Category: Outlaw Report

Federal crisis averted, cannabis banking is further than ever with even shakier wheels; local I-71 store robbed for edibles

Oct 2, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

Catch the Smoke: Oct. 10, 2023 D.C. licenses slowly awarded ABCA awarded just one license last week for a conditional manufacturer. Multiple applicants have told The Outlaw Report they are still waiting to hear back from the regulatory authority. Elevated robbed One of the cornerstone I-71 gifting shops, Elevated Lounge, was robbed last week. Police arrested a…
Slow rate of D.C. licenses applications signals possible market reluctance, VA candy man arrested for alleged weed distribution

Sep 25, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

Catch the Smoke: Sept. 25, 2023 D.C. medical licenses continue to trickle in The first 30-days of the second medical license expansion application period in D.C. has been underwhelming. ABCA seems to be approving applications on a rolling basis though they did not announce that. They approved another four manufacturers and four cultivators last week, including an…
D.C. Medical Cannabis Sales continue to drop

Sep 19, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

D.C. Medical Cannabis Sales continue to drop https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/pRE8W/1/ The District’s medical cannabis dispensaries sold more actual cannabis bud in August than the last two months: 436lbs. According to monthly program metrics released last week by The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA), D.C. registered medical dispensaries and grows sold over $4.7 million in cannabis in…
D.C. cannabis sales continue to slow, Baltimore Psychedelic founder hit with financial and sexual misconduct allegations

Sep 18, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

Catch the Smoke: Sept. 18, 2023 Please send all tips, comments and feedback to info@outlawreport.com. Record breaking year slows Despite a spring of record breaking medical cannabis sales in The District, sales continue to slow. D.C. dispensaries sold a little over $1.57 million in cannabis in August, according to the government monthly report released last week. Cultivation…
Virginia underground weed market flourishes as state deadlocks legal market. Maryland announces social equity licenses’ date.

Sep 11, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

Catch the Smoke: Sept. 11, 2023 Please send all tips, comments and feedback to info@outlawreport.com. D.C. alleged robbery turns deadly According to court documents, a shooting that left one dead and five injured last week appears to have been an attempted robbery. The initial investigation from police describes multiple suitcases full of “green-weed” like substances and “large” quantities of…
Historic recommendation by federal agency to DEA to reclassify marijuana; D.C. second medical cannabis license round opens

Sep 4, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

Catch the Smoke: Sept. 4, 2023 Please send all tips, comments and feedback to info@outlawreport.com. Application opened If you missed it last week, D.C. opened the second application period for their medical cannabis expansion. The application period will close Oct. 30 at 4 P.M., though officials said the window could close sooner if the number of applications warrants it.…
Maryland in cahoots with Wells Fargo to shroud cannabis tax profits; D.C. second license round opens tomorrow; Maine is flooded with illegal Chinese Cannabis grows

Aug 28, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

Catch the Smoke: Aug. 28, 2023 Please send all tips, comments and feedback to info@outlawreport.com. Takeoff for second D.C. license round Tomorrow at 9 A.M. the gates raise for the next application round for D.C.’s medical cannabis expansion. The D.C. regulatory authority has a handy application page here. Any questions can be sent to ABCA.cannabislicensing@dc.gov. This…
D.C. medical cannabis market sales still dropping; VA continues to lob fines at hemp businesses

Aug 21, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

Catch the Smoke: Aug. 21, 2023 Please send all tips, comments and feedback to info@outlawreport.com. D.C. medical cannabis sales continue to drop As Maryland’s new recreational market hits records with sales, D.C.’s metrics continue their two month drop, according to ABCA monthly metrics released last week. D.C. dispensaries sold $2,964,534 worth of product in July 2023. Despite…
D.C extends fee waiver for medical patient application; MD Mayor closing her hemp business due to state’s new cannabis laws

Aug 14, 2023

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LJ Dawson

in Newsletter, Outlaw Report

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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

Aug 7, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

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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

Jul 31, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

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…
24 D.C. social equity licenses conditionally approved; MD goes after hemp derived market; SAFE Banking Act stalled again

Jul 24, 2023

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LJ Dawson

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

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…