Uncategorized There’s a Cannabis Sales Tax Holiday Happening in Washington D.C. by Sophia Vida April 19, 2022 Washington D.C.'s medical cannabis sales tax holiday is in full swing through April 24. Many cannabis users may be very excited as this means during the 10-day sales tax holiday, the city's 6% sales tax will be waived on medica...
Legal Related D.C. Council Votes Against Targeting Marijuana ‘Gifting’ Shops by Sophia Vida April 08, 2022 This week the D.C. Council voted against imposing harsh penalties that would put marijuana "gifting" shops out of business. “Gifting” businesses have proliferated as they sell a product like a T-shirt or pencil that comes w...
Legal Related Washington D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee Says Marijuana is Related to Violent Crime Surge by Sophia Vida July 26, 2021 According to Robert Contee, D.C.'s Police Chief, marijuana is "undoubtedly" connected to a violent crime surge in the city. Contee made his remarks during a press briefing last week after a series of recent shootings in D.C. ...
Legal Related D.C. Council Considers Bill That Would Allow Felons to Work in Medical Cannabis Industry by Sophia Vida October 17, 2020 A bill was introduced this month by five Washington D.C. council members that would take steps towards allowing citizens with a felony conviction or misdemeanor marijuana offense to work in the medical marijuana industry. The b...
Legal Related Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in D.C. Can Now Deliver to Patients by Sophia Vida April 15, 2020 A new emergency rule in Washington D.C. has gone into effect this week from the D.C. Department of Health. The rule allows D.C.’s seven medical marijuana dispensaries to now deliver to patients and offer curbside and at-the-d...
Trends & Articles DC Has a New Medical Marijuana Dispensary But Good Luck Purchasing From It by Sophia Vida February 05, 2020 This week a brand new medical marijuana dispensary opened on U Street NW in Washington DC. While this may seem like great news, customers in D.C. are however facing obstacles when buying marijuana. Insurance companies ar...
Legal Related D.C. Mayor Will File Bill to Legalize Marijuana Sales by Sophia Vida May 03, 2019 The nation's capital may have legal marijuana sales to look forward to. Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced this week that she is going to send legislation to the District of Columbia Council for consideration. The...
Legal Related Trump Administration Budget Proposal Calls For Loosening Restrictions on Marijuana in D.C. by Sophia Vida March 19, 2019 The White House revealed a budget request on Monday that proposes scaling back restrictive language that has prevented Washington, D.C. from spending its own money to legalize and regulate the sale of recreational marijuana. It...
Trends & Articles Protestors Just Clashed with Congressman Andy Harris in D.C. by Sophia Vida October 02, 2018 Advocates of marijuana took to protesting at congressman Andy Harris' Washington D.C. office on Tuesday, resulting in the arrest of two people. Harris is the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 1st congressional district, repres...
Legal Related Washington D.C. Marijuana Arrests Will Now be Citations Instead of Custody by Sophia Vida September 25, 2018 Qualifying people using marijuana in public will now face citations instead of arrests in the District of Columbia. The city’s mayor and police chief announced this month that those who qualify will receive a citation instead...