Perspective: Pot-friendly Airbnbs in D.C. offer a bed and some bud to people eager to toke legally
By Petula Dvorak Petula Dvorak Local columnist Email Bio Follow Columnist April 22 at 12:54 PM The District as the new Amsterdam?Sure, we’ve got cherry blossoms, museums and monuments. But our nation’s capital is also a cannabis-friendly island surrounded by pot prudes, and it may be on its way to becoming as hot as Amsterdam, Jamaica, Colorado and California for folks who want the thrill and freedom of a legal high.Most of the folks who check into Ayana Everett’s place aren’t from too far away.
Everett’s cute Brookland home rents for $95 a night. She apologizes for the next-door remodel that’s making the days loud, so she’s throwing in two joints as a gift to anyone who checks in during construction. For an upgraded package starting at $60, more gifts will await guests. Bath towel, soap, a joint, a pot brownie.
Without the ability to create further regulation, the legal gray area on the marijuana market is gifting. Everything from original art to cookies to stickers sell for extreme prices and include a “gift” — the pot.That can get ridiculous, said Joshua Sanderlin, a D.C. attorney who specializes in cannabis law.He hasn’t yet dealt with legal issues on the Airbnb front but said it will be similar to the product market.
That one might be a little fishy, Sanderlin said, because it’s so far from a normal market rate for a room that it’s obvious the selling point is the pot.
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