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    Diana Alvarez Knows She’s ‘Doing the Right Thing’ Running a D.C. Smoke Shop

    Apr 20, 2023 2 minutes

    iana Alvarez’s son always wanted to go to college, so she started working in a smoke shop to earn some extra cash. What started as a part-time job evolved into a full-time family business: Lit City Smoke Shop, located in Washington, D.C. When the city passed Initiative 71, making it legal to possess up to two ounces of marijuana

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