Rep. Earl Blumenauer Becomes First Elected Official to Do AMA with Reddit’s Cannabis Community

If you’re into talking about weed online – and let’s face it, you are – you’ve most likely clicked your way over to Reddit’s cannabis subsection /r/trees to check out home-grows from around the world or chat with like-minded stoners. You definitely aren’t alone, and as part of yesterday’s 4/20 celebration, we teamed up with /r/trees and Congressional Cannabis Caucus member and just flat out chill Oregon legislator Earl Blumenauer for a special holiday edition of “Ask Me Anything.”

Members of Congress are now doing AMAs on the subreddit devoted to marijuana use, truly America is already great. https://t.co/s0Ua6Vq3CL

— Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) April 19, 2017

Blumenauer jumped on /r/trees yesterday and fielded questions from the community, touching on topics from federal legalization and workplace drug testing, to whether or not he’s ever smoked weed himself (he said he hasn’t). According to /r/trees moderator Michael Griffin, Blumenauer is the first politician to take the dive and participate in a cannabis-themed AMA.

Not one to miss out on any 4/20 fun, Snoop got online in time to ask Blumenauer what celebrities can do to help further the…