Police Arrest 30 At 'Pop-Up' Marijuana Event In DC: Report

WASHINGTON, DC -- Marijuana may be legal in D.C., but there are still plenty of pitfalls in the law for users to fall into. And 30 people found that out the hard way Saturday night when they were arrested at a "marijuana pop-up event" in Northeast D.C., according to a report.

WTOP reports that police seized multiple pounds of marijuana and THC from 28 vendors as well as $10,000. They also recovered three firearms.

While possessing weed is legal, that is only if it is two ounces or less and if you're at least 21 years old. Also, selling marijuana is illegal, and only one ounce or less may be transferred at a time. You also are not allowed to consume marijuana in any form in public.

Some businesses reportedly have been trying to find ways around this by "giving away" marijuana after a customer buys a small item. However, police have been cracking down on this practice.

Voters approved legalizing marijuana in November 2014, and the law became effective in February 2015.

The law makes it legal for a person who is at least 21 years old to:

Possess two ounces or less of marijuana;
Transfer one ounce or less of marijuana to another person who is at least 21 years old, so long as there is no payment made or any other type of exchange of goods or services;
Cultivate within their residence up to six marijuana plants, no more than three of which are mature;
Possess marijuana-related drug paraphernalia – such as bongs, cigarette rolling papers, and cigar wrappers – that is associated with one ounce or less of marijuana; or
Use marijuana on private property.

However, the following remain criminal violations:

Selling any amount of marijuana to another person;
Possessing more than two ounces of marijuana;
Operating a vehicle or boat under the influence of marijuana; or
Smoking, eating, or drinking marijuana – or holding or carrying a lighted roll of paper or other lighted smoking equipment filled with marijuana – in any public space, such as:
On any street, sidewalk, alley, park, or parking area;
In a vehicle on any street, alley, park, or parking area; or
Any place to which the public is invited.

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