Adam Eidinger

While at Taylor Allderdice High School, was an Eagle Scout and student council president, and successfully campaigned to have foam trays removed from the lunchroom.

[2][3] Eidinger initially worked for Rabinowitz Media Strategies following graduation, where he was later fired for his involvement in protest against the IMF, to which some of his employer's clients happened to be tied.

[7][8][9][10] 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.

[11] Eidinger has been involved in a wide range of political actions, on District and national issues; a 2014 profile by the Washington Post stated he has been arrested 15 times.

He, his business partner from Capitol Hemp, and colleague Nikolas Schiller formed the non-profit organization to educate District residents about the medical cannabis law and to apply for a license open a cultivation center and dispensary.

[18] Over the course of the next two years, he helped organize town hall meetings[19] and press conferences[17] to educate the public and urge the District government to move forward with the long-delayed program.

[23] 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.

[26] On 20 April 2017, Eidinger and six other activists were arrested by U.S. Capitol Police, during a public event where they handed out free cannabis cigarettes to anyone with a Congressional ID badge.

[2][30] Eidinger had previously been visited by DC police who warned him against his plans for a poster campaign in support of the IMF protests, which he alleged was intimidation.

[32] At Barack Obama's second inauguration he worked with the activist group Occupy Monsanto to distribute 50 pounds of organic carrots in order to remind the president about his pledge to label genetically modified foods.