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Democratic House flip may mean full legalization of marijuana in nation’s capital

Residents of the nation’s capital get no vote in Congress, but the Democratic takeover of the House may come with a consolation prize: recreational marijuana shops. D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), fresh off her reelection victory, said Wednesday she…

Most People Won’t Be Taken Into Custody For Smoking Cannabis In Public, Under New D.C. Policy

D.C. police say they will take fewer people into custody when they are caught using marijuana in public, and instead cite them the way they would someone caught for a moving violation. The new policy was announced late Friday by…

D.C.’s Cannabis Industry Continues to Operate in Grey Zone

While public support for marijuana grows across the country, ambiguity surrounding marijuana laws in Washington, D.C., has provided an opportunity for online distributors. But it has also put consumers in a tricky spot. The District's recreational marijuana law, a voter-approved…

Despite Being Legal, Arrests for Marijuana in the Nation’s Capital Significantly Increase

Arrests for the public use of marijuana in the District nearly tripled in 2016 and are on track to remain high in 2017, public records show. More than 400 people were arrested in 2016 for public consumption of marijuana, according…

Civil disobedience and cannabis: Time to quit?

May 4, 2017
David Hodes
District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal
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This is a tough thing to write about but I think now is the time. Over the last few weeks, over 30 people have been arrested for either possession of cannabis or smoking cannabis in both Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia,…

DC Cannabis Coalition to Give Out Free Marijuana on Inauguration Day

WASHINGTON — The DC Cannabis Coalition says it plans to hand out thousands of joints of marijuana on Inauguration Day — for free — to urge federal legalization of pot. The group plans to start handing out joints at 8 a.m. Jan. 20 on the…

D.C. Council Approves Measure Allowing Non-Residents to Purchase Medical Marijuana

The D.C. Council has approved a measure that would allow medical marijuana users from other jurisdictions to use their out-of-state registration cards to purchase cannabis in the District. The bill, which received unanimous support from the council on its final…

Washington, D.C. Council Pushing to Ban City’s Pot Clubs

In the latest twist in the District of Columbia’s struggles over legal marijuana, the D.C. Council Tuesday moved to permanently ban pot clubs in the city, just two months after the body approved a task force to study the issue.…

Here’s What the Washington, D.C. Council Could Do to Allow Legal Pot Sales

January 6, 2016
AggregatedNews
CBE Policy & Employment Law updates, District of Columbia, Policy & Legal
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The D.C. Council’s surprise see-saw on loosening marijuana laws Tuesday — and promise to revisit the issue within a month — has set up a vexing period of high-stakes negotiations that could put the council on a collision course with…

Thousands Stand in Line for Free Marijuana Seeds in DC

For the second time this week, people stood in line for free marijuana seeds The line was even longer Saturday for folks wanting marijuana seeds than the first 'seed share' on Thursday. Thousands waited outside DC Cannabis Campaign headquarters for…

Breweries’ Form of Support for D.C. Voting Rights: A Pot-Flavored Beer

First, a disclaimer: There is no marijuana in the beer. That’s what they said. Cannabis and hops are just a lot alike. It only smells like pot. And it might taste a little like it, too. So if that’s what…

D.C. Employers on the Front Lines of New Marijuana Policies

From white-linen restaurants to K Street law firms, D.C. employers have found themselves on the front lines of defining marijuana legalization in the nation’s capital. If your employee shows up bleary-eyed, can you do anything about it? And what protections…

D.C. Businesses Struggling With Workplace Debate Over Marijuana Policies

From white-linen restaurants to K Street law firms, D.C. employers have found themselves on the front lines of defining marijuana legalization in the nation’s capital. If your employee shows up bleary-eyed, can you do anything about it? And what protections…

D.C. Council Advances Bill to Limit Employers Doing Marijuana Screening

A D.C. Council committee on Wednesday unanimously advanced legislation to ban employers in the nation’s capital from testing prospective employees for marijuana until after a job offer is made. But the law won’t free employees to light up without consequences.…

D.C. Police Chief Says Alcohol is a Bigger Problem Than Legal Marijuana

Of the two American localities to recently implement the full-on legalization of recreational marijuana — Washington D.C. and Alaska — the nation’s capital has had the bumpier road. And now the police chief of the District of Columbia is boldly…