No longer the devil s lettuce : How the town of Weed embraced weed
19 May, 2021 06:00 AM
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Taking photos in front of a sign welcoming visitors to Weed, California. Photo / Max Whittaker, The New York Times
Taking photos in front of a sign welcoming visitors to Weed, California. Photo / Max Whittaker, The New York Times
New York Times
For decades, a rural California city winced at the puns. Now it s cashing in. When they see the signs for Weed, carloads of curious travellers veer off the freeway to stop and gawk. They file into gift shops that sell Weed Is So Dope refrigerator magnets and sweatshirts advertising a fictional University of Weed: A Place of Higher Learning.
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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.
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.
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