Voters in Eagle Rock reported they saw fliers with names of candidates running on the "Progess and Collaboration" slate that offered them free marijuana if they voted in the Neighborhood Council elections.
According to CBS Los Angeles, "nearly 10 times as many voters – 792 residents – turned out to the polls during the recent Neighborhood Council elections than last year" and residents were able to collect enough signatures to put the issue of whether pot dispensaries should be banned in the city on the ballot.
“You can’t pay your way like that, that’s not cool,” resident Danielle Sargent told CBS Los Angeles.
Yet, the fliers did not lead to victory for the Progress and Collaboration slate -- only two of the eight "Progress" candidates won. Residents accused a local marijuana dispensary of distributing the fliers.
