Author: Gaspard Le Dem
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Virginia: Lack Of Cannabis Messaging In Governor’s Race A ‘Missed Opportunity’ For McAuliffe, Experts Say
As the race for Virginia governor enters its final stretch, Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin appear to be locked in a virtual dead heat, with a recent CBS poll putting the candidates just 3 points apart. The contest — widely seen as a bellwether for the 2022 midterms and a referendum on President…
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Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon Is Eyeing A D.C. Dispensary License For His Cannabis Franchise
Wu-Tang Clan’s Shallah Raekwon may be eyeing D.C. as the next potential location for his Oregon-based cannabis franchise. It appears the rapper turned weed entrepreneur has tossed his hat into the ring for the District’s latest round of cannabis permitting. A list published in August by the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA), which runs D.C.’s…
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Sign-ups For Virginia’s Medical Weed Program Have Doubled In Six Months
While Virginia lawmakers work out a timeline for the launch of recreational cannabis sales, the state’s medical weed program continues to grow at a steady clip. Over the last six months, the number of people signed up for a medical cannabis card in the commonwealth has more than doubled — from 15,076 registered patients in…
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In Photos: Pot Advocates Stage Capitol Hill Protest, Urge Senate To Lift D.C. Sales Ban
A group of roughly 50 cannabis advocates from across the D.C. region demonstrated on Tuesday afternoon outside the Russell Senate Building on Capitol Hill, calling on U.S. Senators to lift a ban on recreational weed sales in the District and to legalize the drug at the federal level. The protestors paraded a 51-foot inflatable joint…
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A Political Shake-Up Could Impact the Future of Pot Legalization in Virginia
Note: This story was first published by District Fray Magazine as part of a collaboration with The Outlaw Report on Take Me Down to Cannabis City, an insider’s guide to the legalization of cannabis in Virginia. Virginia took a big leap toward cannabis reform last spring by passing legislation that authorized pot possession and home…
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D.C. Council Announces Hearing On Bill To Legalize Recreational Cannabis Sales Despite Congressional Ban
The D.C. Council will move forward with legislation to legalize recreational cannabis sales despite a lingering Congressional ban on retail weed in the nation’s capital. In a notice published on Friday, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Councilmembers Kenyan McDuffie and Charles Allen announced that a public hearing on the Comprehensive Cannabis Legalization and Regulation…
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Q&A: How Will Virginia Tax Cannabis Sales To Repair The Harms Of Prohibition?
Note: This story was first published by District Fray Magazine as part of a collaboration with The Outlaw Report on Take Me Down to Cannabis City, an insider’s guide to the legalization of cannabis in Virginia. Janice Underwood knows what it’s like to be on the front lines. In 2019, she was appointed by Gov.…
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Will Virginia’s Towns And Counties Opt-Out of Retail Weed?
Note: This story was first published by District Fray Magazine as part of a collaboration with The Outlaw Report on Take Me Down to Cannabis City, an insider’s guide to the legalization of cannabis in Virginia. Weed shops are at Virginia’s doorstep, but not everyone is rolling out the welcome mat. As state regulators prepare…
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In Richmond, A New Cannabis Nursery Teaches People to Grow Their Own Medicine
Note: This story was first published by District Fray Magazine as part of a collaboration with The Outlaw Report on Take Me Down to Cannabis City, an insider’s guide to the legalization of cannabis in Virginia. About 20 years ago in Temecula, California, Joe Vega stepped out into his parent’s backyard to plant his first…
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D.C. Sees Surge In Interest For Cannabis Testing Licenses
D.C. may finally be on its way to getting its first licensed cannabis testing facilities. The Alcoholic Beverage and Regulation Administration (ABRA), which oversees the District’s medical weed program, has released a list of companies that were approved to apply for a cannabis permit. The list, which was published on August 26, shows that ABRA…
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D.C.’s Eleanor Holmes Norton To Speak At Major Conference On Financial Issues For Cannabis Sector
Cannabis entrepreneurs and industry professionals will gather on Thursday at the Capitol Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. for a two-day conference that aims to address the vast financial and banking challenges facing the growing weed sector. Though 47 U.S. states have now legalized cannabis in some form, most pot businesses still struggle to access basic…