This Arizona marijuana dispensary wants your bras. Here's why and what's in it for you

Do you have spare bras that can be donated? A local nonprofit could use them, and you can get a dope reward in return.

The Mint Cannabis dispensaries are accepting gently used and new bras that will be donated to Check for a Lump through its Buds 'n' Bras event, the "coolest breast cancer awareness fundraiser" — in the organization's words — that partially falls during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

One donation is eligible for one free pre-roll — a joint — per customer per day. (You must have ID proving you are at least 21.) A donation of 10 or more bras will earn you a breast cancer awareness T-shirt, with a limit of one per customer per day.

Check for a Lump receives funds for every bra that is donated. The nonprofit provides breast cancer education, mammograms and testing, as well as assistance with wigs, support and resources for breast cancer patients in Arizona. A dollar from every pre-roll sold will also benefit the organization.

The Mint is a dispensary, after all, so its goal is set at 4,200 bras.

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Buds 'n' Bras lasts through Oct. 15 at the Mint's three metro Phoenix locations:

• 17036 N. Cave Creek Road., Phoenix.
• 5210 S. Priest Drive, Guadalupe.
• 330 E. Southern Ave., Mesa.

Buds 'n' Bras details: Through Oct. 15 at The Mint Dispensary locations. 480-749-6468, https://mintdeals.com.

How to get free a breast cancer screening in metro Phoenix

Check for a Lump will also offer free mammograms for patients who are 35 years and older at The Mint.

The mammography bus will provide screenings from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 18, at 17036 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix. This will be during the dispensary's first in a series of monthly car shows.

Walk-ins are accepted, or make a reservation at 480-967-3767. A 15-minute Hologic 3D Mammography exam will be performed. 

The next mobile screening event is 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 9, at 330 E. Southern Ave., Mesa.

Recommendations for how often and from what age mammograms should be performed vary, especially when the patient is younger than 50. It comes down to each person's individual decision and their physician's advice. 

According to the American Cancer Society, "Women aged 40 to 44 years should have the choice to start breast cancer screening once a year with mammography if they wish to do so. The risks of screening as well as the potential benefits should be considered.

"Women aged 45 to 49 years should be screened with mammography annually."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides a chart that details various health organizations' recommendations; most guidance says that regular screenings should be performed between the ages of 50 and 74. In 2020, there were an estimated 5,630 cases of breast cancer in Arizona.

Check for a Lump will host its annual Pink Out 5K in October at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix. Proceeds will go toward sustaining breast cancer programs that provide free education, mammograms and wigs, according to the organization's website. 

Reach the reporter at kimi.robinson@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @kimirobin and Instagram @ReporterKiMi.

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