Category: Federal
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Biden Admin Insists Public Housing Residents Can’t Use Cannabis, Even For Medical Purposes
Cannabis users still aren’t welcome in public housing, according to the Biden administration. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) says it will keep denying federally-assisted public housing to those who use weed, whether or not they reside in a state that has legalized the plant. Earlier this year, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton,…
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Senate Budget Bill Ditches D.C. Cannabis Rider, Opening Door For Recreational Sales
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee unveiled a spending bill on Monday that omits a controversial provision banning D.C. from legalizing recreational cannabis sales. Though D.C. residents voted to legalize weed back in 2014, the provision — informally known as the Harris rider — has for years blocked District officials from using local funds to launch…
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The Outlaw Editorial Board Endorses McAuliffe for Virginia Governor
Cannabis laws are experiencing a seismic shift in the Washington region, and the stakes have never been higher. While Maryland lawmakers mull a 2022 ballot referendum on legalizing adult-use, the D.C. Council is gearing up for a legislative hearing that — barring interference from Congress — could finally bring a recreational market to the District.…
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In Photos: Pot Advocates Stage Capitol Hill Protest, Urge Senate To Lift D.C. Sales Ban
A group of roughly 50 cannabis advocates from across the D.C. region demonstrated on Tuesday afternoon outside the Russell Senate Building on Capitol Hill, calling on U.S. Senators to lift a ban on recreational weed sales in the District and to legalize the drug at the federal level. The protestors paraded a 51-foot inflatable joint…
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D.C. Council Announces Hearing On Bill To Legalize Recreational Cannabis Sales Despite Congressional Ban
The D.C. Council will move forward with legislation to legalize recreational cannabis sales despite a lingering Congressional ban on retail weed in the nation’s capital. In a notice published on Friday, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Councilmembers Kenyan McDuffie and Charles Allen announced that a public hearing on the Comprehensive Cannabis Legalization and Regulation…
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D.C.’s Eleanor Holmes Norton To Speak At Major Conference On Financial Issues For Cannabis Sector
Cannabis entrepreneurs and industry professionals will gather on Thursday at the Capitol Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. for a two-day conference that aims to address the vast financial and banking challenges facing the growing weed sector. Though 47 U.S. states have now legalized cannabis in some form, most pot businesses still struggle to access basic…
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In Photos: Here’s What You Missed At This Year’s National Cannabis Festival
Crowds were greeted with an uplifting herbal aroma on Saturday as they approached D.C.’s RFK Stadium for the fifth annual National Cannabis Festival. But just in case people didn’t recognize the smell, there was a 20-foot-long inflatable sign by the entrance that read “CANNABIS” in giant red-and-white letters. Consumers, advocates, and industry professionals have congregated…
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Ask A Stoner: What’s Delta-8 And Is It Worth It?
You’ve heard of it. You’ve read about it. Maybe you’ve even tried it. But what is Delta-8 THC? To me, it sounds like a screwed-up science experiment, as if the CIA was genetically engineering THC and one control group was called Delta-8. Maybe that’s just my sci-fi nerd brain, but you have to admit it…
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All Eyes Turn To Senate As House Approves Budget That Drops Ban On D.C. Pot Sales
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a package of spending bills on Thursday July 29 that, if enacted, would allow D.C. to launch a regulated market for recreational cannabis sales. D.C. voters overwhelmingly approved possession and home cultivation in a 2014 ballot initiative, but a Congressional budget rider has blocked the jurisdiction from using local…
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Goodness Growth Holdings Expands Into Maryland’s Cannabis Industry Amid Psychedelics Research Partnership With Johns Hopkins
Goodness Growth Holdings, formerly known as Vireo Health, announced its $8 million purchase of Charm City Medicus dispensary in Baltimore earlier this month marking the acquisition of it’s second dispensary in Maryland. Upon the deal closing, Charm City Medicus will begin operating under the company’s dispensary brand “Green Goods.” The other Green Goods location opened…
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This Outdated Tax Law Makes Turning a Profit Tough For D.C. Cannabis Businesses
Since 2015, Jen Brunenkant has been running Herbal Alternatives, a medical cannabis dispensary in Dupont Circle, one of D.C.’s most upscale neighborhoods. From a local perspective, her business is totally above board: D.C. legalized medical cannabis over a decade ago, and Brunenkant has a city-issued dispensary license. So when tax season rolls around, Brunenkant does…