Read the law and you'll get it. You don't have to be a lawyer to understand how trumped up the charge is. Hiding money does not mean you're hiding it's source. You've never stashed money? There are so many reasons to stash cash. For security alone. And not shit it smelled like pot. Total geniuses we have in the law authority. It's obvious at least some of the cash was near some one who smoked pot. What does that have to do with Dana? I am sure that $20 in your pocket has traces of coke on it. (Have you ever read that study?) Prob not if you can't understand this case. I read 3 articles and got more info than needed to decide it was a farce.

I am not some random person voicing an opinion with no basis to back it up. I was hired to work for this man and the Museum installing A/V equipment and spent quite a bit of time with him one on one and saw the inner workings and drama of the 9 Bleecker Street cafe. They can barely deal tea there. HE IS DEF NOT A DRUG OR POT DEALER! (Not that I would morally care because I am not really into the government controlling people's bodies). From what I read and understand from everyone surrounding him, he's dedicated his entire life to helping others. I have seen where he resides and if he were dealing or had access to that much cash personally, you'd see some examples of him spending it on himself which there is no visual evidence of. Even i donated my service and cost of the A/V equipment was donated by another party to the Museum.

I think I also met a few of the people who were the ones that donated or gathered the money for the Ibogaine clinic (it may not have been the same clinic but it was a Ibogaine clinic but because I know there are more than one he started I can't say it was the same one). I know they just raised enough at the last conference for another one. I do know he lives modestly and only saw him spend money over the month I was there on getting his message out - flyers, books, conferences or other social events, up-keeping the Museum as best he can, etc.

Even the job we did was donated to his non-profit. If I had to guess his causes are taken care of by all his old friends who went on to do other successful business ventures when they spent less time with the movement and since he continued it - supporting the Museum or causes is their way to still help or be involved. But I don't know, why do you care? It's not my business how he feeds himself or anyone elses. I do know he isn't living like a pot dealer, never goes to meet anyone, doesn't invite people in his living space very often (all though I went there to talk about the design of the A/V set-up since the cafe had a band playing), and didn't have pot any of the times I spent there - so if he was a pot dealer he'd seriously have to be the worst one I ever met.

More likely you're just bitter. Right? Why don't you spend time working on that? It's hard for people like you to understand human kindness because you and everyone you surround yourself with is most likely miserable too. I suggest visiting 9 Bleecker so you can find one more disappointment in your life. At the very least you can finally witness some human kindness. Maybe it will rub off - it is highly contagious (among other hippy diseases). Kidding - try working on a joke that's funny. People laugh then.