The Newest Trend In DC Real Estate: Marijuana Grow Closets

Washington, D.C., realtors are constantly looking for new perks to help sell houses in one of the most expensive real estate markets in the country. Their latest endeavor: marijuana grow closets.

When the District legalized the possession of marijuana in February a new market of would-be growers formed, and now realtors hope to cash in on that market, NBC Washington reports.

Developers across the city are planning to add grow closets to future developments and companies that specialize in selling the equipment needed to grow marijuana indoors.

Eric Hirshfield, a developer in D.C., told the real estate blog Urban Turf he just finished remodeling a condo building and one of the bedrooms had a closet that “was a little screwed up,” so he decided to set up a grow operation.

Thus, a new industry was born. Hirshfield had plumbing, lights and a ventilation system installed in the closet and...

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