Two pro-marijuana activists were arrested Tuesday after advocates tried to confront Rep. Andy Harris at his Capitol Hill office in an incident that left the congressman with a bruised wrist.
U.S. Capitol Police officers responded at about 12:15 p.m. to a report of “unlawful demonstration activity” outsideMr. Harris’s office in the Longworth House Office Building and two of the demonstrators smoked marijuana in the hallway near his office, according to Capitol Police.
Kristin Furnish, 28, from Salisbury, and Rachel Ramone Donlan, 46, from Washington, D.C., were charged with illegally possessing a controlled substance and consuming marijuana in a public place.
Mr. Harris’s office said protesters tried to “forcibly enter” the office after the congressman entered through a private door, “bruising his wrist as they tried to force the door open.”
Mr. Harris said the incident demonstrates the problem with political discourse today.
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4 comments:
its the devils breath i tell you. bad bad bad the end is near
Well, lawsuit at the ready... DC decriminalized weed a year ago or so, so there is no illegal possession of it... Maybe they can get in trouble for smoking it in public, not sure about that law but I know for a fact DC decriminalized weed...
Kristin Furnish, 28, from Salisbury
The biggest Crackhead in da Ghetto 'Bury.
She is a Progressive that supports Ben Jealous, Dan O'Hare, Jamaad Gould, Alex Scott and Michele Gregory.
Anonymous said...
Well, lawsuit at the ready... DC decriminalized weed a year ago or so, so there is no illegal possession of it... Maybe they can get in trouble for smoking it in public, not sure about that law but I know for a fact DC decriminalized weed...
October 5, 2018 at 11:05 AM
Apparently you didn't pay attention in school before you dropped out.
Federal law in Federal buildings trump DC law so GTHOH!
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