Category: Featured
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Longtime Civic Leader Teri Quinn replaces James Short on D.C.’s Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board
Teri Quinn replaces James Short on ABC Board in DC.
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ABCA Shuts Down Two More Cannabis Businesses in D.C.
ABCA shut down two more illegal cannabis businesses in Washington, D.C., bringing the total number of closures since July to ten.
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D.C. legal weed market showing signs of severe downslope in new report
September cast a dire shadow on D.C.’s medical cannabis market. Overall sales were the second lowest of any month in the last four years of tracked sales. The program only netted $3.88 million in total revenue.
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D.C. hemp businesses sue District for alleged unlawful enforcement
Two local businesses, Capitol Hemp LLC and District Hemp Botanicals LLC, filed a lawsuit on Oct. 18, 2024, against the District of Columbia, alleging that the city’s officials are unlawfully targeting them for selling federally-legal hemp products. The businesses claim that the District is applying outdated cannabis laws to hemp, despite the clear distinction between…
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D.C. illegal weed shop closures include cats, firearms and mushrooms
The District’s Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) has faced challenges in enforcing regulations against unlicensed cannabis shops. Despite increased enforcement efforts, the pace of closures has been slow, frustrating both the legal market and residents.
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Multiple firearms and pounds of illegal cannabis found at D.C. unlicensed stores
ABCA and MPD have closed down two illegal cannabis retailers and taken action against a third. Authorities seized significant amounts of marijuana, THC products, and firearms during the closures.
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Over 40 D.C. cannabis gifting stores and landlords defendants named in civil lawsuit
The Alliance of Legal Cannabis Entities-DC filed a second civil complaint against unlicensed cannabis stores and landlords in federal civil court, alleging damages to their legal business from the illicit shops.
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Third union forms at Maryland dispensary chain
More Apothecarium dispensary workers unionize in Maryland.
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D.C. launches illegal cannabis shop tracker
The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) published a new enforcement tracker to document enforcement actions. The map also pinpoints over 100 known unlicensed establishments.
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Five gifting shops shut down by ABCA
The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) closed down a fifth unlicensed cannabis business in Washington, D.C.
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D.C. Cannabis sales tick up slightly, but market struggles to expand
D.C.’s medical cannabis market continues to struggle to grow despite a slight increase in sales and patients. The number of patients served rose significantly in August, but overall sales remained relatively low.
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Second gifting shop shut down by ABCA, owner arrested
ABCA closed Green Cloud Shop in Washington, DC, for operating without a license. The owner, Abdelhak Hamsasse, was arrested and charged. This is the second unlicensed cannabis business shut down by ABCA since a new law granted them more enforcement powers.