Susan Tavalero

mayor of Weed

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“There comes a point when you have to embrace it. Or you could just make yourself crazy. So I will go with the joke, but then I also will put my two cents in. Come visit us.

Tiny California town called Weed finally embraces weed

“There comes a point when you have to embrace it. Or you could just make yourself crazy. So I will go with the joke, but then I also will put my two cents in. Come visit us.

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