The National Cannabis Festival returns for its sixth year at the RFK Festival Grounds on Saturday, April 23.
Headlining the new pavilion are chef Nikki Steward, creator of the High-End Affair, a “touring cannabis culinary entertainment brand” that counts Snoop Dogg and Dave Chappelle as fans; Maydan head chef Darnell Thomas; Disco Mary, a holistic bar concept from Maria Bastasch that’ll be matched with Mexican eats from chef Christian Irabien; and Equinox, which is dishing up truffle mac’ n’ cheese.
In addition to food and drink stalls, festival programming includes competitive eating contests centered around DC Slices pizza, Hotdog Hideout franks, and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream.
On Friday, April 22, the National Cannabis Policy Summit at the Ronald Reagan Building will focus on current and upcoming cannabis policy issues.
Prior to joining Washingtonian in 2010, she attended the French Culinary Institute and Columbia University’s MFA program in New York, and held various cooking and writing positions in NYC and in St.