Category: Featured
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Breaking: First D.C. gifting store padlocked and shutdown by regulators and police
Supreme Terpene, a D.C. gifting store, has become the first such establishment to be raided and padlocked by local police. This action follows a cease-and-desist order issued in July and concerns over the store’s alleged sale of both cannabis and psilocybin.
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D.C.’s medical cannabis market sales still stuck in limbo
July sales reports continued to show a medical cannabis market stuck in limbo in D.C.
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Breaking News: D.C. Medical Cannabis Testing Laboratory Opens, New Enforcement Regulations Take Effect
The District of Columbia’s medical cannabis program has reached a significant milestone with the opening of the first licensed testing laboratory, ClearSight Labs. This development ensures the quality and safety of medical cannabis products available to patients.
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D.C. medical cannabis cultivators apply for $300k in total grants
The Department of Small & Local Business Development (DSLBD) is offering grants to medical cannabis cultivation businesses in the District of Columbia.
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Absence of padlock-closures for I-71 stores is pushing D.C.’s medical cannabis market towards “catastrophic failure”
D.C.’s medical cannabis market headed towards “catastrophic failure” due to slow enforcement against illegal stores.
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Maryland smokes 44 tons of cannabis bud in six months
A staggering 44 tons of cannabis flower has been consumed by Maryland residents in just the first six months of 2024.
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Beleaguered D.C. market sees rise in patients but not in sales
June continues to cast a dark shadow on the D.C. medical market sales, according to a newly released program report. Overall program sales fell by more than 13% compared to June 2023. This is despite a more than 30% increase in registered patients and over 6% increase in patients served.
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The first 265 days of D.C. medical cannabis retail license hearings
It’s been almost eight months since D.C. opened its medical cannabis market to new retail applicants. The Outlaw analyzed documents from The Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration from Nov. 1, 2023 to July 2024, to see who is making up the District’s new cannabis market expansion.
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A full breakdown of new D.C. retail cannabis licenses
It’s been almost eight months since D.C. opened its medical cannabis market to new retail applicants. The Outlaw analyzed documents from The Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration from Nov. 1, 2023 to July 2024, to see who is making up the District’s new cannabis market expansion.
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D.C. eases cannabis licensing barriers but few new growers or manufacturers
D.C.’s medical cannabis industry is experiencing a bottleneck. While new dispensaries are opening rapidly, the cultivation and manufacturing sectors are struggling to get off the ground.
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Cease and desist orders given to four unlicensed D.C. dispensaries
The Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) served cease and desist orders to four unlicensed dispensaries. This is the first serious enforcement action taken by ABCA after warnings were delivered to 49 stores over the past three and a half months.
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D.C. to start padlocking unlicensed cannabis stores
The D.C. Council passed emergency legislation to strengthen enforcement against unlicensed cannabis stores. This comes as the medical marijuana market struggles with competition from a thriving gray market. The new bill grants D.C.’s regulatory agency the authority to immediately close and seize products from unlicensed retailers. Legal operators hope this will create a fairer market…