond to change, or how people that look at my skin and assume I'm a criminal judge me. There was no "fight to obtain reasonable regulations" - if there was, I wouldn't have had to quit a career I LOVED for the Alaskan patients in need that not a single other "Alaskan activist" was willing to stand up for.
No club members are sold anything at the Alaska Cannabis Club. You should swing by and become a member instead of blindly assuming how things work.
I don't have any interest entertaining trolls or haters or racists disguised as concerned community members - so I don't. That's the beauty of being an adult.
Why not bring light to the fellow Alaskans that are being prosecuted as well for similar crimes. Don't you feel if you united alaskans you'd have more support?
Is there a reason other than racism that is driving a wedge between you and the rest of the cannabis industry?
I don't think there's anything I can do, just short of bleaching my skin, to get the support of the "concerned Alaskan cannabis community"
You're trolling yourself. You've dodged every piece of evidence that shows you to be a bad person.
you volunteered to do an ama, and ASK ME ANYTHING and you were horribly unprepared for the most obvious questions and failed to even acknowledge most of the questions.
If you aren't going to believe the links posted above as proof of the events that unfolded, then I definitely don't believe the proof you posted for this AMA so this whole thing is a waste of time.
You really take the whole "no publicity is bad publicity" thing to heart...
I'd hope you'd see that pictures of FB posts of me saying "I hope race has nothing to do with it" doesn't count as proof of race baiting, pics of a post where I share Michele Holley's name, who left the most disgusting, racist voicemail on a business partner's phone, doesn't count as a threat and pics of a cancelled event post don't count as proof no one was refunded. I'd hope you'd see that for what it is but perhaps I think too highly of my haters...
And further more you continue to label individuals that disagree with you racist. Don't you find that disrespectful and childish. That's a very hurtful and heavy statement. African Americans were killed just for the color of their skin, and you dared to use the term "lynching" how much attention does your adult self need. White men are being accused of the same crimes as you in the same state at the same time, can't you leave race out of this?
Not if they're racist. Most in alaska are. Surprising but true.
Trust me, as a registered voter in Alaska during 2014 the polls showed the state was already in favor of legalization before her tv stunt.
No they weren't.
No they weren't.
How is it knowing you'll be remembered as the news anchor that said "Fuck it, I quit"?
I love that I'll be remembered for not only taking a stance, but taking action that changed the course of history for the better. "Fuck it I quit" is directly responsible for the legalization of weed in Alaska. Statistics prove it.
I became a journalist because I wanted to make a difference. Most journalists don't get that opportunity. Most journalists aren't remembered at all.
I'll gladly take being remembered as the "fuck it I quit" lady - whose boldness changed history.
Do you regret having quit in such a public manner? Would you do it again?
I regret not having an exit strategy after legalization. I would've left alaska soon had I known the backlash that was brewing. But quitting accomplished its goal: get the attention of Alaskan voters to legalize adult use of marijuana - so no, I wouldn't change how I quit. Just the follow through
What's the most important thing you've learned from medical marijuana patients?
That marijuana is the most miraculous plant on the face of the planet. It's truly a gift.
I can't tell you how mind blowing it is to watch someone get a second chance at life because they ingested a plant. I'm talking children with severe seizure disorders that instantly stop seizing when Cannabis oil is applied to the soles of their feet. Or to watch the hands of someone with Parkinson's calm seconds after smoking a simple joint.
It's such a blessing to so many people. It has the power to do so much good. It's on us to fight to allow it to serve its purpose. That's what I do.
Got any money to buy pot?
I've got plenty but I get most of my bud for free now. Perks of being THE weed lady.
What made marijuana legalization an important issue for you?
It's so obvious and so doable. Marijuana reform can help the sick, end the wasteful war on drugs that he wreaked havoc on communities of color and poor for generations, it can provide economic opportunities to rebuild communities, hemp is one of the most versatile renewable resources...
It's important that we leave this world better. I live by that philosophy. And while I can't fix global warming or rape culture, I KNOW that if WE stand up and demand cannabis reform, it WILL happen in our lifetime.
Is the 54 years a real threat, or just a journalism hype piece?
It's a real threat
It's a real threat
What exactly are you charged with?
The state of Alaska has charged me with 10 felonies and 4 misdemeanors - all marijuana possession charges, all marijuana in alaska was legalized (they CHOSE to use the pre-legalization laws to charge me).
It's a political prosecution that could land me in jail for 54 years.
I'd appreciate it if you'd sign my petition:
https://www.change.org/p/freecharlogreene-cannabis-advocate-facing-54-years-in-prison
And just share my story. What the state of Alaska is doing is shameful and the world should know about it.
You're the most racist person I've ever interacted with, like horribly out of line. Bleach your skin to bring awareness to the white men facing similar charges? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!?
How about I go get a perm and paint my skin black and support your cause! That's how this works, right?
And I'm the racist...
What's your favorite Cheech & Chong movie?
Up In Smoke
Can you explain your current legal issues so that people who want to get involved can?
The state of Alaska has charged me with 10 felonies and 4 misdemeanors - all marijuana possession charges, all marijuana in alaska was legalized (they CHOSE to use the pre-legalization laws to charge me).
It's a political prosecution that could land me in jail for 54 years.
I'd appreciate it if you'd sign my petition:
https://www.change.org/p/freecharlogreene-cannabis-advocate-facing-54-years-in-prison
And just share my story. What the state of Alaska is doing is shameful and the world should know about it.
This has been fun but is anyone that isn't one of the trolls I've ALREADY blocked on all social media channels interested in chiming in lol?
I swear you guys have tooooooo much free time 😂😂😂.