Thousands flock to give, receive marijuana seeds in DC

People share marijuana seeds at the swap event at Libertine, in Adams Morgan. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)

WASHINGTON — Some ordinary-looking seeds were in high demand Thursday at D.C.’s first-ever legal marijuana seed sharing event.

Adam Eidinger, chair of the DC Cannabis Campaign, welcomed those who came to share and receive seeds at Libertine, a bar on 18th Street NW in Adams Morgan.

“The RSVP list when we closed it today was at 2,000,” he announced. At one point, the line of people waiting to get in snaked down 18th Street and around the block.

“I hope that from the seeds that we plant this week, (that) this fall … we have a great crop, and people are really generous in sharing, and we actually bring the price of underground marijuana down,” Eidinger added.

D.C.’s month-old marijuana law allows people 21 and over to give away one ounce of seeds at a...

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