DC Cannabis

On Friday, September 13, Washington D.C. authorities shut down Green Cloud Shop, an unlicensed cannabis business, as part of a broader crackdown on illegal cannabis operations. The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA), alongside the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), padlocked...

A Senate committee has dashed hopes for legalized recreational cannabis sales in Washington, D.C. The committee approved a spending bill that keeps a controversial rider in place. This decision prevents D.C. from using local tax dollars to implement a system for adult-use cannabis sales, despite...

Delaware Invites Public Input On Marijuana Regulations Delaware's Office of the Marijuana Commissioner recently made publicly available a first batch of draft regulations for the recreational cannabis market slated to kick off in 2025, as reported by Marijuana Moment. Delaware embraced the green...

This article, written by NORML, appears here with permission. Legislation providing patients with greater access to medical cannabis is now law in the District of Columbia. On January 31st, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser signed legislation, B24-0013: The Medical Cannabis Amendment Act. After undergoing an...

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill protecting employees from discrimination in the workplace based on their recreational or medical marijuana use. Bowser signed The Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 on July 13 and returned it to Congress for...

By Susan Ameel, co-founder and partner of Global Regulatory Risk Advisors. The Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its guidance to help prosecutors to evaluate corporate compliance programs.  Prosecutors rely on this guidance when evaluating business organizations during an investigation,...

By Susan Ameel, co-founder and partner of Global Regulatory Risk Advisors. Entrepreneurs start businesses to make money. At some point, the entrepreneur may want to sell or go public, for a variety of reasons. A company that has an inadequate risk and compliance program may find it difficult to do...

By Susan Ameel, co-founder and partner of Global Regulatory Risk Advisors. The Mayor of DC, Muriel Bowser, revealed the city’s legislation to legalize and tax the sale of recreational cannabis. DC’s legislative act is designed in a way that only small businesses will be able to comply...