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In the 1940s and '50s, Stan Eby was part of a strong-man balancing act, traveling the country and becoming a regular in the early days of Santa Monica's famous “Muscle Beach.” Some 60 years later, Eby runs a marijuana dispensary – Stan the Man Collective – on the outskirts of Vallejo, and is under legal fire for alleged illegal operations due to city zoning policies. When Eby talks about why he bears police raids and legal hurdles instead of dropping his efforts, he spends little time explaining. “Because I want to help people while I'm alive,” Eby said of his motivation. “Nobody's ever OD'd – there's never been a death from it. That's a pretty good record, isn't it?” Eby asserted, comfortably barefoot in his Glen Cove home, with its front door open to visitors. “(Marijuana's) just a plant and herb that helps people.” http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_15779263 added by: JackHerer