--- title: Trump Inauguration: Inside the '#Trump420' Movement description: A group of cannabis users distributed 9,000 joints at Trump's inauguration canonical: https://time.com/4638219/trump-inauguration-420-cannabis/ author: Alexandra Genova article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-20T23:12:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:39:36.892Z article:section: World og:title: Inside the #Trump420 Movement og:description: A group of cannabis users distributed 9,000 joints at Trump's inauguration og:url: https://time.com/4638219/trump-inauguration-420-cannabis/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1ed4ecc770d1c06/6988b67a656a3f3250bce77f/lexey-swall-pot-protest-trump-inauguration-8.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: trump-inauguration poy-2017 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Inside the #Trump420 Movement twitter:description: A group of cannabis users distributed 9,000 joints at Trump's inauguration twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1ed4ecc770d1c06/6988b67a656a3f3250bce77f/lexey-swall-pot-protest-trump-inauguration-8.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Inside the #Trump420 Movement > Sponsored content. 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Seth Kaye, 26, a DCMJ volunteer, dressed up for the #Trump420 event, stands near Dupont Circle in Washington on Jan. 20, 2017.Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME by [Alexandra Genova](https://time.com/author/alexandra-genova/) ## Alexandra Genova Jan 20, 2017 11:12 PM UTC As Donald Trump plowed through a notably somber inauguration speech, four minutes and twenty seconds in, thousands of liberals and conservatives stood side by side on National Mall and sparked up a joint. Earlier that morning, [DCMJ](http://dcmj.org/about/) — a community of cannabis users, growers and their families – had given out more than 9,000 joints for free from several check points on Dupont Circle. The movement was [designed](http://time.com/4638369/free-weed-marijuana-dcmj-inauguration/) to unite people from all political stripes, while pushing marijuana de-regulation to the top of the new government’s agenda. DCMJ’s original goal of passing out 4,200 joints was quickly surpassed when more and more pro-marijuana groups, home growers and even Trump supporters offered to donate their weed. “The morning went great; it was very peaceful,” DCMJ co-founder Adam Eidinger tells TIME. “We had a lot of Trump supporters, who were mixed in with those who weren’t there to support Trump. But nobody was fighting; it was like a Norman Rockwell painting.” Volunteers distributed the joints from inside a pseudo-jail cell, which served to illustrate that prison is still the consequence of marijuana prohibition in the U.S. The possession of small amounts of marijuana became legal in the District of Columbia in 2015 and while [29 states have legalized medical marijuana](http://www.governing.com/gov-data/state-marijuana-laws-map-medical-recreational.html) with eight legalizing recreational use, cannabis is still a controlled substance under federal law. Eidinger and co-founder Nikolas Schiller, along with a couple of DCMJ volunteers manned ‘Rolling HQ’ earlier this week, at the organization’s base on Massachusetts Ave. in Washington. The crop of choice was DC Diesel and Rollex Sativa and the objective from the start was peaceful but distinctly revolutionary. During the rolling session – and on the morning of the inauguration – the participants wore Phrygian-style hats, associated in early modern Europe with freedom and the pursuit of liberty. The movement has gained a lot of media attention and as a wry gesture, the group have been using magazines such as TIME and High Times as a decorative rolling surface. “This action is not as intense as other causes I’ve covered, such as marching for immigration rights or women’s rights or the Black Lives Matter movement, which are very much about our civil liberties,” says photographer Lexey Swall who covered the event for TIME. “This is more about our personal liberties. And also it’s run by a bunch of pot-heads who are pretty chill!” **_Lexey Swall_** _is a photojournalist based in Washington DC. You can follow her on Instagram_ [_here_](https://www.instagram.com/lexey/)_._ **_Andrew Katz,_** _who edited this photo essay, is TIME’s International Multimedia Editor. Follow him on Twitter_ [_@katz_](https://twitter.com/katz)_._ **_Alexandra Genova_** _is a writer and contributor for TIME LightBox. Follow her on_ [_Twitter_](https://twitter.com/Alexandraaa%5Fcg) _and_ [_Instagram_](https://www.instagram.com/alexandraaaa%5Fcg/)_._  An activist from the cannabis community DCMJ rolls a joint in a Washington, D.C., home on Jan. 16 in preparation for President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. A cofounder of the group said TIME magazines were used after learning a photographer on assignment for TIME would observe their operations. Other newspapers and magazines, like High Times, have previously been used when the group has been photographed by other media. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  Adam Eidinger, of the cannabis community DCMJ, rolls a joint in a Washington, D.C., home on Jan. 16\. The group will distribute thousands of joints before President-Elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  A jar of joints is filled on a table as activists from the cannabis community DCMJ roll more in a Washington, D.C., home on Jan. 16 in preparation for President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  Activists from the cannabis community DCMJ roll joints in a Washington, D.C., home on Jan. 16 in preparation for President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. A cofounder of the group said TIME magazines were used after learning a photographer on assignment for TIME would observe their operations. Other newspapers and magazines, like High Times, have previously been used when the group has been photographed by other media. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  A placard depicting President Obama and some of his inner circle, altered to include joints in their hands, in a Washington, D.C., home on Jan. 16, 2017, as activists from the cannabis community DCMJ rolled thousands of joints in preparation for distribution before President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration speech. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  Activists from the cannabis community DCMJ roll joints in a Washington, D.C., home on Jan. 16 in preparation for President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. A cofounder of the group said TIME magazines were used after learning a photographer on assignment for TIME would observe their operations. Other newspapers and magazines, like High Times, have previously been used when the group has been photographed by other media. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  Felicia Simpson lights a joint with RachelRamone Donlan and Adam Eidinger, of DCMJ, as they take a break from rolling hundreds of joints in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 16 in preparation to distribute them before President-Elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  Alex Rider, 29, from Brunswick, Md., smokes a vaporizer while he waits to receive a free joint at the #Trump420 event on Jan. 20, 2017 in Washington. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  A sign brought by a volunteer sits during preparations for the #Trump420 event ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington on Jan. 20, 2017. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  An estimated 10,000 people showed up to receive a free joint given away by DCMJ near Dupont Circle in Washington on Jan. 20, 2017. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  DCMJ, a D.C.-based marijuana advocacy group, hands out 420 donuts to people standing in line for a free joint Friday during the #Trump420 event on Jan. 20, 2017 in Washington. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  A member of DCMJ holds a jar full of joints near Dupont Circle in Washington on Jan. 20, 2017. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  People wait to receive a free joint at the #Trump420 event on Jan. 20, 2017 in Washington. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  Kevin Keefe, right, and other volunteers stand in a pretend jail to pass out joints for DCMJ, a D.C.-based marijuana advocacy group, during the #Trump420 event on Jan. 20, 2017 in Washington. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  Hundreds of people parade toward the National Mall during a pro-marijuana reform march put on by the marijuana advocacy group DCMJ in Washington on Jan. 20, 2017. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  Dmytro Karaban, 21, from New York City, blows vape smoke while waiting in line for a free joint Friday during the #Trump420 event in Washington on Jan. 20, 2017. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  Seth Kaye, 26, a DCMJ volunteer, dressed up for the #Trump420 event, stands near Dupont Circle in Washington on Jan. 20, 2017. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  Giovanni Gopaulsingh, 25, from Maryland, and Ariel Johnson, 25, from Washington, smoke joints as they take a selfie during #Trump420 in Washington on Jan. 20, 2017. Lexey Swall—GRAIN for TIME  Seth Kaye, 26, a DCMJ volunteer dressed up for the #Trump420 event, takes a selfie near Dupont Circle in Washington on Jan. 20, 2017. 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