Category: Newsletter
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D.C. preps for next medical expansion license application period, opens it to social equity applicants too; Maryland sells A TON of weed in its first recreational use month
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/*! elementor – v3.15.0 – 31-07-2023 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} Catch the Smoke: Aug. 7, 2023 Please send all tips, comments and feedback to info@outlawreport.com. D.C. opens August application period to social equity applicants The District’s medical cannabis expansion takes the next step at the end of the month. The fourth…
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MD hemp industry strikes back at new legal market; Mastercard tells banks to stop allowing recreational cannabis purchases; SAFE Banking alive but motionless as Congress hits recess
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Catch the Smoke: July 31, 2023 Please send all tips, comments and feedback to info@outlawreport.com. Mastercard shuts door on cannabis A loophole that allowed debit card users to purchase recreational cannabis with their debit cards has been shut down by Mastercard. This highlights yet again one of the industries biggest struggles: lack of access to…
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24 D.C. social equity licenses conditionally approved; MD goes after hemp derived market; SAFE Banking Act stalled again
Catch the Smoke: July 24, 2023 Please send all tips, comments and feedback to info@outlawreport.com. D.C. powers ahead with expansion Another 24 businesses were publicly listed and approved for conditional social equity licenses for cultivation and manufacturing licenses in the ABCA Board July 19 meeting. Their conditional licenses will allow them a year to meet full requirements and secure a…
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39 D.C.conditional social equity licenses award in 1st round; D.C. council expands requirements; MD sales hit $21M in first adult-use week
Catch the Smoke: June 17, 2023 DC awards 39 conditional social equity licenses The first round of D.C. social equity licenses was awarded. Twenty cultivation centers, 18 manufacturers and one courier were granted conditional licenses, meaning they must still submit paperwork for location and undergo a public comment period before their licenses are final. An…
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MD hits over $10M in sales during first legal weekend; D.C. closes first social equity license round; VA Gov. still refusing to set up legal cannabis market
/*! elementor – v3.13.3 – 28-05-2023 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} Catch the Smoke: July 10, 2023 D.C. processes first social equity licenses The total number of applicants that applied for D.C.’s first round of social equity licenses under the medical cannabis expansion will be made public this Thursday. According to ABCA,…
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D.C. social equity cannabis licenses round one closes, Maryland legal market launches, Virginia hemp bans go into effect
/*! elementor – v3.13.3 – 28-05-2023 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} Catch the Smoke: July 3, 2023 Maryland opens legal rec Maryland swept headlines as the recreational market opened. The market is already bracing for product shortages, but the hope is for it to set a national example as a profitable, equitable…
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Maryland legalization less than a week away, organization to give out 30,000 seeds to celebrate.
Catch the Smoke: June 26, 2023 A run down of D.C.’s cannabis products From edibles to concentrates, the Washington Business Journal took time to explain all of the cannabis products offered in the city. They chatted with Jon Foshee, Director of marketing for District Cannabis and Linda Mercado Greene, owner and CEO of Anacostia Organics. Check out…
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Ex DC council candidate compares weed to grass clippings in longest D.C. ABC public hearing yet
Catch the Smoke: June 9, 2023 CORRECTION: This article previously misstated Jayaraman as a council member. He is not. He is a former candidate for council member at-large. A long road ahead In a five hour virtual public hearing, cannabis stakeholders stated their case to an oblivious Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis board. Lawyers, lobbyists, medical…
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Monday Rundown (01/10/22): Equity And Homegrow Wrapped Into One Bill
Your Weekly Buzz Maryland State Sen. Jill Carter expects to file an equity-focused cannabis legalization bill this week. The legislation, which serves as a companion piece to a proposed referendum on legalization, would allow home cultivation and allocate 60% of tax revenue from recreational sales to communities harmed by prohibition. Soon-to-be Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin…
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Monday Rundown (01/03/22): Just ‘Cause You Smell It Doesn’t Mean It’s There
Your Weekly Buzz The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled police can’t use the smell of weed alone to justify a search without a warrant. The decision grew from a case where state troopers searched a vehicle pulled over for a traffic violation after they smelled cannabis through a window. D.C.’s Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration…
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Monday Rundown (12/20/21): Bye Bye, Brian!
Your Weekly Buzz Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission Chair Brian Lopez on Thursday announced he would step down on Dec. 31. He served through nearly the entire storyline of Maryland’s fast-growing cannabis industry, from the launch of sales in 2017 to a more recent expansion phase that sought to bring more equity to the sector. A…
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Monday Rundown (12/13/21): Virginia Is For Shrooms
Dear readers, our newsletter is back! Starting today, we’ll send you a carefully curated rundown of the top cannabis news and events from the D.C. region and beyond. Every Monday morning. Straight to your inbox. Your Weekly Buzz Virginia activists on Thursday kicked off a statewide campaign to decriminalize a broad range of entheogenic plants,…