Hundreds of People Line Up for Free Cannabis on Inauguration Day
Whether you are excited or filled with concern, Donald Trump is now the President of the United States of America. One group Washington D.C. was looking to promote the cannabis cause and spread some joy at the same time.
The D.C. Cannabis Coalition had planned on passing out 4,200 joints today, with the intention of having a mass “smoke-in” four minutes and 20 seconds into President Trump’s inauguration speech. The event, called #Trump420, is aimed at legalizing cannabis in all 50 states.
It appears that the prospect of free cannabis and protesting the incoming president was too good an offer, as the line quickly reached and remained hundreds of people deep. We will have to wait and see if the protest went off as planned, or if some just wanted free cannabis.
Hundreds of people in line for free pot giveaway & demonstration @DCMJ2014 @fox5dc they are expecting thousands #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/CR01urgPvl
— Alexandra Limon (@AlexLimonNews) January 20, 2017
The group was diligent in checking identification of anyone requesting a joint, and made sure to warn everyone present that even though “gifting” cannabis is legal, it is still illegal to smoke cannabis on government land, which would include the National Mall where the inauguration took place.
Other non-cannabis related protests also took place in Washington D.C. The “DeploraBall” was held outside the National Press Club on Thursday Night as well as protests at Union Station on inauguration morning.
Many advocates are concerned that the new president will halt, or even worse, reverse the progress the cannabis movement has made under Obama’s watch. For his part though, President Trump has never wavered from his assertion that he believes it is a state’s rights issue, and he has no intention of reversing that. Cannabis supporters who feared his appointees and cabinet members were also assured that, regardless of Vice-President Mike Pence or Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ personal views, they are on the Trump ticket and they will work towards his goals and not their own.
