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No longer the 'devil's lettuce': How the town of Weed embraced weed


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
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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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What it's like to live in Weed, the historic Northern California logging town turned punchline


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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