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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alaska-tv-reporter-quit-marijuana-crusade-article-1.1949056
The Alaska TV reporter whose journalism career went up in smoke when she quit her job during Sunday's newscast and announced she was running a medical marijuana business on the side took to social media to explain why.
Charlo Greene, whose legal name is Charlene Ebge, resigned as a reporter for KTVA in Anchorage with a signoff that had the Internet buzzing: "And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice but, f--- it, I quit."
Ebge went on a social media blitz Monday, calling herself a champion for Alaskans' right to smoke marijuana in a YouTube video. "Advocating for freedom and fairness should be everyone's duty," she said. "I'm making it my life's work to uphold what America stands for truly: Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Her organization, the Alaska Cannabis Club, touts itself as the state's only medical marijuana resource, detailing how to score medical marijuana and how to grow one's own supply. And did we mention free samples for members?
Ebge's Facebook page shows the club's self-described owner standing in a large hydroponic grow room blooming with marijuana plants while her profile photo has the former TV reporter holding a lit joint in one hand and a lighter in the other.
Like its owner, the Alaska Cannabis Club has gone political seemingly overnight. Its Facebook page touts: "No marijuana, big mistake #YesOn2." An Indiegogo campaign started Monday already hit its stated fundraising goal of $5,000 to help sell Alaskan voters on legalizing marijuana.
If voters do approve Ballot Measure 2 on Nov. 4, residents 21 and older will be allowed to legally possess an ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants, as well as allow for the sale and possession of related paraphernalia.
"If responsible adults should be allowed to choose how they like to drink," Ebge asked on YouTube, "why differentiate my toke from your beer?"
Ebge's final story for KTVA was a profile on the business she secretly ran before coming out as Alaska Cannabis Club's president and CEO in a stunning finale.
"Now everything you've heard is why I, the actual owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club, will be dedicating all of my energy toward fighting for freedom and fairness, which begins with legalizing marijuana here in Alaska," Ebge said.
That's how Ebge lit the fuse in her crusade to legalize marijuana in Alaska.
Alaska reporter who quit on TV explains her crusade to legalize marijuana
The Alaska TV reporter whose journalism career went up in smoke when she quit her job during Sunday's newscast and announced she was running a medical marijuana business on the side took to social media to explain why.
Charlo Greene, whose legal name is Charlene Ebge, resigned as a reporter for KTVA in Anchorage with a signoff that had the Internet buzzing: "And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice but, f--- it, I quit."
Ebge went on a social media blitz Monday, calling herself a champion for Alaskans' right to smoke marijuana in a YouTube video. "Advocating for freedom and fairness should be everyone's duty," she said. "I'm making it my life's work to uphold what America stands for truly: Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Her organization, the Alaska Cannabis Club, touts itself as the state's only medical marijuana resource, detailing how to score medical marijuana and how to grow one's own supply. And did we mention free samples for members?
Ebge's Facebook page shows the club's self-described owner standing in a large hydroponic grow room blooming with marijuana plants while her profile photo has the former TV reporter holding a lit joint in one hand and a lighter in the other.
Like its owner, the Alaska Cannabis Club has gone political seemingly overnight. Its Facebook page touts: "No marijuana, big mistake #YesOn2." An Indiegogo campaign started Monday already hit its stated fundraising goal of $5,000 to help sell Alaskan voters on legalizing marijuana.
If voters do approve Ballot Measure 2 on Nov. 4, residents 21 and older will be allowed to legally possess an ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants, as well as allow for the sale and possession of related paraphernalia.
"If responsible adults should be allowed to choose how they like to drink," Ebge asked on YouTube, "why differentiate my toke from your beer?"
Ebge's final story for KTVA was a profile on the business she secretly ran before coming out as Alaska Cannabis Club's president and CEO in a stunning finale.
"Now everything you've heard is why I, the actual owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club, will be dedicating all of my energy toward fighting for freedom and fairness, which begins with legalizing marijuana here in Alaska," Ebge said.
That's how Ebge lit the fuse in her crusade to legalize marijuana in Alaska.