WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Plans for a 4:20 p.m. pot-smoking protest began and ended early today after four people were arrested before 3 p.m.
#Reschedule420 is a perfect example of why @LPNational seeks to abolish crony-capitalist #regulations #LiberateDC #Legalize @DCMJ2014 #tlot pic.twitter.com/mDGIH9Oh47
— ShawingtonTimes (@Shawington) April 24, 2017
Adam Eidinger, the co-founder of DCMJ, the cannabis activist group that lead the smoke-in, was among those arrested.
@DCMJ2014 #ItsLit @aeidinger arrested at the Capitol #deschedule420 pic.twitter.com/mpKfK0J9pf
— Mike Flugennock (@flugennock) April 24, 2017
He was also arrested on April 20 for handing out joints to members of congress.
The Capitol Police put out the following statement:
“At approximately 1:30 p.m. today, the United States Capitol Police (USCP) arrested four individuals on the East Front Plaza of the U.S. Capitol for smoking marijuana on Capitol Grounds. Under federal law, it is unlawful to possess marijuana.
Two adult males and two adult females were charged with 21 USC 844(a) (possession). They were taken to USCP Headquarters for processing.”
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