Free Marijuana To Be Given Out For Flood Relief In Colorado

There’s going to be some smoke on the water in
Boulder, CO.
After devastating floods shut down the state and
claimed the lives of ten people, residents in this
college mountain town are trying to get back to
business as usual, which includes smoking some
ganja.
Organizers are set to hand out free joints today on
Boulder’s bustling Pearl Street Mall, the Daily Camera
reported.
While much of the city is focused on rebuilding, the
giveaway is an effort to help “stressed out
recreational users” who may have lost their stashes to
flooding. It’s also supposed to serve as a protest a
marijuana sales tax ballot that will ask voters in
November to approve a 15-percent excise tax.
“Boulder has been victimized by floods,” said Rob
Corry, who helped organize the event and hopes to
defeat the tax ballot. “We want to bring some flood
relief to folks.”
The idea first started two weeks ago, when Corry and
other organizers against the ballot handed out free
joints in Denver. Despite long lines and a police
presence, there were no arrests, The Denver Post
reported.
“I wish I could have gotten a bigger one because
there were blunts in there,” said recreational user
Janet Osborn, 27, at the Denver event. “I got probably
the smallest one. But it’s OK. It’s free.”
Monday’s event is expected to see smaller numbers
than the Denver event saw, where more than 600
joints were passed out.
“I’m sure there won’t be too much public
consumption [at the Boulder event],” Corry said.
Flood relief donations also will be accepted at the
event.