Category: Featured
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Kingpin’s guilty plea closes the book on massive coast-to-coast cannabis enterprise
The DEA and federal prosecutors announced the final guilty plea in a multi-state operation that shipped over 15,000 pounds of illicit marijuana and laundered millions in proceeds.
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Baltimore Cultivator Evermore Fined $50,000, Put on Probation Over ‘Employee Sample’ Giveaway Scheme
Maryland regulators have issued a two-year conditional probation and a $50,000 fine to Baltimore cultivator Evermore Cannabis Company.
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Cultivators and Manufacturers Drive D.C. Medical Cannabis Market to Record $10.6M July
D.C.’s medical cannabis market hit a new record of $10.6M in July 2026, driven by strong growth in cultivation and manufacturing sales alongside expanding resident patient registrations.
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Maryland Cannabis Administration Announces Upcoming Policy Webinar and Industry Workforce Conference
The Maryland Cannabis Administration is hosting a regulatory webinar on Aug. 25, 2026, and an industry workforce conference on Oct. 10, 2026, in Columbia.
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Marijuana Justice to Host “Community Signing Day” Event in Richmond
Marijuana Justice is holding “Legalization Belongs to Us: Community Signing Day” in Richmond on August 26, 2026, featuring expert panels, public testimony, and a symbolic signing.
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D.C. ABCA Launches ‘MyABCA’ Portal to Streamline Medical Cannabis Patient Registrations
D.C.’s ABCA introduces MyABCA.DC.gov, a new online portal fully streamlining medical cannabis patient and caregiver registrations, renewals, and non-resident scheduling.
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Starting Today, Most Hemp Products Are Illegal in Virginia
Starting today, most hemp-derived THC products are illegal in Virginia. A federal court rejected an emergency motion to halt HB 30, leaving state hemp businesses in limbo.
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Maryland’s Cannabis Social Equity Infrastructure Needs a Permanent Upgrade, DoSEM Report Finds
Maryland has built landmark cannabis equity programs, but a new DoSEM report reveals a critical gap: the state lacks the centralized infrastructure to keep them aligned. Here is why officials want to convert the Office of Social Equity into a permanent statewide agency.
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Virginia Cannabis Regulators Lock In $26.2M Budget and Application Timelines as Social Equity Concerns Mount
The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority Board met on July 22 to finalize application timelines, pass its FY27 budget, and hear public outcry regarding HEDC zoning changes and lotteries.
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D.C. delays revoking Union Market cannabis license
D.C. Regulators Hold Off on Revoking Union Market Dispensary’s License to Fast-Track Enforcement
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Family feud over D.C. cannabis license leads regulators to block sale of ‘Blunt DC’
The District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis (ABC) Board has issued a proposed order denying a medical cannabis retail license transfer between Blunt DC (SK Quality Services – US Corp.) and prospective buyer Half Smoke Herb Inc.
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Virginia hemp files federal lawsuit against state over budget bill’s ban
Seven Virginia hemp companies file a federal lawsuit challenging HB 30’s 2 mg THC package cap, alleging unconstitutional property takings and due process violations.