Author: LJ Dawson

Virginia gears up for election which could impact cannabis, Maryland social equity portal closes, D.C. begins to wrangle unlicensed cannabis shops

Nov 6, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Nov. 6, 2023 Unlicensed operators begin to apply to be legal Last Wednesday, the unlicensed operator license application period opened in D.C. This period is meant to sweep up the hundreds of shops functioning under the I-71 amendment that allows weed gifting. Only 20 businesses applied the first day despite there being…
ABCA begins to wrangle D.C.’s wild west cannabis market

Nov 1, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Featured, Maryland, Outlaw Report, Social Equity, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

The much anticipated third licensing round of D.C.’s expanded medical cannabis program opened this morning. By the end of today, the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Board received 20 applications for retail licenses and one internet retailer license, according to the agency. The unlicensed operator application round is supposed to sweep up all the sketchy, sometimes…
Georgetown gets cold feet on weed, so does PG County

Oct 30, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Oct. 30, 2023 Second D.C. licensing period draws to a close ABCA (Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration) conditionally approved 12 new businesses for medical cannabis cultivator or manufacturer licenses last week. TODAY by 4 P.M. is the last day to submit an application for this period. https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/WK95V/3/ This week’s ABCA meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at…
14 new D.C. businesses received approval for medical cannabis licenses.

Oct 23, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Oct. 23, 2023 D.C. medical cannabis sales steady D.C. released the monthly medical cannabis program metrics yesterday, revealing a slight rise in dispensary sales and over a $300,000 drop in cultivation sales in September. The program sold a total of $4.4 million in cannabis products overall. It’s important to note that these metrics do…
D.C. hit $4.4 million in medical cannabis September revenue

Oct 18, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

Sales are steady but sloping down D.C. released the monthly medical cannabis program metrics yesterday, revealing a slight rise in dispensary sales and over a $300,000 drop in cultivation sales in September. The program sold a total of $4.4 million in cannabis products overall. It’s important to note that these metrics do not include the…
Catch the Smoke: Temporary pause on Maryland hemp ban

Oct 17, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Oct. 16, 2023 D.C. rundown The National Cannabis Festival is back after a rained out event this year with an Instagram announcement for 2024. It is not clear how they’ll navigate gifting cannabis during the festival in light of the changing D.C. landscape. The current D.C. application period closes at 4:00 p.m.…
D.C. gifting shops begin to vie for new licenses; VA cracks down on gray market and Maryland’s adult-use market begins to overshadow its medical sales.

Oct 9, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Oct. 9, 2023 Gifting shops stick their foot in the door Five more licensees received conditional approval last week by the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration: one courier, two non-social equity applicants and one social equity applicant received a cultivation and manufacturer license. So far this month, three I-71 gifting shops (Adose Wellness, Voyager…
Federal crisis averted, cannabis banking is further than ever with even shakier wheels; local I-71 store robbed for edibles

Oct 2, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Oct. 10, 2023 D.C. licenses slowly awarded ABCA awarded just one license last week for a conditional manufacturer. Multiple applicants have told The Outlaw Report they are still waiting to hear back from the regulatory authority. Elevated robbed One of the cornerstone I-71 gifting shops, Elevated Lounge, was robbed last week. Police arrested a…
Slow rate of D.C. licenses applications signals possible market reluctance, VA candy man arrested for alleged weed distribution

Sep 25, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Sept. 25, 2023 D.C. medical licenses continue to trickle in The first 30-days of the second medical license expansion application period in D.C. has been underwhelming. ABCA seems to be approving applications on a rolling basis though they did not announce that. They approved another four manufacturers and four cultivators last week, including an…
D.C. Medical Cannabis Sales continue to drop

Sep 19, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

D.C. Medical Cannabis Sales continue to drop https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/pRE8W/1/ The District’s medical cannabis dispensaries sold more actual cannabis bud in August than the last two months: 436lbs. According to monthly program metrics released last week by The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA), D.C. registered medical dispensaries and grows sold over $4.7 million in cannabis in…
D.C. cannabis sales continue to slow, Baltimore Psychedelic founder hit with financial and sexual misconduct allegations

Sep 18, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Sept. 18, 2023 Please send all tips, comments and feedback to info@outlawreport.com. Record breaking year slows Despite a spring of record breaking medical cannabis sales in The District, sales continue to slow. D.C. dispensaries sold a little over $1.57 million in cannabis in August, according to the government monthly report released last week. Cultivation…
Virginia underground weed market flourishes as state deadlocks legal market. Maryland announces social equity licenses’ date.

Sep 11, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Sept. 11, 2023 Please send all tips, comments and feedback to info@outlawreport.com. D.C. alleged robbery turns deadly According to court documents, a shooting that left one dead and five injured last week appears to have been an attempted robbery. The initial investigation from police describes multiple suitcases full of “green-weed” like substances and “large” quantities of…