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posted by cmn32480 on Friday January 06 2017, @06:38PM   Printer-friendly
from the pass-the-bong dept.

In Washington, D.C. to protest the results of a certain recent election? You may get the chance to light up at the same time:

Some activists in town for Inauguration Day are willing to risk arrest by planning to go "green." The DC Cannabis Coalition plans to hand out 4,200 free joints the day President-elect Donald Trump will take over the White House, in an effort to keep their hopes of federal marijuana legalization from taking a hit. The group will begin at 8 a.m. in Dupont Circle, then plans to march down to the National Mall in time for Mr. Trump's inauguration. At exactly 4 minutes and 20 seconds into Mr. Trump's inaugural address -- 420 is the commonly known code for marijuana -- thousands of protesters will light up.

[...] "The main message is it's time to legalize cannabis at the federal level," Adam Eidinger, the founder of DCMJ, a group of D.C. residents who introduced and helped get D.C.'s marijuana legalization initiative passed, told CBS affiliate WUSA.

[...] Eidinger also said the protest isn't explicitly anti-Trump; all are welcome, and organizers are happy for it to be a joint effort between supporters of different political parties. The joints themselves will be completely free. "We don't want any money exchanged whatsoever, this is really a gift for people who come to Washington, D.C.," he said.

CBSN is still running fake news segments about cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) as of Jan. 5th.


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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by fadrian on Friday January 06 2017, @08:39PM

    by fadrian (3194) on Friday January 06 2017, @08:39PM (#450402) Homepage

    When majoritarians feel as though they need to commit civil disobedience in order to be listened to, perhaps that signifies a systemic problem.

    Those who currently hold power do no see it as a problem, but as a beneficial feature of the system. Therefore, no problem exists, citizen.

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