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Catch the Smoke

LJ Dawson

A weekly rundown of the most important cannabis news in the DMV and East Coast.

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Latest Issues

D.C. begins to wrangle unlicensed cannabis shops, Virginia gears up for election which could impact cannabis, Maryland social equity portal closes

Unlicensed operators begin to apply to be legal

Last Wednesday, the unlicensed operator license application period opened in D.C. This period is meant to sweep up the hundreds of shops functioning under the I-71 amendment that allows weed...

3 years ago

D.C. gifting shops begin to vie for new licenses; VA cracks down on gray market and Maryland’s adult-use market begins to overshadow its medical sales.

Gifting shops stick their foot in the door

Five more licensees received conditional approval last week by the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration: one courier, two non-social equity applicants and one social equity applicant recei...

3 years ago

Slow rate of D.C. licenses applications signals possible market reluctance, VA candy man arrested for alleged weed distribution

D.C. medical licenses continue to trickle in

The first 30-days of the second medical license expansion application period in D.C. has been underwhelming. ABCA seems to be approving applications on a rolling basis though they did not announ...

3 years ago

D.C. Medical Cannabis Sales continue to drop

The District’s medical cannabis dispensaries sold more actual cannabis bud in August than the last two months: 436lbs. According to monthly program metrics released last week by The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA), D.C...

3 years ago

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