Category: Outlaw Report
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How A Tick Bite Turned This Maryland Native Into A Hemp Farmer
After a few weeks on antibiotics to treat a tick bite she received in 2002, Dawn Gordon assumed she would be fine. But by 2007, her Lyme disease symptoms were at times so debilitating that she was bed-bound, and eventually had to abandon her 35-year career in commercial real estate. Gordon, 59, sought a new…
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How Youngkin Turned A Simple Bill Into A ‘Monster’ For Virginia’s Hemp Industry
When first introduced by Virginia Senator Emmett Hanger, S.B. 591 wasn’t the apocalyptic measure that some in the hemp industry now see it as. The bill didn’t include anything about Delta-8 and hardly mentioned hemp. Initially, it mostly dealt with regulating the commonwealth’s medical cannabis industry by prohibiting the sale of weed products in candy-like…
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The Federal Cannabis Trial You Should Be Watching In Maryland
Maybe you saw the ad in The Washington Post: “Who will be the last person incarcerated for marijuana in the United States?” Or you heard about the man from one of the many publications that have highlighted his detention. Jonathan William Wall is a Maryland native whose federal cannabis distribution indictment and upcoming court trial…
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How A Group Of D.C. Weed Activists Ended Up On A Relief Mission To Ukraine
Adam Eidinger’s activism has taken on many forms over the years. At home in D.C., he’s best known as the Phrygian-cap wearing, 51-foot-joint carrying local who in 2014 successfully spearheaded I-71, a historic ballot initiative that legalized the use of recreational weed in the District. But Eidinger has never stopped at just pot proselytism. He’s…
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D.C. Council Advances Bill Banning Cannabis Testing For Most Jobs
The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to advance a bill barring most employers from testing job applicants for cannabis, except when hiring for positions that require an extra degree of safety. The measure, introduced last year by Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White, was approved by all 13 members of the council’s Committee of the…
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Eight Ways To Celebrate 420 In The DMV
It’s that time of the year when the sun pokes its head out, flowers start to bloom and the gentle spring breeze carries a subtle, yet unmistakable odor: the sweet smell of cannabis. That’s right — the week of 420 is upon us. And this year the DMV is going all out to ring in…
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Ask A Stoner: I Smoked Too Much Weed. How Can I Get Less High?
So, you got too high. Maybe it was an extra bong rip, a fat dab, or you made the all too common mistake of eating a second edible before the first kicked in. Every seasoned cannabis user has a story of a time they were humbled by weed. If this is you — feeling paranoid,…
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Maryland Approves Bill Expanding Psychedelics Research, Access For Veterans with PTSD
Maryland lawmakers spent their final few days in session moving through a flood of bills in the State House, and one of the measures they sent to the governor’s desk was a first-of-its-kind proposal to support psychedelic drug treatment and access for veterans. Senate Bill 709, passed unanimously by the Maryland Senate on Friday, seeks…
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The Sesh: Dr. Chanda Macias On Becoming An ‘OG’ Of Medical Weed
It’s been nearly a decade since D.C. opened its first medical cannabis dispensary. Since then, the District’s medical cannabis industry has gone through numerous ups and downs: from drastic regulatory changes to the rise of a parallel weed “gifting” economy that is increasingly cutting into its bottom line. And that’s not to mention regular interference…
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D.C. Council Narrowly Rejects Bill To Shut Down Cannabis Gifting Economy
The D.C. Council on Tuesday voted down an emergency measure to ramp up enforcement against the District’s many unregulated cannabis businesses – storefronts and delivery services that “gift” weed with the purchase of other goods, like t-shirts and potted plants. The bill, introduced late last week by Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, would have granted D.C.’s…
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Maryland: Cannabis Legalization Heads To The Ballot In November
Maryland voters will get to vote on cannabis legalization in the upcoming general election this fall after a pair of decisive votes by the House of Delegates late last week. After months of public testimony on numerous legalization bills, as well as debate and behind-the-scenes negotiations among Democratic leaders in the General Assembly, the House…