Recently, a pair of brothers were on the receiving end of backlash after they hoarded items such as hand sanitizer, antibacterial wipes, and face masks across Tennessee and Kentucky to turn around and mark them up substantially for reselling online. 

The practice came as citizens across the United States have been sent into a frenzy, panicking over the coronavirus pandemic. Now, those supplies will be donated.

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Per the New York Times, Matt and Noah Colvin stocked up on supplies after the first fatality of a coronavirus patient was reported on U.S.soil. Purchasing items from stores such as Wal-Mart and Home Depot, they resold them Amazon and eBay at outrageous prices with Matt Colvin admitting that they priced their first 300 bottles of sanitizer between $8 and $70 each, selling out instantaneously. The brothers also made off with profits from selling 2,000 50-count packs of face masks for $40 to $50 on eBay.

The items were soon removed and prohibited on Amazon and eBay with Colvin stating that he would donate the items that he could no longer sell, but after no action was taken on the Colvins' part, the Tennessee Attorney General ultimately located the storage unit housing the supplies, seizing all items to donate.

 The legalization of cannabis is officially underway but there’s still a long way to go. Unlike Canada, America hasn’t federally legalized the plant. However, many states have begun to legalize the plant for recreational use but Tennesse doesn’t appear to be one of them. That being said, one man went to drastic efforts in an attempt to prove why cannabis should be legal.

A man by the name of Spencer Boston made a concerted effort to advocate for the legalization of cannabis inside of a courtroom recently. According to ABC News, Boston was in front of a judge on Monday when he reached inside of his jacket for a doobie and lit it up while the court was in session. Boston was facing the charge for simple weed possession when he began to advocate for cannabis. The man took two hits off of the spliff before the bailiff grabbed him and escorted him out of the place.

“The people deserve better!” He declared as he was being escorted out. His actions were met with mixed reactions but most people in the court reportedly just laughed it off. 

Boston was later charged with disorderly conduct and simple possession of cannabis, as well as being held in contempt of court. He’ll be spending 10 days in jail for contempt before being eligible to post bond which is set at $3K.

God bless you, Spencer.