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Operation Red Dragonfly Speaks to Paul Stanford

Tim King spoke with the fore running expert on the use of medical cannabis by Veterans, while out standing in the field of grass.

Paul Stanford
Paul Stanford, Portland, Oregon
Photo by Bonnie King

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Paul Stanford from the THCF Clinic in Portland, Oregon, is another supporter of Operation Red Dragonfly, our mission to educate Veterans and their families about the dangers of contaminated military bases, and also to gather elements for our upcoming documentary on PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).

Paul Stanford is one person who knows about the connection between PTSD and medical cannabis. I spoke to Paul about his extraordinary effort to help people suffering from various illnesses. I asked Paul to explain...

Paul Stanford: "We help a lot of patients; in our gardens here we give away right now over 300 pounds of marijuana a year. I’m a disabled veteran myself and I just like to help people and the more we help people, the better off this world is."

Tim King: And there is a big connection that a lot of people are learning about, that is marijuana being used to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Paul Stanford: "That’s right PTSD. New Mexico was the first state that pioneered PTSD as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana; Oregon’s legislature just approved PTS as a condition in our state as well. So patients will soon be able to get permits here for PTS.

"I’m not so sure I want to call it a disorder because it’s a normal reaction to a traumatic incident and so maybe the term disorder should be changed to a ‘normal reaction to a traumatic event’. I’m not so sure the D belongs there. I did not see active combat when I was in, I was in the military when Jimmy Carter was president, I wouldn’t have joined if I didn’t trust the president at that time."

Tim King: "Why did you decide to back what I am doing?"

Paul Stanford: "I’m just glad to see you’re out there educating people about how medical cannabis can help them, about alternatives for PTS. You know, the Israeli defense forces, though we’re not happy about what they’re doing to the Palestinians, they do allow their soldiers to use medical marijuana for PTS. They’ve been leading the way, in cannabinoid sciences, for decades now. It has history of helping veterans in the IDF, and it should help everybody and we could do away with a lot of medications.

"It really produces more fuel, fiber, food and medicine than any other plant. I’m motivated because I know that hemp, cannabis, marijuana is the oldest crop, the first crop that people cultivated, perhaps as long as 30,000 years ago, all archaeologists agree over 12,000 years ago, back to prehistoric times."

Those interested in learning more can contact me via my email below, I am also addressing PTSD and Veteran suicide and gathering elements for a documentary on PTSD that is under production. Anyone with questions can call 916 308-5902.

Many people are already helping, one significant person is Sheree Evans in Missouri, she is the east coast contact person for 'Operation Red Dragonfly'. You can write to Sheree at evasher6@cebridge.net if you are interested in seeing this event come to your city or town.

People and organizations who have contributed include Paul Stanford and The THC Clinic, Coral Theill, Charlie Smith, Vic Pittman, Mary Vogel, Joan Vogel, Kevin Saunders, Leonard Lawrence, Dennis Paterka, Karin Rougeau, Charlie Smith, Jean James, Bob and Donna Collinsworth, Robert and Grace O'Dowd, Al Hayward, James Frederickson, Michael Rawlings, Gary Bennett, Veterans United for Truth, EnyaDreamz Productions, the King family, Sacramento Motorcycle Rentals, and several other are already stepping up. It is time to think outside of the box, time to reach out in person. We believe this is a cheap and effective approach that will gain measurable ground in our fight to save lives.

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More background:

'Coffee Strong' Near Joint Base Lewis-McChord - an Out of the Box Approach for Helping Vets (VIDEO)

Operation Red Dragonfly Lands in Seattle (VIDEO)

Operation Red Dragonfly Outreach Mission for Veterans Takes Flight (VIDEO)

Red Dragonfly 'Veteran Awareness Mission' Set to Land at Camp Lejeune (VIDEO)

Tim King's Cross Country Ride for Veterans Health

Operation Red Dragonfly Brings Hardcore Veteran Health Outreach to America

Operation Red Dragonfly - Former Marine Will Cross Country for Veteran's Health

Road Warrior Crossroads: Taking Veteran's Issues to the Street

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With almost 25 years of experience on the west coast and worldwide as a television news producer, photojournalist, reporter and assignment editor, Tim King is Salem-News.com's Executive News Editor. His background includes covering the war in Afghanistan in 2006 and 2007, and reporting from the Iraq war in 2008. Tim is a former U.S. Marine who follows stories of Marines and Marine Veterans; he's covered British Royal Marines and in Iraq, Tim embedded with the same unit he served with in the 1980's.

Tim holds awards for reporting, photography, writing and editing from traditional mainstream news agencies like The Associated Press and Electronic Media Association; he also holds awards from the National Coalition of Motorcyclists, the Oregon Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs; and was presented with a 'Good Neighbor Award' for his reporting, by the The Red Cross.

Tim King reporting from the war in Iraq

Tim's years as a Human Rights reporter have taken on many dimensions; he has rallied for a long list of cultures and populations and continues to every day, with a strong and direct concentration on the 2009 Genocide of Tamil Hindus and Christians in Sri Lanka. As a result of his long list of reports exposing war crimes against Tamil people, Tim was invited to be the keynote speaker at the FeTNA (Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America) Conference in Baltimore, in July 2012. This is the largest annual gathering of North American Tamils; Tim addressed more than 3000 people and was presented with a traditional Sri Lanka ‘blessed garland’ and a shawl as per the tradition and custom of Tamil Nadu

In a personal capacity, Tim has written 2,026 articles as of March 2012 for Salem-News.com since the new format designed by Matt Lintz was launched in December, 2005. Serving readers with news from all over the globe, Tim's life is literally encircled by the endless news flow published by Salem-News.com, where more than 100 writers contribute stories from 23+ countries and regions.

Tim specializes in writing about political and military developments worldwide; and maintains that the label 'terrorist' is ill placed in many cases; specifically with the LTTE Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, where it was used as an excuse to slaughter people by the tens of thousands; and in Gaza, where a trapped population lives at the mercy of Israel's destructive military war crime grinder. At the center of all of this, Tim pays extremely close attention to the safety and welfare of journalists worldwide.

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