Do You Know Steve Sarich

BE INFORMED: STAND UP TO STEVE SARICH


“[Some]… are fearful that Sarich—with his guns, his brashness, his entrepreneurial drive, and his circle of followers who look too young and healthy to need pot as medicine—will stir up a backlash against medical marijuana just as it seems to be gaining ever more legitimacy [“Toke Stoking”, Seattle Weekly, 2010].”

I have done my fair share of investigating on Steve Sarich, and after seeing ads on Craigslist slandering 4Evergreen Group from him or his people I felt obligated to do something about it. I’ve decided to look into things and, as I suspected, these are allegations made by a competitor – a normal occurrence in the MMJ community.

4Evergreen Group is a marketing company that educates current and prospective patients about MMJ and also helps them connect with doctors. They do not manage patient files or records. There has never been an authorization or recommendation printed with their name on it. My friends who have dealt with 4Evergreen are at no risk of being investigated even if 4Evergreen was under investigation – which they are not. This information is easy to come by. Just call them.

NWSDC (Northwest Stress Disorder Clinic) is one of the healthcare providers 4Evergreen works with and is also under attack. Sarich made a false accusation against some ARNP with the company and sent the DoH after them. Sadly for Sarich, the investigation was almost immediately dropped because the ARNP was not guilty of any wrongdoing and he still has his license to practice medicine.

This is where things get hairy. Steve Sarich is actually the one constantly under investigation for marijuana issues stemming from when he shot patients he authorized / former employees for him for trying to steal his plants. This is not surprising if you know Sarich was caught illegally possessing over 1,500 plants in 2007 [“Drug Laws Should Matter, Even With Pot”, The News Tribune, 2010].

“I’ve been tempted to ask him directly about whether he really thinks the 18 and 19-year-olds who nearly shot his head off and tried to rob him were really in need of the medical marijuana authorizations he helped them get [“The Wrong Cure”, Horsesass.org, 2010].”

In addition, he’s been accused of tax evasion and conspiracy. Because his clinic and dispensary (and his pornography studio) were in the same location [“Medical Pot Community Poised for Huge Growth”, The Seattle Times, 2010], Sarich surrendered all of his patient files to authorities. Does that satisfy the curiosity of those unfortunate Sentry Medical patients who have been continually raided since 2007? When they took his plants they took your records, too [“Agents Raid Medical Marijuana Advocacy Office”, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2007]. Steve Sarich has sold out the entire MMJ community.

“…It can be easy to resort to extremism yourself, but all that does is play into the false frames that exist. Sarich falls into this trap all the time, and to make it even worse, he’s constantly accusing nearly everyone else in the medical marijuana movement of trying to undermine patients whenever they strive for more moderate positions [“The Wrong Cure”].”

Steve Sarich has used his money and false accusations to bully many legitimate Washington Co-ops, patient networks, and healthcare providers. Sarich has been the target of Federal and State investigations in Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, and Spokane. Does the MMJ community really need this guy as a representative?
“‘I think he hurts the cause…These kind of shootouts and being involved with teenagers in distributing [pot] and cultivating it, it makes us all look bad [“Medical Pot Community Poised for Huge Growth”] .’”
I love what MMJ has done for me and my family. We need to take a stand and stop this guy from trying to get rid of everyone who actually cares about this movement. Stop letting Steve Sarich give us all a bad name. 4Evergreen, NWSDC, and the rest in the community are fighting for patients rights every day. Steve Sarich is wasting our time. Please stand up and be informed!

All of the above links are from reputable news sources, not cannabis message boards. But if you’d rather hear it from the community than the news, Google ‘Steve Sarich’ and find even more information posted by the MMJ community over the past four years. Here are some of my favorites:

• “Sentry Medical Appears to Be Unprofessional” post from Cannabis.com
• “Cannacare Bust, Now What?” post on GardensCure.com

All Active Links in Post:

• “Toke Stoking”, Seattle Weekly, 2010
• “Drug Laws Should Matter, Even With Pot”, The News Tribune, 2010
• “The Wrong Cure”, Horsesass.org, 2010
• Pornography Ad Site for S. Sarich (Not a bad thing, but would be nice to know)
• “Medical Pot Community Poised for Huge Growth”, The Seattle Times, 2010
• “Agents Raid Medical Marijuana Advocacy Office”, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2007

If Mr. Berman would like to debate this in a public forum, and not hide behind a "John Doe" to libel me, I'm happy to do that. But he's going to have to drop the John Doe and man up. I never post under any false identity. If he wants to slam me, or debate the issues here, I'm more than happy to do that. But I'll be using my own name, I'll post my own phone number, and you'll be sure it's me. People who want to spread total crap are scared to use their own names or contact information.

Man up, bud. Don't spread disinformation and libelous claims if you're not willing to even say who you are....and Joel...we know who you are by your IP address...dumbshit.

Steve Sarich
206-407-3017 (yes...my real name and phone number...your turn Joel Berman)

Steve you are #1 in my book. If it wasn't for you the laws would be a lot differant in this city. Spineless scum-bags should rot in hell. Slam people for no reason.
You should post his phone number his address and anything else you have on this slammer so we can all stay clear of him.
I my self am tired of slammers and flaggers.
You need anything Steve you drop me a line.
Thanks for all your hard work and the huge balls it takes for standing up for the thousands of people that have access to MMJ because of you.

I found this looking up info on Steve. John Doe is a pussy to hide behind a psuedonym. Steve you are the man!

Another wothless thread!

take the bitchin to the street corner.....people are always legends in their own mind

4evergreen group gave med recs to two DEA pigs last year that busted more than one competing dispaensary . .4evergreen has sponsored co ops . .. just a coincidence that these pigs didnt bust there shit up but instead there competition . . . . . . . . . .could be coicindence could not be . . . but i can tell you this id never step into a 4evergreen sponsored shop


for local by local or fuck off


or a steve sarich establishment for that matter, same amount of Bullshit shrouds them both

What the hell is going on here!? Aren't we all about the medicine, and giving people a better quality of life? And whats with these one post members coming in and advertising in some way or another!?

lol I used to go out there to kirkland until the burglary/shooting...how things have changed in this area since then, so many dispensaries, even "walk in" doctors giving recs.

Loved the clones they sold, good variety moved through there. (my avatar pic was a clone from there...$15)

I still don't know how he didn't get jail time for the 1k+ plants before he started the dispensary. I mean anyone who gets caught with 1k plants....1k....I thought the fed considered 100 a lot, I know he did argue that there wasn't a "useable amount" since none of them were flowering, but damn...

Is anyone familiar with a cut named Chronic #11? That's my best guess of it to my knowledge anyway. It was passed to me at one point and was supposedly something held by either Cannacare or Steve Sarich. Anyone have any input on it?

I knew Steve Sarich when he lived in Texas. He used to frequent a comedy club I worked at.

I can only speak from my experiences with him. He couldn't of been a nicer and more respectful person to me, the other employees there, and to the establishment.