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I’ve never been manipulated by a politician quite this way before. This has profound symbolic meaning for me.

Adam Eidinger, chairman of the D.C. Cannabis Campaign, on Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's decision to give him the special license plate number "420," which is a popular reference to marijuana. Eidinger said he suspects the license plate is due to his recent decision not to protest the mayor's support for banning pot clubs in the city.

Adam Eidinger, chairman of the D.C. Cannabis Campaign, on Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's decision to give him the special license plate number "420," which is a popular reference to marijuana. Eidinger said he suspects the license plate is due to his recent decision not to protest the mayor's support for banning pot clubs in the city.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.