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A Political Shake-Up Could Impact the Future of Pot Legalization in Virginia
Note: This story was first published by District Fray Magazine as part of a collaboration with The Outlaw Report on Take Me Down to Cannabis City, an insider’s guide to the legalization of cannabis in Virginia. Virginia took a big leap toward cannabis reform last spring by passing legislation that authorized pot possession and home…
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D.C. Council Announces Hearing On Bill To Legalize Recreational Cannabis Sales Despite Congressional Ban
The D.C. Council will move forward with legislation to legalize recreational cannabis sales despite a lingering Congressional ban on retail weed in the nation’s capital. In a notice published on Friday, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Councilmembers Kenyan McDuffie and Charles Allen announced that a public hearing on the Comprehensive Cannabis Legalization and Regulation…
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Q&A: How Will Virginia Tax Cannabis Sales To Repair The Harms Of Prohibition?
Note: This story was first published by District Fray Magazine as part of a collaboration with The Outlaw Report on Take Me Down to Cannabis City, an insider’s guide to the legalization of cannabis in Virginia. Janice Underwood knows what it’s like to be on the front lines. In 2019, she was appointed by Gov.…
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Maryland: MSOs Trulieve, PharmaCann Clean Up At Latest MMCC Meeting
Out-of-state cannabis giants once again grew their territory within Maryland’s medical cannabis industry on Thursday with approval from state regulators. The biggest winner from Thursday’s meeting of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission (MMCC) was Trulieve, a Florida-based company with retail, growing and processing operations in 11 states. In an ongoing trend of consolidation, commissioners unanimously…
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Will Virginia’s Towns And Counties Opt-Out of Retail Weed?
Note: This story was first published by District Fray Magazine as part of a collaboration with The Outlaw Report on Take Me Down to Cannabis City, an insider’s guide to the legalization of cannabis in Virginia. Weed shops are at Virginia’s doorstep, but not everyone is rolling out the welcome mat. As state regulators prepare…
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In Richmond, A New Cannabis Nursery Teaches People to Grow Their Own Medicine
Note: This story was first published by District Fray Magazine as part of a collaboration with The Outlaw Report on Take Me Down to Cannabis City, an insider’s guide to the legalization of cannabis in Virginia. About 20 years ago in Temecula, California, Joe Vega stepped out into his parent’s backyard to plant his first…
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‘Cannabis Clubs’ Crop Up In Virginia, Legal Or Not
Now in month three of the legalization era, Virginians are enjoying newfound freedoms with recreational weed: they can grow up to four plants at home, consume in private at their leisure and give it away to friends and relatives age 21 and over. And while a sanctioned recreational industry is still a ways off, that…
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Ask a Stoner: What Are D.C.’s Most Unique Cannabis Strains?
If you’ve been to one of the District’s seven licensed medical cannabis dispensaries, you’ve probably wondered where weed strains like Orangutang and Mumbo Sauce got their bizarre names. Cultivators have been giving strains weird monikers since the early sixties and seventies, and the practice continues to be an important part of weed culture today. Some…
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Maryland: New House Panel On Cannabis Legalization Says It Won’t Introduce Reforms Until After 2022 Referendum
A new panel of Maryland delegates met for the first time on Sept. 8 to start working on a legislative framework for cannabis legalization should voters approve the measure by referendum next year. Del. Luke Clippinger (D-Baltimore), who chairs the newly formed House Cannabis Referendum and Legalization Workgroup, said the panel won’t introduce any reforms…
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D.C. Sees Surge In Interest For Cannabis Testing Licenses
D.C. may finally be on its way to getting its first licensed cannabis testing facilities. The Alcoholic Beverage and Regulation Administration (ABRA), which oversees the District’s medical weed program, has released a list of companies that were approved to apply for a cannabis permit. The list, which was published on August 26, shows that ABRA…
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Latest TerrAscend Deal Means Gage Cannabis Products Could Be Coming To Maryland
TerrAscend Corp., one of the latest multi-state operators (MSOs) to enter Maryland’s cannabis market, has struck a deal to acquire Gage Cannabis, a leading weed brand in Michigan. The $545 million acquisition, which was announced last week, means medical patients in Maryland could soon start to see Gage products on dispensary shelves. It comes just…