{"id":52861,"date":"2021-01-12T16:15:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T16:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/dc-activists-will-give-away-free-weed-to-anyone-who-gets-a-covid-vaccination\/"},"modified":"2021-01-12T16:15:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T16:15:31","slug":"dc-activists-will-give-away-free-weed-to-anyone-who-gets-a-covid-vaccination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/dc-activists-will-give-away-free-weed-to-anyone-who-gets-a-covid-vaccination\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Activists Will Give Away Free Weed to Anyone Who Gets a COVID Vaccination"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cannabis activists in Washington DC have come up with a great new incentive to help encourage people to get the COVID-19 vaccine: free weed<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

For their new \u201cJoints for Jabs\u201d campaign, advocacy groups DC Marijuana Justice<\/u><\/a> (DCMJ) and Maryland Marijuana Justice<\/u><\/a> (MDMJ) are teaming up to hand out free bags of organic bud at coronavirus vaccination centers all across the city. DC officials just announced their plans to begin vaccinating adults over 65-years-old this Monday, but the free weed handouts will not begin until the city begins offering vaccinations to the general public.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis community effort aims to highlight the need for further local and national cannabis reform while also advocating for equitable distribution of the critical vaccine,\u201d said DCMJ in a press release<\/u><\/a>. According to the group, dozens of home-growers are planning to donate organically-grown, pesticide-free cannabis, which will be handed out by activists outside the city’s vaccination centers.<\/p>\n