Category: Outlaw Report
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May D.C. medical cannabis sales drop again
D.C.’s medical cannabis sales are down despite more dispensaries opening. Sales fell in May compared to both April and May 2023. The program expects a large number of patient registrations to expire soon.
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Newsletter: D.C. dispensary near school faces protest while D.C. hands out first warnings to I-71 shops
Controversy over D.C. medical cannabis dispensary near school leads to first ever ABCA cannabis protest hearing The medical cannabis dispensary applying for a license in D.C. within 300 ft of BASIS Charter School stated its case to the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration Board on Wednesday. It was the first protest hearing for a medical…
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Controversy over D.C. medical cannabis dispensary near school leads to first ever ABCA cannabis protest hearing
The medical cannabis dispensary applying for a license in D.C. within 300 ft of BASIS Charter School stated its case to the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration Board on Wednesday. It was the first protest hearing for a medical cannabis business in D.C.’s history. All of the half dozen established medical dispensaries and current transitioning…
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Time’s up for I-71 weed gift shops as first warning letters hit Georgia Ave. and Georgetown unlicensed dispensaries
Time has run out for I-71 gift shops that use a liberally interpreted amendment in the District’s constitution to gift weed to adults over 21 without medical cannabis cards. As of last Friday The Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) delivered a total of 13 warnings to unlicensed cannabis businesses in the city, according to…
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Youngkin vetoes cannabis bill citing public safety and health despite lack of research to back up claims
Gov. Youngkin vetoed a democratically passed cannabis adult-use market bill maintaining his blockage to set up the Virginia legal market. Democrats legalized adult-use cannabis in 2021, but a shift to a republican controlled government stopped any implementation. Democrats sent a bill to Gov. Youngkin’s desk a few weeks ago that would launch the market. He…
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Robbery at D.C. cannabis gifting shop in NW leaves D.C. rapper dead, suspects still at large
On Wednesday afternoon, a shooting occurred in Northwest D.C. at a I-71 gifting shop, Hotbox Uptown. According to the Metropolitan Police Department press release, two suspects brandished handguns and demanded property and money. The victims complied, but one of the suspects fired a shot striking one of the victims during the robbery. They then took…
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D.C’s first transitioning I-71 cannabis gifting stores cleared to open as legal medical dispensaries
The first medical dispensaries transitioning from unlicensed operators to the legal market were given licenses to open on Mar. 27, 2024. The three stores (Green Theory, Wishing Wellness, Don Fuego) are the first to complete the transition process from I-71 gifting stores to legal medical dispensaries. One current medical license also received a license to…
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D.C. medical cannabis market slumps as February sales hit four-year low
D.C. patient expirations outpace new registrations as medical sales continue decline The District of Columbia’s medical cannabis market is facing a period of decline, with February dispensary sales reaching their lowest point in four years. This trend comes alongside a drop in the number of patients served and an expiration of nearly 1,850 patient certifications…
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Maryland fines cannabis dispensary, Cannabus, for failing to report ownership changes
The Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) has fined Cannabus, LLC for failing to report ownership changes in its annual reports. The company also violated state regulations by transferring a majority ownership interest in its license before it was legally allowed to do so. According to the Consent Order, Cannabus, LLC received a medical cannabis dispensary license…