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Brownie Mary is arrested for selling cannabis brownies

San Francisco authorities arrest Mary Jane Rathbun after an undercover investigation of her cannabis-brownie sales. A guilty plea leads to probation and community service. Rathbun later becomes a hospital volunteer and gives cannabis brownies to people with AIDS, linking her public campaigning to patient care. This criminal case did not itself change cannabis law.[1][2]

In the cultural atlas

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References

  1. Anne Ewbank — Remembering Brownie Mary (Gastro Obscura, 12 June 2018)archived
  2. Wikipedia — Brownie Mary, first arrest and sentencearchived

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