Adam Eidinger, co-founder of DCMJ, hands out free marijuana joints to D.C. residents who worked on Capitol Hill as part of the 1st Annual Joint
Session to mark "4/20" day and promote legalizing marijuana on April 20, 2017. (Photo: Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images)
Seven marijuana activists were arrested near the U.S. Capitol, while they were handing out free joints to congressional staff and other federal employees on Thursday, aka 4/20.
Three of those arrested were charged with possession with intent to distribute, the Capitol police said in a statement. The other four people were charged with possession. The Capitol police noted that it is illegal to possess marijuana under federal law.
Among the activists arrested was Adam Eidinger, the D.C. activist who pushed for the ballot initiative that legalized marijuana possession in the city. After Eidinger was taken into custody, other members of the cannabis advocacy group DCMJ shouted in protest, demanding to know what charges he faced.
"Who polices the police?" DCMJ activist Angela Sydnor shouted as she followed the officers and Eidinger across the street.
The Capitol police did not reply, and instead asked people to keep the streets clear.
According to ABC7, Capitol police confiscated the marijuana before 2 p.m., leading to protests from the activists.
Seven marijuana activists were arrested near the U.S. Capitol, while they were handing out free joints to congressional staff and other federal employees on Thursday, aka 4/20.
Three of those arrested were charged with possession with intent to distribute, the Capitol police said in a statement. The other four people were charged with possession. The Capitol police noted that it is illegal to possess marijuana under federal law.
Among the activists arrested was Adam Eidinger, the D.C. activist who pushed for the ballot initiative that legalized marijuana possession in the city. After Eidinger was taken into custody, other members of the cannabis advocacy group DCMJ shouted in protest, demanding to know what charges he faced.
"Who polices the police?" DCMJ activist Angela Sydnor shouted as she followed the officers and Eidinger across the street.
The Capitol police did not reply, and instead asked people to keep the streets clear.
According to ABC7, Capitol police confiscated the marijuana before 2 p.m., leading to protests from the activists.
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