Author: LJ Dawson

D.C. City Council listens, expands cannabis social equity license requirements

Jul 13, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

The District of Columbia’s cannabis industry is coming out of the shadows after almost eight years functioning under the I-71 initiative – a law that allowed cannabis to be gifted in small amounts. A plethora of gray market shops appeared, selling all sorts of trinkets or services with a ‘gift’ of cannabis on the side. …
MD hits over $10M in sales during first legal weekend; D.C. closes first social equity license round; VA Gov. still refusing to set up legal cannabis market

Jul 10, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Social Equity

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D.C. social equity cannabis licenses round one closes, Maryland legal market launches, Virginia hemp bans go into effect

Jul 3, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Social Equity

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Maryland legalization less than a week away, organization to give out 30,000 seeds to celebrate.

Jun 26, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

Catch the Smoke: June 26, 2023 A run down of D.C.’s cannabis products From edibles to concentrates, the Washington Business Journal took time to explain all of the cannabis products offered in the city. They chatted with Jon Foshee, Director of marketing for District Cannabis and Linda Mercado Greene, owner and CEO of Anacostia Organics. Check out…
Ex DC council candidate compares weed to grass clippings in longest D.C. ABC public hearing yet

Jun 9, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

Catch the Smoke: June 9, 2023 CORRECTION: This article previously misstated Jayaraman as a council member. He is not. He is a former candidate for council member at-large. A long road ahead In a five hour virtual public hearing, cannabis stakeholders stated their case to an oblivious Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis board. Lawyers, lobbyists, medical…
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Jan 1, 1970

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LJ Dawson

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

Catch the Smoke: Dec. 26, 2023 First denial for I-71 gifting store In the last days of 2023, ABC released the year’s final dispositions on the license applications. Four more businesses were approved including a testing laboratory. But, more significantly the first complete denial of an unlicensed applicant was cemented. LOCAL’D was denied their application…
Unlicensed D.C. cannabis gifting shop raided despite starting transition to the legal market

Jan 1, 1970

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LJ Dawson

in Business, Featured, Outlaw Report, Politics, Social Equity, Washington, D.C.

This article was updated Mar. 8 to correct the spelling of Kaliiva and include comment from DLCP. The unthinkable happened for the D.C. unlicensed shops that chose to transition to the legal market on Wednesday. A placarded business, Kaliiva in Adams Morgan, was raided by D.C. police. Six employees were arrested, and the shop was…
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Jan 1, 1970

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, New York, Newsletter, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

New enforcement records reveal D.C. unlicensed cannabis shop locations D.C.’s Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) is cracking down on unlicensed cannabis shops. Since gaining new enforcement powers in April, they’ve issued warnings to 38 shops, but that’s just a fraction of the estimated hundreds operating illegally. Newly released records reveal the location of every…