You can 'feel the Bern' by buying a Bernie Sanders weed pipe for $60 from an Oregon woman

Bernie Sanders supporters can take the phrase "Feel the Bern" to a whole new level by buying pipes and chillums with the campaign's logo from the Portland-based Stonedware Company. About 10 percent of the proceeds will go to the Sanders campaign, company owner Ariel Zimman says. less Bernie Sanders supporters can take the phrase "Feel the Bern" to a whole new level by buying pipes and chillums with the campaign's logo from the Portland-based Stonedware Company. About 10 percent of the ... more Photo: Screenshot Via Facebook Photo: Screenshot Via Facebook Image 1 of / 35 Caption Close You can 'feel the Bern' by buying a Bernie Sanders weed pipe for $60 from an Oregon woman 1 / 35 Back to Gallery

One Bernie Sanders supporter is redefining the term "grassroots support" to raise funds for the Democratic candidate.

Ariel Zimman, a 29-year-old from Portland, told the Center for Public Integrity she will donate 10 percent of all proceeds she gets from sales of ceramic marijuana pipes emblazoned with the Vermont senator's campaign logo to the Sanders campaign.

Supporters who want to take the campaign slogan "Feel the Bern" to a whole new level — most likely "Burners for Bernie" — will have to shell out $60 for a pipe and $30 for a chillum, according to Zimman's website.

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Sanders has previously stated that he wants to end the federal prohibition on recreational marijuana and would allow states to decide on legalization.

The Vermont senator, who describes himself as a democratic socialist, has also said that he supports the medical use of marijuana.

"It was really just a way to show my support for him as a candidate," Zimman told the outlet. "People love [the pipes], and once they hear they are contributing in some way to the campaign, they are all about that too."

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But, the practice raises some questions about how legal it is to use a campaign logo to sell a product, even if some proceeds will go to that campaign.

Kenneth Pennington, digital director for the Sanders campaign, told the Center for Public Integrity that the campaign does not "authorize or condone" the practice, but said "it's not okay to sell things with the campaign's logo."

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Zimman also risks brushing against the federal campaign donation cap of $2,700 for individuals.

The 29-year-old told the Center for Public Integrity that she's already donated about $150 to the Sanders campaign and plans to send about $200 more in about a month.

That's out of roughly $3,000 in pipe sales, Zimman told the outlet.

"There is profit on my side of the business, but I'm also doing it for their profit as well," Zimman said.

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