Tag: Virginia
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D.C. rejects DC Dank appeal and Virginia seeks industry input on retail rules
D.C. cannabis licensing setback for DC Dank, with the Board upholding the denial after finding the proposed shop too close to Miner Elementary School, while also tracking Virginia’s effort to gather industry feedback on future retail cannabis rules, Maryland’s hemp lawsuit developments, and other Mid-Atlantic cannabis policy changes affecting operators and investors.
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Virginia sets July 2027 retail launch and a loophole might open the door early
D.C. weed dispensaries are preparing for incoming competition as Virginia sets a July 2027 launch date for recreational sales. Plus, the state moves to close its 25:1 hemp loophole by August 15, Maryland launches its “Open Roads” B2B social equity tour, and top lobbyist Bruce Bereano lands a major cannabis trade client.
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D.C. Cannabis Sales Hit Record as Virginia Approves Adult-Use Market
D.C. sets new records for medical cannabis sales and patient registrations, Virginia establishes a framework for adult-use sales starting in 2027, Maryland responds to DEA inspection reports, and the DEA begins its landmark marijuana rescheduling hearing, alongside key enforcement, research, and industry developments from across the country.
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Five tons of weed, one shipping container and a one-way ticket to England
This week’s roundup covers a July hearing on three D.C. medical cannabis bills, the closure of three more illicit cannabis stores in the District, growing backlash to Virginia’s cannabis compromise, a major cannabis seizure in Baltimore and the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling against the federal gun ban for cannabis users. Plus, updates on DEA rescheduling…
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Supreme Court Unanimously Blocks Federal Gun Ban for Cannabis Users
A unanimous Supreme Court ruling that the federal government cannot strip cannabis users of their Second Amendment rights, and Virginia’s long-awaited breakthrough on a regulated adult-use cannabis market set to launch in July 2027. On the D.C. front, regulators are moving to deny a retail license for Aloha over alleged illegal activity, while Baltimore authorities…
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D.C. tax hike appears defeated as Virginia market talks continue
Plus Maryland ramps up enforcement against illicit smoke shops, and industry consolidation and regulatory updates continue across the region.
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D.C. medical dispensary wins license fight over daycare buffer loophole
A D.C. zoning technicality clears a dispensary’s path while exposing a gap in the District’s cannabis buffer law. Plus: a Boston hedge fund now controls 40% of Virginia’s medical market, three GOP attorneys general sue to block rescheduling, and Jushi becomes one of the first MSOs to apply for DEA registration under the new Schedule…
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Newsletter: D.C. I-71 landlords face letter demanding $600M in damages
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…
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Newsletter: Bowser budget proposal cuts millions from D.C. cannabis social equity fund
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…
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Newsletter: D.C. sends 38 warnings out to gray market, Virginia launches system to track kids cannabis exposure
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…
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Newsletter: D.C. faces medical cannabis supply issues, DEA issues rescheduling decision
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…