Newsom in Siskiyou County to tour Lava Fire
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After Weed Mayor Sue Tavalero gave California Gov. Gavin Newsom a short history lesson about her community Tuesday afternoon, she told him he shouldn t leave town without visiting the local gift shop and picking up a Weed t-shirt.
Newsom came to Siskiyou County to tour the Lava Fire. He stopped at Weed High School, where smoke and flames can be seen on the horizon, to be briefed by fire and emergency management officials who are battling the massive wildfire, which grew to 17,591 acres, the U.S. Forest Service said Wednesday morning. The fire is 19% contained.
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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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