The mayor of Washington, D.C. signed a bill into law to decriminalize possession of drug paraphernalia, such as pipes and syringes, for personal use and encourage harm reduction interventions, such as testing samples of a controlled substance for purity. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) included the measures as part of a [...]
The House of Representatives approved an amendment to a defense spending bill that would protect marijuana businesses operating legally under state, territory, or tribal law from federal interference. The amendment, passed in a 254-163 vote, would prohibit the Department of Justice (DoJ) from using taxpayer funds to enforce federal marijuana [...]
The first states to legalize cannabis, Colorado and Washington, didn’t give a great deal of thought to social equity – the idea that those most harmed by the War on Drugs should benefit most from a legal industry – when developing their frameworks for a legal marijuana market and determining [...]
Qualifying patients for Washington D.C.’s medical marijuana program can now have cannabis delivered to their door under a temporary measure introduced by Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Health in response to the coronavirus outbreak. “This emergency rule-making is necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the [...]
A coalition of advocacy and civil rights groups have sent a letter to leaders of both chambers of Congress demanding a legal retail marijuana market in Washington, D.C. Five years after D.C. voters approved a ballot initiative to allow home cultivation of cannabis and possession of small amounts, it’s still [...]
The mayor of Washington, DC said last month that dispensaries in the nation's capital will now accept valid medical marijuana cards issued in any of the 27 states with such programs in place. Washington, DC already accepted medical marijuana cards from 19 other states. Now, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Nevada, [...]
Residents of Washington D.C. could soon be able to legally purchase cannabis, following an announcement by Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) earlier this month. Home cultivation and possession of small quantities of cannabis have been legal in the nation's capital since 2014, when voters approved a ballot measure on the issue. [...]
In 2014, residents of Washington, D.C., voted by a margin of 65% in favor of Initiative 71, legalizing recreational marijuana. The U.S. Congress, which has oversight powers over the city’s laws, did not act to overturn the initiative, but since passage the city has been without a legal market because [...]
In Washington, D.C., recreational marijuana is legal but not necessarily easy to obtain because the law does not allow for sales. With medical marijuana, the process is similar to that of other areas of the country. Federal law also applies in many areas of the city, so for visitors it [...]
On September 21, the mayor and chief of police of Washington, D.C., announced that the city’s police would no longer arrest people for public consumption of marijuana. Police will issue citations instead. The new policy does have exceptions, however, including minors and those with warrants. The police also have discretion [...]
