Author: Kathleen Stubbs

Advocate Weighs in on D.C.’s Dueling Legalization Bills

Mar 19, 2021

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Kathleen Stubbs

in Criminal Justice, Outlaw Report, Politics, Social Equity, Washington, D.C.

Over the past few weeks, Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson have both introduced dueling bills allowing for a commercial regulated cannabis market in the District. The bills suggest the commercial cannabis industry that has eluded the District since 2014—when Initiative 71 passed but the Harris Rider prevented regulated adult use—could happen…