Washington DC Sets Limits for Medical Marijuana Cultivation
WASHINGTON, DC -- In an emergency measure approved by the D.C. Council on Tuesday, the number of medical marijuana cultivation centers allowed per ward was capped at six. The measure was a result of...
View ArticleFirst East Coast Medical Marijuana Superstore to Open in Washington D.C. This...
The “Walmart of Weed” is set to open in the nation’s capital as the medical marijuana program in Washington D.C. takes root.
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Dispensaries Set to Open in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, DC — As federal prosecutors threaten to crack down on California’s medicinal marijuana sites, Washington is preparing to open several dispensaries in the Justice Department’s backyard. This...
View ArticleWashington, DC Selects Medical Marijuana Growers
WASHINGTON, DC — Medical marijuana patients in the nation’s capital are one step closer to being able to get access to their medicine after the Washington, DC, Health Department announced Friday it had...
View ArticleWashington, DC, Announces Six Locations Medical Marijuana Will Be Grown
WASHINGTON, DC — A nearly 15-year fight in the nation’s capital to allow patients suffering from cancer, HIV/AIDS and other diseases to use marijuana with a doctor’s recommendation has reached a...
View ArticleDr. Bronner's Head Arrested in White House Hemp Civil Disobedience Action
WASHINGTON, DC — David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, which imports more than 20 tons of hemp oil each year from Canadian farmers, was arrested by members of the DC Metropolitan...
View ArticleD.C. Announces Dispensaries Selected to Open in Nation's Capital
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the District of Columbia Department of Health announced the four prospective medical marijuana dispensary operators whose scores were high enough to be granted licenses from...
View ArticleCongresswoman Introduces Bill to Protect Landlords of Compliant Medical...
WASHINGTON, DC — Late Thursday, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and seven initial co-sponsors introduced HR 6335, the States’ Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act, in an attempt to stop...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Advocates and D.C. Department of Health Team Up to Educate...
WASHINGTON, DC — District voters overwhelmingly passed the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative nearly 15 years ago in 1998, but after passing several hurdles the law will finally...
View ArticleDC: First Medical Marijuana Dispensary OK'd 3 Miles from FBI Building
WASHINGTON, DC — District officials approved the occupancy permits for the first medical marijuana cultivation center and dispensary in our nation’s capital. Both locations are less than three miles...
View ArticleASA Awarded Contract to Train D.C. Dispensary, Cultivation Center Staff
WASHINGTON, DC — Medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) was awarded a permit by the D.C. Department of Health last week to implement its compulsory training for cultivators...
View ArticleDC: Pro-Marijuana Attorney Expects to Make City Council Ballot
WASHINGTON, DC — A prominent attorney who specializes in defending marijuana possession cases and is in favor of marijuana decriminalization has qualified for an upcoming special election for a seat on...
View ArticleIs It Time for a Washington, DC Marijuana Legalization Initiative?
WASHINGTON, DC — In the wake of the legalization victories in Colorado and Washington last November, and medical marijuana in Massachusetts, activists are talking about where the next marijuana reform...
View ArticleFirst Washington D.C. Dispensary to Open in April
WASHINGTON, DC — More than fourteen years after voters in the nation’s capital authorized the use of marijuana for medical purposes, the first medical marijuana dispensary is finally set to open in...
View Article75% of Washington, DC Voters Want to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession
WASHINGTON, DC — Three out of four Washington, D.C. voters would support changing District law to replace criminal penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana with a civil fine similar to...
View ArticleDC Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Likely Coming Soon
WASHINGTON, DC — Faced with the prospect of having District of Columbia marijuana policy determined directly by voters through the initiative process, at least two members of the DC Council are...
View ArticleMomentum Builds for Marijuana Law Reform in the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON, DC — District of Columbia residents are arrested for marijuana possession at greater rates than residents of any U.S. state and D.C. taxpayers pay more per capita on marijuana arrests in...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Patients In DC: Enroll Now
WASHINGTON, DC — After a nearly fifteen legal and political odyssey–Washington DC voters like me voted at the nearly 69% level for medical access to cannabis in 1998!–the DC city government has finally...
View ArticleReport: DC & Maryland Lead US in Marijuana Busts, Blacks More Likely to Be...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to a report released Monday evening that details marijuana possession arrest rates in the United States from 2001 to 2010, the District of Columbia and Maryland are leading...
View ArticleMarijuana Decriminalization Bill Introduced in the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON, DC — Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) introduced legislation today before the Council of the District of Columbia that would eliminate criminal penalties under District law for the...
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