Tag: Virginia

Newsletter: D.C. I-71 landlords face letter demanding $600M in damages

May 28, 2024

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, New York, Newsletter, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

New enforcement records reveal D.C. unlicensed cannabis shop locations D.C.’s Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) is cracking down on unlicensed cannabis shops. Since gaining new enforcement powers in April, they’ve issued warnings to 38 shops, but that’s just a fraction of the estimated hundreds operating illegally. Newly released records reveal the location of every…
Newsletter: Bowser budget proposal cuts millions from D.C. cannabis social equity fund

May 21, 2024

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, New York, Newsletter, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Bowser aims to strip $6.5M from D.C. cannabis social equity fund Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 would strip millions of medical cannabis programs funds for social equity entrepreneurs. Bowser’s April proposal strips half a billion in cuts throughout the city’s budget in an attempt to recover a $700 million budget shortfall…
Newsletter: D.C. sends 38 warnings out to gray market, Virginia launches system to track kids cannabis exposure

May 14, 2024

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, New York, Newsletter, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

D.C. goes after gray market cannabis shops, over 30 shops warned ABCA, D.C.’s cannabis regulator, has warned over 30 unlicensed retailers in its first step in attempting to smother the gray market so D.C.’s medical cannabis market can be successful. Warnings have been issued for shops on Georgia Ave NW, U Street NW, H St…
Newsletter: D.C. faces medical cannabis supply issues, DEA issues rescheduling decision

May 7, 2024

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, New York, Newsletter, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

D.C. agency gets more power to go after unlicensed cannabis shops Fred Moosally, the director of ABCA, asked D.C. council members for more power to enforce against unlicensed operators in early March, and new laws signed on April 8, 2024 are his answer. The new emergency rulemaking adopted by his agency a few days after…
Newsletter: D.C. Cracks Down on Unlicensed Cannabis Shops with New Enforcement Powers

Apr 30, 2024

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, New York, Newsletter, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

D.C. agency gets more power to go after unlicensed cannabis shops Fred Moosally, the director of ABCA, asked D.C. council members for more power to enforce against unlicensed operators in early March, and new laws signed on April 8, 2024 are his answer. The new emergency rulemaking adopted by his agency a few days after…
Newsletter: D.C. cracks down on unlicensed shops as PG County and Virginia face Cannabis roadblocks

Apr 23, 2024

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, New York, Newsletter, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

Controversy over D.C. medical cannabis dispensary near school leads to first ever ABCA cannabis protest hearing The medical cannabis dispensary applying for a license in D.C. within 300 ft of BASIS Charter School stated its case to the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration Board on Wednesday. It was the first protest hearing for a medical…
Newsletter: D.C. brings in 420 with a tax break for medical cannabis patients

Apr 15, 2024

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LJ Dawson

in Federal, Maryland, New York, Newsletter, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

D.C. Enacts Medical Marijuana Patient Card Extension and Tax Holiday The District of Columbia has implemented significant changes for medical marijuana patients, extending the validity period for registration cards and offering a temporary tax break on purchases. Signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser on April 8th, the new law streamlines the registration process for qualifying patients…
Newsletter: D.C. dispensary near school faces protest while D.C. hands out first warnings to I-71 shops

Apr 9, 2024

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LJ Dawson

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

Controversy over D.C. medical cannabis dispensary near school leads to first ever ABCA cannabis protest hearing The medical cannabis dispensary applying for a license in D.C. within 300 ft of BASIS Charter School stated its case to the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration Board on Wednesday. It was the first protest hearing for a medical…
Newsletter: D.C.’s first gifting stores transition to the legal medical market, Youngkin vetoes cannabis adult–use bill citing unsubstantiated safety and health concerns

Apr 2, 2024

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LJ Dawson

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

D.C’s first transitioning I-71 cannabis gifting stores cleared to open as legal medical dispensaries Three unlicensed cannabis stores are the first to complete the process to become legal medical dispensaries in Washington D.C. This comes after a long period where gifting stores operated in a legal gray area. The new system aims to bring these…
Youngkin vetoes cannabis bill citing public safety and health despite lack of research to back up claims

Mar 29, 2024

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LJ Dawson

in Business, Featured, Outlaw Report, Politics, Virginia

Gov. Youngkin vetoed a democratically passed cannabis adult-use market bill maintaining his blockage to set up the Virginia legal market. Democrats legalized adult-use cannabis in 2021, but a shift to a republican controlled government stopped any implementation. Democrats sent a bill to Gov. Youngkin’s desk a few weeks ago that would launch the market. He…
Newsletter: D.C. parents up in arms over new medical dispensary, despite no on-site consumption

Mar 26, 2024

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LJ Dawson

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

D.C. parents come after new medical licensees A few new medical licensees have brought the wrath of D.C.’s elite parents down upon them. Currently, Green Theory, a newly licensed medical dispensary came to a settlement with its ANC, but last week a group of parents raised arms and released a press release claiming “It is…
Newsletter: D.C. Cannabis Sales Blocked Again in Biden Budget as Maryland Awards Licenses

Mar 20, 2024

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LJ Dawson

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

Biden Budget Includes Rider Blocking D.C. Cannabis Sales, Again The Biden Administration has once again included a provision in its budget to block Washington D.C. from using funds to implement its voter-approved adult-use cannabis marketplace, continuing a nearly decade-long congressional intervention that has prevented the city from establishing a regulated cannabis industry despite local and…