our invgative reporter jodi fleisher has the story.♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: youan find them in every cornere dontrict very night of the week. the news 4 i-team went undercover to show you pot parties popping up inside businesses, warehouses even homes. the district's marijuana law says you can grow it, smoke it and gift small amounts to others,ou just can't buy or sell it. >> for $45. >> reporter: creating an entire industry that exchanges cash for ockskers, t-shirts even that come with marijuana products as a gift. >> i don't see a problem with it. >> reporter: he says he doesn't frequent or host pop-up parties but last month he got arrested while standing outside of one at a building he owns and rentsut for events. >> 20, 25 police officers drawnd the building, guns and it was terrifying. orter: police also arrested the two women who were lrside setting up for the party. prosecutors havedy dropped those cases. the i-team found that's not uncommon. we tracked down records for more than two dozen pop-up events and followed every case through the courts. out of 255 people charged, the ipple

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