Capitol Lens | Going for toke

Heard on the Hill

Capitol Lens | Going for toke

By Tom Williams

Posted October 24, 2022 at 3:25pm

The White House is reflected in Hemant Shahi’s sunglasses as he smokes marijuana during a rally Monday with cannabis activists calling on the Biden administration to release prisoners convicted of federal weed crimes.

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