Category: Outlaw Report

The new D.C. entrepreneurs planning to grow your weed and make your rice krispie treats

Nov 25, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Business, Featured, Outlaw Report, Social Equity, Washington, D.C.

The Outlaw spoke with four recipients of conditional cannabis licenses for growers and manufacturers in Washington, D.C. Since May 2023, 76 cultivation centers and 65 manufacturers applied to be licensed under D.C.’s medical cannabis expansion law, according to the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration. The application round ended on Oct. 30 but businesses are still…
Award-winning, legacy D.C. cannabis grower loses everything to eviction

Nov 20, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Nov. 20, 2023 Legacy grower evicted A legacy grower who goes by Neil Snyder was evicted from his home and grow last week after his landlord found his living soil beds and plants. Neil has grown weed for over 40 years and won two awards for his flower at this year’s National…
New cannabis manufacturer October sales save D.C. program from 2023 low

Nov 17, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Business, Featured, Outlaw Report, Washington, D.C.

Sales continue to drop D.C. released the monthly medical cannabis program metrics for October, revealing a slight drop in dispensary sales and the second consecutive monthly drop over $300,000 in cultivation sales. But due to newly included manufacturer sales of $761,330, D.C.’s medical program was able to reach a four month high for revenue. The…
Maryland cannabis business apply for cannabis licenses starting today as state hits record level adult-use sales

Nov 13, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Nov. 13, 2023 First unlicensed shops receive licenses After a scattering of applications in the first week of the unlicensed operator round, four businesses received placards during last week’s Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration board meeting. However, five businesses that were listed on the meeting agenda were not discussed. Twenty other businesses…
New York State Cannabis Agency Pauses Trials for Unlicensed Shops

Nov 9, 2023

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supremeterpene

in Business, Featured, New York, Outlaw Report

While Gov. Hochul talks about cracking down, the Office of Cannabis Management has quietly suspended its enforcement hearings, THE CITY has learned, even as it keeps raiding illegal storefronts. By Rosalind Adams This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning. THE CITY…
Virginia gears up for election which could impact cannabis, Maryland social equity portal closes, D.C. begins to wrangle unlicensed cannabis shops

Nov 6, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Nov. 6, 2023 Unlicensed operators begin to apply to be legal Last Wednesday, the unlicensed operator license application period opened in D.C. This period is meant to sweep up the hundreds of shops functioning under the I-71 amendment that allows weed gifting. Only 20 businesses applied the first day despite there being…
ABCA begins to wrangle D.C.’s wild west cannabis market

Nov 1, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Featured, Maryland, Outlaw Report, Social Equity, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

The much anticipated third licensing round of D.C.’s expanded medical cannabis program opened this morning. By the end of today, the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Board received 20 applications for retail licenses and one internet retailer license, according to the agency. The unlicensed operator application round is supposed to sweep up all the sketchy, sometimes…
Georgetown gets cold feet on weed, so does PG County

Oct 30, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Oct. 30, 2023 Second D.C. licensing period draws to a close ABCA (Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration) conditionally approved 12 new businesses for medical cannabis cultivator or manufacturer licenses last week. TODAY by 4 P.M. is the last day to submit an application for this period. https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/WK95V/3/ This week’s ABCA meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at…
14 new D.C. businesses received approval for medical cannabis licenses.

Oct 23, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Oct. 23, 2023 D.C. medical cannabis sales steady D.C. released the monthly medical cannabis program metrics yesterday, revealing a slight rise in dispensary sales and over a $300,000 drop in cultivation sales in September. The program sold a total of $4.4 million in cannabis products overall. It’s important to note that these metrics do…
D.C. hit $4.4 million in medical cannabis September revenue

Oct 18, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Business, Outlaw Report, Washington, D.C.

Sales are steady but sloping down D.C. released the monthly medical cannabis program metrics yesterday, revealing a slight rise in dispensary sales and over a $300,000 drop in cultivation sales in September. The program sold a total of $4.4 million in cannabis products overall. It’s important to note that these metrics do not include the…
Catch the Smoke: Temporary pause on Maryland hemp ban

Oct 17, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Oct. 16, 2023 D.C. rundown The National Cannabis Festival is back after a rained out event this year with an Instagram announcement for 2024. It is not clear how they’ll navigate gifting cannabis during the festival in light of the changing D.C. landscape. The current D.C. application period closes at 4:00 p.m.…
D.C. gifting shops begin to vie for new licenses; VA cracks down on gray market and Maryland’s adult-use market begins to overshadow its medical sales.

Oct 9, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, Newsletter, Outlaw Report, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Catch the Smoke: Oct. 9, 2023 Gifting shops stick their foot in the door Five more licensees received conditional approval last week by the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration: one courier, two non-social equity applicants and one social equity applicant received a cultivation and manufacturer license. So far this month, three I-71 gifting shops (Adose Wellness, Voyager…