Vouchers for free marijuana handed out in San Jose


Vouchers for free marijuana are being handed out Friday evening in San Jose.

The so-called Weed for Votes program is part of the push to legalize marijuana in California.

The free pot is being handed out at the corner of Fourth and East Santa Clara streets, right across the street from City Hall. It is the brain child of long-time medical marijuana advocate Dave Hodges.

By 8 o’clock Friday evening, Hodges expects to have given away some 2,000 vouchers. The goal is to legalize marijuana, says Hodges, the right way.

“I’d like to see (marijuana) legalized across the state and done in a way that promotes business and allows the current industry to move into a regulated market,” Hodges said.

Over the next few months, Hodges expects to give away up to 10,000 pounds of pot using three programs: Weed4Donations, Weed4Signatures and Weed4Voters.

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