Tag: Washington D.C.
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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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Unlicensed D.C. Storefront Permanently Shuttered Under Strict Settlement
Excerpt: An unlicensed storefront in Northeast Washington has agreed to permanently shut its doors rather than fight District regulators in court. The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis (ABC) Board approved a strict settlement with Capitol CBD, permanently maintaining the store’s summary closure and banning its operators from selling cannabis, hemp, Kratom, or psychedelic mushrooms anywhere…
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Federal challenge to D.C.’s cannabis licensing system dropped, but Commerce Clause fight looms
Plus Virginia frees 1,000 from cannabis convictions, Bristol raids net $1M, and unregulated smoke shop products are sending people to the hospital
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Federal challenge to D.C.’s cannabis licensing system dropped, but Commerce Clause fight could loom
A federal constitutional challenge to D.C.’s cannabis licensing system was voluntarily dismissed May 8, 2026, leaving dormant Commerce Clause questions unresolved and the door open for future litigation.