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Way they should operate. so states right, yes, but washington, d.c. is not a state. >> reporter: congress has stopped d.c. from allowing recreational sales but the cultivation, possession and use here now legal for anyone over 21. after being arrested his head shop raided and shut down in 2012 ad m et nadam ettinger. >> making sure politicians elected to support us once they got in office. >> reporter: a pot revolution in the capitol, a sign of a growing movement nationwide. >> from the nation's capitol to change the marijuana laws in such a way, it will have an impact across the nation and in...

Police officers. >> reporter: he says it was that very treatment sparking his passion to legalize marijuana here and more. >> we didn't just focus on passing a marijuana initiative. we focused on making sure that politicians were elected that were going to support us once they got in office. >> reporter: a sort of pot revolution that is happening here in washington. a simple but powerful message. >> it's better to be able to do this on camera and know that it's okay. >> there are some members of congress who say what d.c. is doing is not legal. they will work to stop it. but the mayor here the...