What it's like to live in Weed, the historic Northern California logging town turned punchline
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The "Welcome to Weed" mural on the side of The Weed Store in Weed, California is a popular photo destination for 420-friendly tourists.Paul Harris/Getty Images
If you’ve ever found yourself driving on Interstate 5 near dazzling snow-capped Mount Shasta, an exit sign for a uniquely named town, population 2,700, may have caught your eye: “Weed, next 3 exits.”
Maybe you’ve stopped in for gas and spotted some giggling 20-somethings taking photos by a mural on the side of a souvenir shop that’s just too good to pass up: “Welcome to Weed,” it announces. Or maybe you’ve peeked inside that shop in search of the perfect double-entendre T-shirt.