Cannabis Binge in Quarantine Lifts Hope for Federal Legalization
- Cash-strapped governments might have use for weed-tax revenue
- Advocates say shutdown is likely to speed federal legalization
Social distancing at a marijuana dispensary in Oakland, California, on March 23.
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The vlogger on WeedTube seemed to capture the moment. The woman, who posts as @indicawife, told viewers last month that she’d spent some of her $1,200 stimulus check at the local cannabis dispensary.
“We’re all going to be smoking a fat blunt with Donald Trump’s money,” she said as she took a puff. “That’s a bet.”