Special Coffee Tasting Delights D.C. Pot Fans

A closed-door event celebrates local repeal of prohibition.

Jill Amen always wanted to be a barista, she told guests mingling over hor d'oeuvres in the backyard of a Northwest Washington home Thursday.

Her dream was coming true as investors, journalists and nonprofit leaders sipped coffee and tea she prepared to order.

The well-dressed attendees hardly touched cream-topped watermelon squares and decadent cupcakes under a white tent near Connecticut Avenue.

They were there for the drinks.

Wait an hour, everyone was told, before having a second.

Amen is the co-founder of House of Jane, which specializes in beverages infused with THC, the compound in marijuana that makes people high.

The nation's capital is the only jurisdiction east of the Mississippi where the event could legally happen. For nearly four months, pot has been legal to possess and share under a local law approved by 70 percent of voters, though business opportunities are...

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