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'Legal Weed' Beer Slogan Has Feds Hopping Mad

Brewer in Weed, Calif., told to scrap his caps

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted May 28, 2008 8:32 PM CDT

(Newser) – The feds are cracking down on a small brewer in Weed, Calif., because they're very much unamused by the slogan on his bottle caps: "Try Legal Weed." A bureau of the Treasury Department says the phrase not only alludes to marijuana but misleads consumers about the ingredients of Weed Ales, reports the Los Angeles Times. The 61-year old brewer faces big fines and sanctions but isn't budging.

"This is ludicrous, bizarre, like meeting Big Brother face-to-face," said Vaune Dillmann, who says he's gotten more than a thousand letters, e-mails, and phone calls of support. He's also enlisted the help of his local congressman and Senator Barbara Boxer, who are trying to press regulators to lighten up.

Bottles of  Mt. Shasta Brewing Co. beer, with the  logo Try Legal Weed on the caps are seen in a market in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, on April 23, 2008.
Bottles of Mt. Shasta Brewing Co. beer, with the logo "Try Legal Weed" on the caps are seen in a market in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, on April 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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