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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. 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…

The Best State in America? It’s D.C., Where Pot Is Not Only Legal, But Untaxed

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…

Why Anti-Pot Congressmen Couldn’t Stop D.C.’s Marijuana Legalization

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…

With Marijuana Now Legal, the Green Rush Is On in D.C.

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 —…

Private Marijuana Use Will Be Legal in D.C. — Starting Tomorrow

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,…

D.C. Activists Get Ready For Legalization to Finally Take Effect

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…

In D.C., Fears of Chaos Grow as Legal Pot Nears

The District of Columbia could soon earn a new nickname: the Wild West of marijuana. In 10 days, a voter-approved initiative to legalize marijuana will take effect, D.C. officials say. Residents and visitors old enough to drink a beer will be…

D.C. Council Backs Down, Cancels Marijuana Hearing After Attorney General Warning

The D.C. Council abandoned plans to hold a hearing on how to tax and regulate marijuana Monday after the District’s new attorney general warned that it could subject city lawmakers and their staff members to fines and even jail time.…

District of Columbia Sees a Big Loophole in Congress’s Move to Halt Marijuana Law

WASHINGTON — Last fall, voters in the District of Columbia chose to join a handful of states in legalizing the growth and possession of small amounts of marijuana. But unlike in the states, the free will of district voters —…

White House Drug Czar Says D.C. Should Be Allowed to Legalize Marijuana

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…

The Highs – and Lows – of D.C. Marijuana Legalization

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…

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