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Line 12: ===Capitol Hemp=== Eidinger is co-owner of Capitol Hemp, a store he opened in 2008 in [[Adams Morgan]], selling [[industrial hemp]] products such as clothing, food, and shoes.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/06/AR2008040601452.html \|title=D.C. Gets a (Perfectly Legal) Hemp Store \|work=Washingtonpost.com \|date=2008-04-07 \|accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> The store and its [[Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)\|Chinatown]] branch were raided by [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia\|Metropolitan police]] in October 2011 on charges of selling [[drug paraphernalia]]; police arrested Eidinger, five employees, and a customer. Eidinger and his business partner agreed to close the stores rather than lose $350,000 in confiscated merchandise and face criminal charges.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Mike DeBonis \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/capital-hemp-in-dc-closes-after-police-raid-in-oct-seized-smoking-devices/2012/09/07/6330af46-f926-11e1-8398-0327ab83ab91_story.html \|title=Capitol Hemp in D.C. closes, after police raid in Oct. seized smoking devices \|work=The Washington Post \|date=2012-09-07 \|accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|author=Martin Austermuhle \|url=http://dcist.com/2012/09/almost_a_year_after_police_raid_cap.php \|title=Almost a Year After Police Raid, Capitol Hemp Closes Its Doors \|publisher=DCist \|date=2012-09-07 \|accessdate=2015-03-01 \|deadurl=yes \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227052030/http://dcist.com/2012/09/almost_a_year_after_police_raid_cap.php \|archivedate=2015-02-27 \|df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Meyer \|first=Stephanie \|url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2011/10/27/d-c-police-raid-capitol-hemp-in-adams-morgan-chinatown/ \|title=D.C. Police Raid Capitol Hemp in Adams Morgan, Chinatown - City Desk \|work=Washingtoncitypaper.com \|date=2011-10-27 \|accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/capitol-hemp-owners-arrested-in-raid-plan-to-fight-charges/ \|title=Capitol Hemp Owners Arrested in Raid Plan to Fight Charges \|work=Washingtonian \|date=2012-01-26 \|accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> In early 2015, following the legalization of marijuana in the District, Eidinger announced his intent to reopen Capitol Hemp at an Adams Morgan location by April of that year.<ref name="washingtonpost2">{{cite web\|last=Stein \|first=Perry \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/02/24/top-d-c-pot-activist-plans-to-reopen-capitol-hemp-in-adams-morgan/ \|title=Top D.C. pot activist plans to reopen Capitol Hemp in Adams Morgan \|work=The Washington Post \|date=2015-02-25 \|accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> Line 30: In an interview with the ''Washington Post'', Eidinger attributed his inspiration to legalize marijuana to his experiences in the 2011 raids on Capitol Hemp.<ref name="washingtonpost2"/> In early 2013 Eidinger formed the DCMJ organization to press for decriminalization of marijuana in the District;<ref>{{cite web\|first=Mike\|last=DeBonis \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/wp/2013/04/17/marijuana-policy-groups-kick-off-d-c-legalization-campaign-with-poll/ \|title=Marijuana policy groups kick off D.C. legalization campaign with poll \|work=The Washington Post \|date=2013-04-17 \|accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> after seeing no movement from the city council, he submitted initial paperwork for a decriminalization ballot initiative, which was rejected by the city on technical budgetary grounds. Eidinger then refined his initiative, but strengthened it to call for full legalization of marijuana.<ref>{{cite web\|first=Mike\|last=DeBonis \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/proposed-dc-marijuana-initiative-to-be-reworked-to-address-ags-objections/2013/09/04/a47fd92e-1561-11e3-a2ec-b47e45e6f8ef_story.html \|title=Proposed DC marijuana initiative to be reworked\|work=The Washington Post \|date=2013-09-04 \|accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> The DC Cannabis Campaign's [[Initiative 71]] was approved by the District in April 2014, and went on to gather over 55,000 signatures by the July deadline, assuring the initiative's place on the ballot. The initiative ultimately succeeded, winning with approximately 70% of the vote in the [[Washington, D.C. mayoral election, 2014\|2014 mayoral election]]. When Congress attempted to block action on the initiative as part of budget negotiations in 2015, Eidinger led protests in the capital, blocking traffic on [[Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)\|Massachusetts Avenue]].<ref>{{cite web \|first=Sarah Anne \|last=Hughes \|url=http://dcist.com/2014/12/marijuana_supporters_march_to_capit.php \|title=Supporters Of Legal Marijuana, D.C. Autonomy Stage March To Oppose Congressional Spending Bill \|publisher=DCist \|date=2014-12-11 \|accessdate=2015-03-01 }}{{dead link\|date=November 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Following Initiative 71's taking effect at 12:01 on 26 February 2015, Eidinger publicly smoked a joint and planted hemp seeds before a gathering of national and international press in his home, which also served as campaign headquarters.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Goldman \|first=Julianna \|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dc-residents-toke-up-as-gop-fumes/ \|title=DC residents toke up as GOP fumes \|publisher=CBS News \|date=2015-02-26 \|accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last1=Steinhauer\|first1=Jennifer\|title=Republicans Warn Washington to Think Twice About Legalizing Marijuana\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/us/as-marijuana-becomes-legal-in-washington-congressional-republicans-warn-city-to-think-twice.html\|accessdate=1 March 2015\|work=New York Times\|date=26 February 2015}}</ref> In March 2015, Mayor [[Muriel Bowser]] granted DC license plate number "420" to Eidinger.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/03/13/d-c-mayor-offers-special-420-license-plate-to-pot-activist/</ref>