Author: Josh Axelrod

At D.C.’s Capsterdam University, growing weed is on the syllabus

Feb 24, 2022

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Josh Axelrod

in Business, Outlaw Report, Washington, D.C.

In the heart of Adams Morgan’s 18th Street NW, above crowds of boozy brunchers and atop a poke shop, the forty-something Frankie Adonis stands at the center of a room lined with faux grass wallpaper. Beneath a shaft of purple light, he details for a throng of rapt students how they can venture into a…
This D.C. Delivery Service Brings Motivation (And Bud) To Your Doorstep

Dec 15, 2021

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Josh Axelrod

in Business, Outlaw Report, Washington, D.C.

Ryan Ha wasn’t cut out for a nine to five life. He tried it in earnest for two years, working for a software company and saving paychecks, but the University of Michigan graduate spent his days dreaming about the distant prospect of retirement. Eventually, he hit a breaking point. So in 2014, drawing on his…