WATSONVILLE, Calif. — A medical marijuana dispensary in Soquel helped Watsonville’s Second Harvest Food Bank meet the high demand this holiday season by offering a complimentary pre-rolled joint for every four cans of food donated by patients.
It was an unusual joint venture — trading food for marijuana — but organizers said they rolled in the donations because of the deal.
From November through Christmas Eve, medical marijuana patients at Granny Purps in Soquel got a complimentary marijuana joint for every four cans of food they donated to Second Harvest. There was a limit of three complimentary joints per day for each patient.
One patient who gave her name as Melody talked about participating in the drive. She thought it was a great idea.
“It’s helped people who are hungry and it’s helped people like me that need medication,” said Melody. ” I have this happy little band [shows her arm band] and it’s because I’ve had surgery from cancer.”
Granny Purps has taken in around 11,000 pounds of food while handing out about 2,000 joints since the food drive started.
The dispensary owner said she was not surprised by the response.
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