D.C. cannabis

A group of unlicensed cannabis retailers in Washington D.C. has filed a lawsuit against the District’s authorities, challenging enforcement measures targeting their businesses. The Alliance for Recreational Cannabis Entities, representing seven shops, is suing District of Columbia, Mayor...

As Washington D.C.’s regulatory landscape around cannabis continues to evolve, the District’s “cannabis gifting” economy faces an uncertain future. Benzinga Cannabis spoke with Grace Hyde, director of Commercial and Production Operations at District Cannabis and co-chair of...

Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) is seeking to strip cannabis banking protections from the 2025 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill. During a subcommittee markup session on Wednesday, Edwards voiced strong opposition to section 134, which would safeguard financial...

A GOP House committee has introduced a spending bill that removes the longstanding prohibition on Washington, D.C. from legalizing recreational cannabis sales. The House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee initiative also introduces new safeguards for banks...

The D.C. Council green-lighted an emergency measure to give city officials the authority to impose penalties on unlicensed marijuana gifting shops that do not operate under the city’s medical cannabis program, reported DCist. Policymakers unanimously supported the bill on Tuesday. Cannabis...

A Washington, D.C. judge ruled Monday in favor of the plaintiff Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd who sued her neighbor over the smell of marijuana.  Back in January, Ippolito-Shepherd who has been living in the residential DC neighborhood of Cleveland Park for 30 years...

Phil Mendelson (D), chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, introduced a new bill that would legalize and regulate the sales of recreational cannabis in the city. What makes this piece of legislation unique is the proposal to create a new reparations fund that would allow for...