A smoke shop in Beacon is launching “Free Joint Friday” today and plans to give away free marijuana joints to customers age 21 and older.

The event will be held today and next Friday between 3 and 6 p.m. or until supplies run out at Smokers Mecca in Beacon, located at 285 Main Street.

“We’re just hoping people come in and say hi and get a little joint for free,” said owner Grant McCabe, who also owns The Leaf NY on the other end of Main Street in Beacon.

He emphasized that the joints are real and aren’t synthetic cannabinoid or some other version of THC or CBD. “It’s something cool to do for our customers and the Hudson Valley.”

“It’s a genius business move. Instead of spending tons on advertising, he is giving away free weed. The word will spread,” said local resident Danielle Moses, who has lived in Beacon for almost 10 years. Is she going today? “If I can get there between 3 to 6 without the kids, you betcha.”

While New York State has legalized adult, recreational-use of marijuana with this year’s passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, it’s still illegal to sell weed to customers here. The loophole: residents may possess up to three ounces of cannabis. While experts say there’s nothing in the new pot law that specifically prohibits gifting weed to adults, they say things could get dicey down the road with the state’s cannabis control board.