Category: Newsletter
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44 tons of legal cannabis flower consumed by Marylanders – Newsletter
D.C., Virginia and Maryland cannabis news Aug. 7 to Aug. 13, 2024.
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A pioneering woman-led company promoting education and equity in the DMV market
DMV cannabis news July 9 to July 15, 2024.
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What 265 days of D.C. medical cannabis retail license hearings tells us
DMV cannabis news July 9 to July 15, 2024.
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D.C. zoning changes and deadline extensions have not led to increase in growers and manufacturers
DMV cannabis news July 9 to July 15, 2024.
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Burners Block is building compassion in DMV cannabis, D.C. sends cease and desists to unlicensed operators
DMV cannabis news July 2 to July 8, 2024.
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D.C.’s medical market continues to struggle
D.C.’s medical cannabis sales dropped in May despite more patients and dispensaries. Sales are down 10% from April and 16% from May 2023. This comes as nearly 6,800 patient registrations are set to expire by August.
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Newsletter: D.C. I-71 landlords face letter demanding $600M in damages
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…
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Newsletter: Bowser budget proposal cuts millions from D.C. cannabis social equity fund
Bowser aims to strip $6.5M from D.C. cannabis social equity fund Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 would strip millions of medical cannabis programs funds for social equity entrepreneurs. Bowser’s April proposal strips half a billion in cuts throughout the city’s budget in an attempt to recover a $700 million budget shortfall…
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Newsletter: D.C. sends 38 warnings out to gray market, Virginia launches system to track kids cannabis exposure
D.C. goes after gray market cannabis shops, over 30 shops warned ABCA, D.C.’s cannabis regulator, has warned over 30 unlicensed retailers in its first step in attempting to smother the gray market so D.C.’s medical cannabis market can be successful. Warnings have been issued for shops on Georgia Ave NW, U Street NW, H St…
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Newsletter: D.C. faces medical cannabis supply issues, DEA issues rescheduling decision
D.C. agency gets more power to go after unlicensed cannabis shops Fred Moosally, the director of ABCA, asked D.C. council members for more power to enforce against unlicensed operators in early March, and new laws signed on April 8, 2024 are his answer. The new emergency rulemaking adopted by his agency a few days after…