By: Kayvan S.T. Khalatbari
Cannabis Victim Gets Free Pizza
Sexy Pizza Donates Pies to Victim of Papa John’s
DENVER — Oct. 6, 2011 — In the wake of a foolish act by a Papa John’s Pizza delivery driver who attempted to send a family man to jail for smoking medical marijuana within the legal confines of his home, Denver-based Sexy Pizza is offering the victim a free pizza per month until voters decide a 2012 Colorado marijuana regulation initiative.
Aurora, Colo. resident Frederick Smith will receive a free pizza per month from Sexy Pizza, 1018 E. 11th Ave., until Colorado voters decide a 2012 ballot initiative that would regulate the recreational simple possession of marijuana across Colorado. If voters back the proposal, Sexy Pizza will provide Smith with a free pizza per month for life.
“It’s so amazing that there are people and a business out there that wants to be a friend to the movement, as opposed to drawing a line in the sand and saying we’re on the good side and you’re on the bad side, which is exactly what Papa John’s did,” explained Smith, who says he is anxiously awaiting his free pizzas.
The story has already made national headlines because of its absurd nature. Mr. Smith, minding his own business after a long night of work last Friday, Sept. 30th, put his 9-year-old daughter into the bath and then carefully — out of the reach and eyesight of his child — proceeded to take his medical marijuana. After ordering a pizza, the doorbell rang. The unnamed pizza delivery driver smelled marijuana, saw some kids play equipment around the house, and then called police for a child welfare check. But upon investigation, police found that the delivery driver couldn’t have been any more wrong. Smith was found to be an astounding father. Officers even apologized to him for the trauma he and his child were exposed to at the hands of the Papa John’s delivery driver.
“We want to make it clear that there is nothing wrong with medical marijuana,” explained Kayvan S.T. Khalatbari, owner of Sexy Pizza and a friend to the medical cannabis movement. “This man was simply living his life, legally and in his own home, when Papa John’s decided to question his rights, waste our city’s resources and attempt to ruin a perfectly good relationship between pizza and marijuana.”
Khalatbari himself is no stranger to the medical cannabis industry. He is the co-owner of Denver Relief, one of Denver’s original and most vibrant medical marijuana centers. Khalatbari knows how important medical cannabis is to a patient’s health, and through Sexy Pizza, donations are made to cannabis advocacy groups such as SAFER, Sensible Colorado and the Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of America (MMAPA). Three pizzas have been dedicated to the groups, and every time one is sold, the groups get $1.
“It’s time to put an end to the discrimination of cannabis users,” says Khalatbari. “Progress is being made so that people like Frederick aren’t made victim to ill-conceived notions.”
About Sexy Pizza
Located in Denver at 1018 E. 11th Ave., Sexy Pizza brings traditional Long Island, N.Y. thin crust pizza to Denver. Open for more than three years, Sexy Pizza serves the heart of Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. The pizza shop is also known for its dedicated support of the medical marijuana community, offering $1 from the sales of three different pizzas to benefit three medical cannabis advocacy groups: the Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of America (MMAPA), Sensible Colorado and SAFER. For more information, visit SexyPizzaOnline.com.
About Denver Relief
Denver Relief, 1 Broadway, is a tenured group of cannabis professionals dedicated to providing the highest quality medicine, service, and experience to registered Colorado medical marijuana patients. Denver Relief’s caregivers are passionate Denver citizens who strive to enhance the lives of their patients while changing the perception of marijuana as a viable and safe medicine for an array of conditions. Denver Relief is also an active member of the community through social action and philanthropy. For more information, visit DenverRelief.com.