Category: Washington, D.C.
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Deadly Logan Circle Shooting Could Be Tied To Weed Delivery Gone Wrong
A shooting that left two men dead early on Monday morning in D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood may have been tied to a cannabis delivery gone wrong. According to a report by NBC4, D.C. police said the tragic incident occurred when a couple from out of town ordered weed delivered to an AirBnB unit they were…
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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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This D.C. Delivery Service Brings Motivation (And Bud) To Your Doorstep
Ryan Ha wasn’t cut out for a nine to five life. He tried it in earnest for two years, working for a software company and saving paychecks, but the University of Michigan graduate spent his days dreaming about the distant prospect of retirement. Eventually, he hit a breaking point. So in 2014, drawing on his…
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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,…
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D.C. Council Holds First-Ever Hearing On Legalizing Cannabis Sales As Congressional Ban Lingers On
The D.C. Council on Friday held a much-anticipated hearing on a bill to legalize recreational cannabis sales, getting live input from more than 100 witnesses on a wide range of questions, from how to tax weed businesses, to where they should be located and how to create an equitable industry. The crux of the bill,…
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Friday Is Weed’s Big Day At The D.C. Council. Here’s What To Expect.
Cannabis is about to have its big day in the D.C. spotlight. On Friday, the D.C. Council will hold its first-ever hearing on the Comprehensive Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Act, a bill to legalize recreational weed sales. Introduced last March by D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, the 72-page bill has been long in the making.…
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Biden Admin Insists Public Housing Residents Can’t Use Cannabis, Even For Medical Purposes
Cannabis users still aren’t welcome in public housing, according to the Biden administration. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) says it will keep denying federally-assisted public housing to those who use weed, whether or not they reside in a state that has legalized the plant. Earlier this year, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton,…
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Podcast: Mendelson’s About-Face On A Gray Market Crackdown
For the inaugural episode of our podcast’s third season, host Scott Cecil is joined by The Outlaw Report’s editor-in-chief to unpack how a last-minute legislative proposal to crack down on D.C.’s unpermitted cannabis shops quickly crashed and burned. It started last month when D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson quietly announced an emergency bill that would have…
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After I-81, How Legal Are Shrooms Now In D.C.? A Local Attorney Explains.
District voters took a big leap forward on the drug-liberalization front last year with the overwhelming passage of Initiative 81. The ballot initiative directed D.C. Police to cut back on the enforcement of laws that criminalize the planting, growing, distributing and buying of plant-based psychedelics, and for prosecutors to cease charging residents for such activities.…
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We’ve Revamped Our Website!
Dear readers, As you may have noticed, The Outlaw Report has gotten a bit of a makeover. Today, we’re proud to announce the launch of a fully redesigned website with a sleeker look, streamlined navigation and an updated set of tools and features. We hope you’ll take a moment to browse around, and that you’ll…
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D.C. Council Lifts Restrictions on Medical Cannabis Industry, Backs Off Gray Market Crackdown
The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an emergency bill that aims to bolster the District’s medical cannabis program by easing restrictions on its patients. The measure, proposed last week by Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, extends the validity of patient registrations, creates two-year medical cannabis cards, doubles the amount of cannabis patients can legally carry…
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Facing Public Backlash, Mendelson Backtracks On Gray Market Crackdown
After an immediate public backlash from advocates and business owners, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson on Monday scrapped part of an emergency bill that would have tightened the screws on unpermitted weed shops and delivery services. The updated version of the bill, which the council will consider on Tuesday, no longer penalizes gray market cannabis…