Packs your bags, everyone. The great city of Portland wants to get you high, brah.
Recreational marijuana became officially legal today in Portland, Oregon, so now all you beautiful, hipster vegans can hop on your bike and head to the nearest weed shop. Thing is, weed shops won’t be opening until late next year, and applications for marijuana business licenses won’t be accepted until next year anyway.
So a group of folks in Portland had a great idea: NORML, or National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, has invited folks to join them near the Burnside Bridge, because starting this morning at midnight, all adults with IDs that show they are 21 or older will be given free marijuana and cannabis seed.
“While it becomes legal to possess and cultivate cannabis, there is no legal place in Oregon to buy marijuana itself or cannabis seeds and starts,” the free weed givers explain. “Portland NORML will educate the public and our partners will give away thousands of seeds and hundreds of pounds of marijuana this year so Washington state and the black market do not benefit from our new marijuana legality.”
Don’t freak out if you miss out on free weed, because on Saturday they will be teaching people how to grow their own marijuana. Maybe your local Lowe’s can also have similar classes on Sunday for folks.
And on July 3rd, there will be an event named “Weed the People,” where people can join together and discuss weed history (get high) and talk with other growers (get high) and even receive gift bags (and get high).
Good old Portland. Always ahead of the curve.
Via Death and Taxes
