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ACORN Teams up with Colorado Pot Shop to Register Voters by Offering Free Marijuana <National Report>Denver, CO– Rite Greens Pot Shopis back in the news after the shop announced a “Register to Smoke” campaign that rewards those who register within the shop to receive a free 1/8 of marijuana (street value approx. $60).

Store owner JC Franco had this to say to Denver’s 9News: ”In conjunction with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now ( ACORN), Rite Greens Pot Shop has instituted a program to reward those who register to vote at the shop. Registrants will receive one 1/8th of our house blend courtesy of our sponsors. The program has been hugely successful. We have already registered around 2,500 individuals.” When asked about his shops controversial programs, Franco responded, “This is a brave new world we have entered and the law has not yet caught up to the reality on the ground. We are testing the limits of what can or can’t be done legally as the courts struggle to define the boundaries.”

“We have not found Rite Greens to be in violation of any state law” stated a spokesman for Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler. “We met with Mr. Franco, and member of ACORN, early on in the process and they were very adamant about following the law. The concerns initially were that such a program would provide an unfair advantage to Democrats in the state, but we decided that marijuana is not a partisan issue. A majority of American’s now support reform regardless of political leanings. We could see other shops following suite and using Rite Greens as a model on how to institute such a program.”

Earlier this year, National Report broke a story about Rite Greens when it was discovered they were accepting EBT cards for payment effectively resulting in taxpayer funded marijuana for welfare recipients. The story led to legislation being proposed by State Senator Vicki Marble (R) to prevent welfare recipients from purchasing marijuana using their EBT cards. The bill was voted down by the Democratically controlled legislature.
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