Weed the People

[marmar]

from the Guardian UK:


Free marijuana for all: Oregonians exercise the right to Weed the People
State legalizes recreational marijuana, but it still can’t be sold to the general public – yet growers and dispensaries find way around the law with event


“A line this long that never ends and everybody is happy,” marveled Jim Leighton, a 30-year Oregon resident. “Isn’t that great?” He and some 1,300 others stood in a queue that snaked around the block in the sweltering Portland heat Friday afternoon, waiting for entry to an event where they could get up to seven grams of marijuana for nothing more than a smile and a handshake.

Oregon is the third state in the United States, in addition to the District of Columbia, to legalize marijuana for recreational use for adults 21 years and older. But even after parts of the law went into effect Wednesday that legalized possession and growing of small amounts, marijuana still cannot be sold to the general public.

So growers and medical dispensaries at Weed the People found their way around the law by giving away their weed for free, some hoping to use it as a marketing tool later.

“We needed to throw an event to give away cannabis. I believe that no one has done this before,” said Rob Thompson, publisher of the local alternative weekly newspaper Portland Mercury, which organized the event.

On midnight Wednesday as the law went into effect, hundreds gathered on Burnside bridge in downtown Portland in celebration. The bridge was billowing with smoke as the clock struck midnight. But while the original plan was to hand out free samples of marijuana, the overwhelming turnout halted the giveaway. ................(more)

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/04/oregon-marijuana-laws-weed-the-people

[azmom]

1. So jelaous. I just spent $200 in Arizona.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, marmar.

[fizzgig]

3. up to seven grams for a $40 entrance fee?

that's a damned good deal.