420 in Weed: people flocked to the small town to celebrate cannabis
Shareen Strauss
Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers
Weed's two cannabis dispensaries came together on Tuesday, April 20 to host a 420 festival celebrating all things cannabaceae.
La Florista and Perfect Union, both located on Weed's Main Street, along with the Weed Chamber of Commerce, hosted the second 420 Festival with street vendors, food, promotions, marijuana product education, live music and drawings throughout the day.
The little town of about 2,700 people got its name from the founder of the local lumber mill and pioneer Abner Weed, according to the City of Weed website. And although the city was once reluctant to allow cannabis businesses, the council implemented a 3% local sales cannabis tax that started in January, said city manager Tim Rundel.