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FBI and Secret Service agents deployed to handle $25 weed buys in DC

FBI and Secret Service agents deployed to handle $25 weed buys in DC

Ellsworth Toohey
Aug 27, 2025
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A man walking down a Washington D.C. street got stopped for carrying three ounces of marijuana — one ounce over the legal limit. Surrounding him weren't just local cops, but agents from five separate federal agencies, including the FBI and Secret Service, all for what amounts to a misdemeanor fine.

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