Tag: Maryland
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Federal crisis averted, cannabis banking is further than ever with even shakier wheels; local I-71 store robbed for edibles
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…
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The Sesh: Martin Mitchell On The Rise Of Weed To The Political Mainstream
In American political life, cannabis has recently gone from a somewhat taboo topic to a key issue at the center of many politicians’ platforms. In Congress, weed legalization is now regularly debated on both sides of the aisle, with Republicans and Democrats vying to become the party that finally reforms federal cannabis laws. But the…
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How A Tick Bite Turned This Maryland Native Into A Hemp Farmer
After a few weeks on antibiotics to treat a tick bite she received in 2002, Dawn Gordon assumed she would be fine. But by 2007, her Lyme disease symptoms were at times so debilitating that she was bed-bound, and eventually had to abandon her 35-year career in commercial real estate. Gordon, 59, sought a new…
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The Sesh: Dr. Chanda Macias On Becoming An ‘OG’ Of Medical Weed
It’s been nearly a decade since D.C. opened its first medical cannabis dispensary. Since then, the District’s medical cannabis industry has gone through numerous ups and downs: from drastic regulatory changes to the rise of a parallel weed “gifting” economy that is increasingly cutting into its bottom line. And that’s not to mention regular interference…
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Maryland: Cannabis Legalization Heads To The Ballot In November
Maryland voters will get to vote on cannabis legalization in the upcoming general election this fall after a pair of decisive votes by the House of Delegates late last week. After months of public testimony on numerous legalization bills, as well as debate and behind-the-scenes negotiations among Democratic leaders in the General Assembly, the House…
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The Sesh: Grindstone On Gifting And The Growth Of Cannabis In D.C.
It’s finally here: In episode one of The Sesh, a new podcast from The Outlaw Report, host Kevin Lance Murray sits down with Grindstone, CEO of Adams Morgan gifting shop Peace In The Air. He’s an active part of the local cannabis community, focused on ensuring equity in the shift toward for recreational legalization. The conversation spans…
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Support Rises Among Marylanders For Legal Pot
Maryland voters heartily support the legalization of cannabis by a margin of nearly 2 to 1, a new poll from Goucher College found — and that popularity isn’t limited to one party, with a majority of both Republicans and independents supporting legalization. The poll found that 62% of the 635 people sampled believe in establishing…
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Your Cheat Sheet to the Weed Bills Circulating Maryland’s State Senate
The Maryland legislature’s Senate Finance Committee will meet on March 3 to decide whether a series of cannabis-related bills, including two proposing outright legalization, will continue on to the Senate floor for further consideration. The weed-centered hearing includes two adult-use legalization bills, an emergency restriction on the sale of Delta-8 THC, a provision to license…
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Culta Joins Sustainable Cannabis Coalition With Goal To Eliminate Carbon Emissions
Culta, one of Maryland’s largest medical cannabis businesses, is getting on board with an emerging green movement in the weed industry. The company announced on Monday it has joined the Sustainable Cannabis Coalition, a group of weed firms that promotes more environmentally friendly practices in the industry – from the way pot is cultivated to…