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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

"Hidden Cash" Donor in S.F. Has Marijuana Counterpart in Seattle

Posted By on Tue, May 27, 2014 at 1:32 PM

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The Bay Area is entranced and enthralled this week, our hearts and minds won and our attention focused on all that seemingly matters: the prospect of free money.

Anonymous money-giver dubbed "Hidden Cash" is continuing to stuff envelopes stuffed full of money in random, well-trod places in San Francisco. Interest is high: the Twitter feed advertising the location of free money, @HiddenCash, has 61,000 followers and counting. Somehow, this has yet to lead to a problem.

Elsewhere on the West Coast, a different kind of free green is being doled out. In Seattle, the Weed Fairy is making the rounds, planting free marijuana buds around town. Not as nice as cash, but at least handing out money is legal -- giving away weed could be a crime in San Francisco.

The Weed Fairy's operation is decidedly low-tech. No riddles or clues on Twitter advertise her bud drops. Just a piece of computer paper with some cannabis taped to it. However, seeing as it's 2014, of course there's a Twitter feed. As of Tuesday, @danksyappleweed had about 3,800 followers, less than a 20th of the following @HiddenCash commands. Oddly enough, the weed is so plentiful in Seattle where marijuana is legal that the Weed Fairy is having a tough time giving it all away: on that city's Capitol Hill, there were passers-by strolling right past the free nugs, KING 5 News reported. In San Francisco, weed is cheaper than it's ever been, but certainly not free. Veterans, the elderly and the disabled can get free weed at dispensaries, but only because the dispensaries have a license to sell medical marijuana. Anyone distributing medical marijuana to more than 10 people must have a license from the city. Otherwise the Weed Fairy is breaking the law. But if you do want some free weed, your going to have to head north to Mendocino or Humboldt this fall. Don't forget your scissors.
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Chris Roberts

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Chris Roberts has spent most of his adult life working in San Francisco news media, which is to say he's still a teenager in Middle American years. He has covered marijuana, drug policy, and politics for SF Weekly since 2009.

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