Marijuana advocates seeking federal legalization gave away several thousand joints Friday morning in D.C.

WASHINGTON — Marijuana advocates seeking federal legalization gave away several thousand joints Friday morning.

The line stretched almost a half-mile from Dupont Circle down Massachusetts Ave NW. Organizers with the D.C. Cannabis Coalition checked IDs, and made sure sidewalks, driveways and intersections were clear.

Organizer Adam Eidinger estimates almost 8,000 joints were given away.

The line down Mass Ave is nearly a half-mile for the joint giveaway. Here's how to cut the line. #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/FqNUvx0xTw — Neal Augenstein (@AugensteinWTOP) January 20, 2017