Tag: enforcement
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Unlicensed D.C. cannabis gifting shop raided despite starting transition to the legal market
This article was updated Mar. 8 to correct the spelling of Kaliiva and include comment from DLCP. The unthinkable happened for the D.C. unlicensed shops that chose to transition to the legal market on Wednesday. A placarded business, Kaliiva in Adams Morgan, was raided by D.C. police. Six employees were arrested, and the shop was…
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Multi-state cannabis operator fined $55,000 in Maryland for skipping ownership approval
Maryland cannabis company Holistic Industries Inc. was fined $55,000 for failing to get approval before transferring ownership interests in its subsidiaries. The Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) announced the consent order in February. They are a multistate operator. According to the companies own website, they have 15 legal stores in five different states including three in…
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D.C I-71 gifting shops face enforcement, 76 unlicensed shops applied for medical licenses
UPDATE: List of license applicants published Feb. 12, 2024. The deadline for unlicensed weed gifting shops to apply for medical cannabis licenses closed at the end of January, ending the D.C. government’s attempt to fold unregulated shops into the legal medical cannabis market. Despite the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration’s efforts to make the application…
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New York State Cannabis Agency Pauses Trials for Unlicensed Shops
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…
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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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Unlicensed D.C. cannabis gifting shop raided despite starting transition to the legal market
This article was updated Mar. 8 to correct the spelling of Kaliiva and include comment from DLCP. The unthinkable happened for the D.C. unlicensed shops that chose to transition to the legal market on Wednesday. A placarded business, Kaliiva in Adams Morgan, was raided by D.C. police. Six employees were arrested, and the shop was…