Hundreds of pounds of marijuana were strewn over a US highway following a crash, reported TMZ. A pickup truck allegedly carrying the cannabis was making its way across the state, where only medicinal marijuana is legal. Two men in the truck were arrested for drug trafficking. The crash happened on 20 April, or “420”, an international counterculture holiday, where people gather to celebrate and consume cannabis.
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