DC Marijuana Activists Hand Out Free Weed On Halloween

WASHINGTON, DC — Instead of handing out candy this Halloween, Washington, D.C. marijuana activists are gifting weed outside the Department of Housing and Urban Development headquarters in Southwest DC for their "Haunted by HUD" protest.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development enforces a "One Strike Law" throughout the country where adults can be evicted for using or possessing cannabis while living in Section 8 public housing. If a resident is caught with marijuana once, they will be evicted from public housing. If they do not leave within 30 days, they will be sued.

DCMJ activists — who fight for equal rights for cannabis users in DC — say the "One Strike Law" applied at public housing is unjust since marijuana is legal to grow, smoke and gift in DC.

Activists handing out marijuana during lunchtime Tuesday believe their protest is a way to "shed some light on one of the scariest issues facing cannabis consumers around the U.S.," according to a press release.

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They plan to give away a pound of marijuana during the event. All you have to do is show an ID to prove you're of age (21 and over).

Adam Eidinger, a well-known marijuana activist who helped pass Initiative 71 to legalize cannabis in the District, is spearheading the protest Tuesday. He is the co-founder of DCMJ and was behind a similar demonstration during the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

"You've made public housing a shameful thing, and then you shame the person further by saying they do not have the same rights as everyone else who has private property, who rents and pays 100 percent," Eidinger called out to HUD at the protest. His comment referred to how it is legal for DC residents to smoke marijuana in their private homes.

"You get someone hooked on prescription drugs and they become an addict, they become unemployable, they're living in subsidized housing, and then they get caught (with weed) and you kick them out?" Eidinger continued. "...How is that compassionate? How is that helping people?"

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If you want to get in on the action yourself, head to the HUD headquarters at 451 7th St. SW until 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Some scenes from Tuesday's protest:

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