This is not your grandfather's spring festival #nationalcannabisfestival pic.twitter.com/XqJWqatlvF
— Dick Uliano (@DickUliano) April 23, 2016
It costs 35 bucks to get into the National Cannabis Festival. Crowd size is modest. pic.twitter.com/laUfE7MjD3
— Dick Uliano (@DickUliano) April 23, 2016
WASHINGTON — Marijuana lovers gathered at an RFK Stadium parking lot on Saturday to hear music, shop and celebrate marijuana. The National Cannabis Festival unfolded to a strikingly diverse crowd of people — black and white, millennials and baby boomers.
Music pulsed from a stage and festival goers, who paid $35 to enter the grounds, strolled by vendor booths and tables under an array of tents. People could buy cannabis gear, including pipes and bongs. Vendors also hawked clothing and accessories and many displays focused on the entrepreneurial aspects of cannabis.
“I am showing off the largest butane extractor in Washington, D.C.,” said Brian Rubin, owner of Maryland Hydroponics of Laurel, Maryland. His extractor, which looked like a sleek moonshine still, extracts the oils from marijuana plants. The oils are used in making marijuana edibles, including cookies and candies.
Business-minded pot lovers could consider training at Capsterdam University, which had an informational display. The school is described as D.C.’s first school of cannabis.
“We teach you how to grow mold-free, mildew-free, paranoia-free marijuana,” said Donald Pereria, one of the teacher’s at the Adams Morgan-based school. Pereria said, so far the school has registered 75 students.
The daylong affair featured the musical group De La Soul.
