Washington's mayor says police won't be seeking out to arrest crowd members using marijuana, reports the Associated Press.

Mayor Muriel Bowser addressed the issue at a news conference on Friday when she said making arrests for smoking pot "wouldn't be our first priority."

Instead, Mayor Bowser insisted that police and city leaders want to see people peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights.

The mayor's comments are likely a response to the cannabis advocacy group DCMJ, who announced last week that they're planning to light up around 4,200 joints during Trump's speech as a form of protest.

"We have to give away marijuana at the inauguration, we have to encourage people to use marijuana during his speech," said DCMJ founder Adam Eidenger in an interview with WTOP.com.