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 0 Comments 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… Read More→
D.C. Businesses Struggling With Workplace Debate Over Marijuana Policies March 9, 2015 John Hollon District of Columbia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
D.C. Police Chief Says Alcohol is a Bigger Problem Than Legal Marijuana March 4, 2015 John Hollon District of Columbia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
The Best State in America? It’s D.C., Where Pot Is Not Only Legal, But Untaxed March 2, 2015 John Hollon District of Columbia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The mind-altering-substance market got a little more crowded in Washington this past week when the District joined three states in allowing residents to possess and consume marijuana for recreational purposes. And despite the objections of some congressional Republicans, initially led… Read More→
Why Anti-Pot Congressmen Couldn’t Stop D.C.’s Marijuana Legalization February 27, 2015 John Hollon District of Columbia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Two days ago, the chairman of the House committee that oversees the District of Columbia warned D.C. officials that they could go to prison if they insisted on implementing Initiative 71, the marijuana legalization measure that voters approved by an… Read More→
With Marijuana Now Legal, the Green Rush Is On in D.C. February 26, 2015 John Hollon District of Columbia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments As Thursday dawns on the nation’s capital, marijuana will be a legal intoxicant, though Washington will not be Amsterdam, or even Denver. There will be no pot shops, no open-air smoking, but at least for the moment, the District —… Read More→
Private Marijuana Use Will Be Legal in D.C. — Starting Tomorrow February 25, 2015 John Hollon District of Columbia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Marijuana will be legal to smoke privately but not to be bought or sold in the District starting Thursday, despite Congressional efforts to block a voter-approved measure that allows recreational use of the drug. The city’s mayor and police chief,… Read More→
D.C. Activists Get Ready For Legalization to Finally Take Effect February 24, 2015 John Hollon District of Columbia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments By all accounts, marijuana legalization will take effect at the end of this week in Washington., D.C. At least, that's what Adam Eidinger is expecting. "Really we have to wait for the D.C. Register to have it published as a… Read More→
White House Drug Czar Says D.C. Should Be Allowed to Legalize Marijuana February 7, 2015 John Hollon District of Columbia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The head of the White House's drug policy office on Friday suggested Washington, DC, should be able to legalize marijuana without federal obstruction. "As a resident of the District, I might not agree about legalization," Michael Botticelli, acting director of… Read More→
The Highs – and Lows – of D.C. Marijuana Legalization February 6, 2015 John Hollon District of Columbia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments When it comes to marijuana, D.C. knows disappointment. In 1998, District voters approved a referendum that would have legalized medical marijuana in the city, but Congress swiftly passed legislation preventing this law from ever going into effect. It took the… Read More→