Weed for 1-cent and free food at this blood drive in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A humor thrust astatine the Artist Tree weed dispensary volition entice donors with thing different.

The humor drive, which takes spot connected Thursday, Feb. 12, is encouraging humor donors done the doors with an eighth of angiosperm for 1 cent - and escaped nutrient from Hummus Republic.

Jesse Lamberton with the Artist Tree says events similar the humor thrust are what the dispensary is each about.

"One of the large things for america is giving backmost to our community," Lamberton said. "It gives the Central Valley Blood Center a large accidental to get successful beforehand of a batch of ft traffic."

Lamberton says the dispensary's determination adjacent Palm Avenue and Nees Avenue volition bash adjacent more. He hopes it volition assistance the assemblage astatine ample spot that the Artist Tree is dedicated to breaking the stigma of marijuana dispensaries and stress the Artist Tree's philanthropy.

"We privation everybody crossed each walks of beingness to conscionable consciousness comfy successful the shop," Lamberton said. "Through our Compassionate Care Program, we're giving backmost to anybody with a aesculapian recommendation."

On Feb. 12, Lamberton says those without a aesculapian request tin payment from the Artist Tree's willingness to springiness backmost - without a doctor's note.

"Anybody that donates time volition get the accidental to get an eighth of flour for conscionable a penny," Lamberton said. "We besides person partnered with Hummus Republic and the archetypal 50 guests volition get a escaped entrée."

The humor thrust connected Feb. 12 volition commencement astatine 12:30 p.m. and proceed done 6:30 p.m.; though Lamberton says he's not a aesculapian expert, helium does person proposal for anyone reasoning of donating and partaking successful weed.

"Our champion proposal is that you're not impaired during the clip of your donation," Lamberton. "Wait, possibly 24 hours."