Matt Lindland's Reefer Madness: Former UFC Star Sued for Stealing Marijuana Plants
by Nate Wilcox on Mar 9, 2011 1:22 PM EST
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Matt Lindland has quite a resume: Olympic silver medalist, long-time UFC contender, subject of a feature film documentary, co-leader of one of MMA's legendary fight camps, Republican nominee for State Representative...and now, accused marijuana thief.
The Willamette (OR) Week has the story:
In a suit filed March 3 in Multnomah County Circuit Court, plaintiff Gonzalo Aldana Gamboa claims Lindland offered last year to let Gamboa grow pot under the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program on Lindland's property in Eagle Creek.
According to the lawsuit, Gamboa registered the grow site with the state of Oregon and harvested six mature plants last October. Lindland helped load the plants into a U-Haul truck and told Gamboa he was moving them to his shed to dry, the lawsuit says. But when Gamboa returned a month later, Lindland would not allow him to collect his harvest, the lawsuit says.
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The suit, filed by Portland lawyer William Macke, seeks $122,880 for the lost marijuana plants.Gamboa's lawsuit is similar to a breach of contract claim filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court last December in which a grower is suing his business partner for $127,000 to cover his share in a medical-marijuana grow
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There is no way that six plants are worth that much
and I bet Lindland either smoked them or let them die by accident.
They were done growing
harvested six mature plants last October. Lindland helped load the plants into a U-Haul truck and told Gamboa he was moving them to his shed to dry
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
that's what I was wondering
I’m old and not exactly attuned to the pulse of the black market but how much does a plant weigh? seems like there’s some punative damages built in there.
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by krcampbell on Mar 9, 2011 1:12 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Every plant is different
and after it dries it will weigh about a fifth of its original weight.
Indoors, most people get about 1-4 ounces(dry) from one plant. Its possible to get much more. Each once selling from anywhere between 150-350 dollars depending on who is selling or buying it.
The money is probably also related to expenses for equipment, power and nutrients.
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
so...............
Can I get your number? my guy went to jail.
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by RTCplayer on Mar 9, 2011 1:14 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
If you're in a state where Medicinal Marijuana is legal
just get a card. It is stupid easy to get one and then you never have to deal with shady dealers.
Legalization in Maryland is my only hope.
Nobody would EVER sell me drugs. I look too much like a narc.
Sigh.
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by jemaleddin on Mar 9, 2011 1:21 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Ha
i’m the opposite then. I’ve had random people ask me if I wanted to buy some weed from them before.
I think I'm somewhere in the middle, I was the guy that people would ask for clean piss when they had to test lol
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im that guy too
the most awkward one for me was my ex’s dad needed some clean piss
I want Zeus! I want Neptune! I want the fecking Kraken!
Woah, that would be weird
Did you do it? haha I’m not sure what I would do.
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Hah
I’ve had random people ask me where to get some.
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by Derek Suboticki on Mar 9, 2011 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
Although
It sounds like these were outside since they finished in October, so they may have weighed 1-3 pounds(dry).
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
these were outdoor...
could’ve been a huge yield, especially in the Pacific Northwest, which features the best climate to grow high yield plants.
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 9, 2011 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
A very close friend of mine
Usually gets about 30+ pounds from 12 plants every fall.
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
I'm in Portland
But grew up in NorCal and know way too many growers.
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
“know way too many growers”- what a cool problem to have. My problem is knowing way too many assholes.
by Ziggy325 on Mar 9, 2011 2:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I gotta say
Northen California is even better.
More sunshine = more photosynthesis = bigger plant = better bud.
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
of course...
there’s a reason the Gold Coast is the last great frontier in the mainland U.S.
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 9, 2011 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
I hope it stays that way
I will hang myself if Eureka and Ukiah turn into San Francisco.
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
people seriously
high yeild 1.5 lb dried per…9 lbs…….outdoor oregon price 2500 per lb 23000 extremist max estimate of highest quality (highly unlikely the case here ( pardon the pun
guy be using a strange abicus and likely using the price per gram of quality indoor
I'm still only coming up with less than $10,000
for six plants at four ounces each sold at $350.
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4 outdoor plants you're looking at over a pound a plant.
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by the-gentle-way on Mar 9, 2011 1:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
i have seen as much as 6 lbs. on a good strand.
My dad use grow back when it was a respectable criminal enterprise. Before people sued over weed.
This seems like some shit that could been handled if he would have just taken matt for a “ride” And discussed things.
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by the-gentle-way on Mar 9, 2011 1:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Lindland's a joke in MMA
But I still REALLY wouldn’t want to take a “ride” with him. I don’t think he’d sit back and take it like Carlo from Godfather. He’d fuck a man up.
They also cost money to grow.
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by Derek Suboticki on Mar 9, 2011 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
also in a single season an outdoor plant can grow upwards of 7-8 feet tall
Even IF that was high test 6 plants does not equal 100 grand.
Especially on the grower side of things there are discounts when you sell in bulk.
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by the-gentle-way on Mar 9, 2011 1:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The only reason why he's suing for that much that I can think of
is the time he spent growing them.
Great call changing the picture!
hilarious!
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 9, 2011 1:41 PM EST up reply actions
agreed
pot is mind expanding. It’s like air for your mind. Do you people charge for air? Do you ban it?
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by SheepleBuster on Mar 9, 2011 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
matt linland has no idea what you're talking about
by fontgangsta on Mar 9, 2011 1:08 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Who is Matt Linland?
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by jemaleddin on Mar 9, 2011 1:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sounds like (other that the alleged theft) this was all above board...
..but should a Republican be running a grow farm? And has anyone verified the grow site registration?
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I don't understand the way medical marijuana laws work
the state clears it legally but the feds reserve the right to arbitrarily enforce the laws at any point?
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Yeah, there's a legal construct at play in drug law called "The Conservation of Hypocrisy."
If a state legalizes it, the feds have to up their game.
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such nonsense
the big time pot growers are the ones with the biggest vested interest in keeping it illegal since if it was legal anyone could grow their own. the shit is a weed will grow anywhere.
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by Nate Wilcox on Mar 9, 2011 1:19 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well
I know in California a person with a medicinal marijuana card can only grow a certain amount of plants and I remember it not being a high number.
There is the truth. The only vested interests in pot staying illegal are large scale traffickers, Mexican and American cartels, and law enforcement. The amount of tax revenue that could be generated by a controlled legalization could do a lot toward reducing the strain on state budgets.
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by Kwisatz Haderach on Mar 9, 2011 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
$12 Billion in California yearly
$300,000 in tax money came from one club in Oakland where communities need it the most.
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
Not to mention taking that money from the pockets of arch criminals who absolutely terrorize and corrupt Mexico. Win/Win. I’m in Michigan and medical marijuana hasn’t yet been monetized properly for state government, but even here it’s having an impact.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Mar 9, 2011 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
I heard it was more like $1.2 billion in direct taxes. However, there would be fewer people going into California’s penal system so you’d save money there too. You’d also save some money in law enforcement and the court systems as well. You’d also probably reduce usage of harder drugs. I know they’re totally different drugs but I suspect it’d be less appealing to deal with shady drug dealers when you could could go safely lit at a cafe. It would also cease to be a gateway drug, since you wouldn’t have to break the law to do it, and taking up a friend’s offer on that first crack rock might seem a bit less appealing if you have easy access to much cheaper pot.
More than that, you’d be creating thousands of new jobs in a state with high unemployment, which would help with another problem, and those people would pay income taxes. You’d also have people coming to California for pot-related tourism, creating more jobs and spending in the state.
This would also be a boon to the hemp industry, since you wouldn’t have entire batches become unsellable legally because of mere trace amounts of THC. Again, more jobs, more tax revenue.
Also, good point about it benefiting communities that need it the most, I hadn’t even thought about that.
Yeah, you’ve definitely added some of the other good points there. I also agree that it would separate pot smokers from hard drugs, and may also steer people away from alcohol to a degree, which is of course a far more dangerous drug. The hemp argument is decent as well, though screw you California, I want it legit everywhere:), especially in Michigan, the California of the Midwest.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Mar 9, 2011 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
12 billion in medical marijuana related expenses
not tax money.
I should have clarified.
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
I should add that they will of course, blow this money foolishly, but still:)
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by Kwisatz Haderach on Mar 9, 2011 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
That's not true
The feds have basically quit messing with medical patients.
Its the guerrilla growers that are destroying the enviroment they are after. Even then, California is doing more than they are(CAMP).
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
It's a joke, son.
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Yes, that's correct
but each state is very different in terms of regulation.
Attorney General Eric Holder has said he no interest in medical marijuana.
The dispenser raids in Southern California have stopped I believe
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
I'm pretty sure they stopped
but they did close down a bunch of dispensaries, somewhere close to 100 because they changed the law about where they can open up shop. Something like they can’t be a certain distance from residential houses or something.
those wacky, Team Quest Republicans....
are at it again. I smell sitcom…
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 9, 2011 1:09 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Didn't John Danaher shave his head?
I imagine that Team Quest just smoked all those plants including that “doctor” Chael Sonnen brought to his hearing. It makes Sonnen’s rants make a little bit of sense.
Matt Lindland doesn't give a fuck about the law
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by TheFilt on Mar 9, 2011 1:10 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
Haha He looks high in the picture
Everyone should know when your dealing with that much drugs, something shitty is going to happen.
I try to be a role model for kids around the park. If some kid wants to grow dope, they can come talk to me, instead of growing dope 6 or 7 times through denial and error, they're going to get it right the first time and have some good dope. - Ricky
You can't tell me to not grow dope. It's like telling the NWA to stop being black.-Ricky
Linland is a grower, not a shower.
If you can't wow them with brilliance, then baffle them with bullshit.
by DayGeaux on Mar 9, 2011 1:15 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
I hear Chael Sonnen knows a grea….a goo….well, he knows a lawyer.
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by BVandDietPepsi on Mar 9, 2011 1:23 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
guess who hired him to steal them...
by MMA_Revolution on Mar 9, 2011 1:23 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
So that's what Jesse Taylor's been doing for the past couple of years
Digging a 600 mile tunnel from rural Oregon to NorCal
The only good bug is a dead bug!
There’s nothing about the Team Quest guys that would suprise me at this point.
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by Brian Mayes on Mar 9, 2011 1:26 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I don't want to come off as crazy, and I don't have any proof...
…but Chael has always reminded me of a couple closeted mormons I’ve known. But given his political leanings, I expect him to be the Troy Aikman of MMA.
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Growers, Team Quest members or BE posters
I guess it’s possible to love all three. :)
I find it much easier to hate all three
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by Earl Montclair on Mar 9, 2011 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone who knows growers
knows this sort of thing happens way too often.
Its just funny cause Matt Lindland looks like the type.
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
ever see the movie Homegrown?
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 9, 2011 1:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
yup
GREAT fucking movie…John Lithgow X2
by John Danaher's Hair on Mar 9, 2011 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
After seeing Sonnen's "Doctor"
this is not surprising at all.
by av1o3 on Mar 9, 2011 1:30 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
That dude was legit
Ponytails are a sign of nobility
So what that he couldn’t remember how or where he met Chael?
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by TheFilt on Mar 9, 2011 1:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
had to use that in my sig
Who's the only one here who knows illegal ninja moves from the government?
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I've learned so much from reading this thread!
Another educating day at BE.
by gzl5000 on Mar 9, 2011 1:36 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Macke acknowledges his client was forbidden from profiting off the pot plants. Nonetheless, Macke says his client is suing for the estimated street value of the lost weed.
“There is an economic value,” Macke says. “I think it could be argued that that’s what it’s worth.”
On determing the weed’s value, Macke adds: “It may be a little bit of a long shot legally.”
by Keren on Mar 9, 2011 1:44 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Ha
his client was probably high as fuck when he said it was worth 100 grand.
This is the biggest part
Macke acknowledges his client was forbidden from profiting off the pot plants.
He lost his medicine, not his business enterprise.
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This case has absolutely no merit...
The guy suing was the registered grower, NOT the patient. Under Oregon law, patients own the marijuana while growers may only be reimbursed for supplies and utilities. Thus, the guy bringing the suit has no legally justifiable claim to the marijuana plants and this case is really just someone trying to extort Lindland.
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