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Articles by LJ DawsonApr 18, 20257:00 pmMay 9, 2025
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Ex-Cannabis Gifting Store Employees in D.C. Face Uncertainty and Unemployment

First seen in Washington City Paper Some have been arrested, others are making a fraction of what they were earning in the gray market. D.C.’s unique cannabis market drew Nat Alexander all the way from Kentucky in […]

Articles by LJ DawsonApr 18, 20257:51 amMay 9, 2025
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Under the Lights: Inside a Local Indoor Medical Cannabis Farm

First seen in Washington City Paper A look at the intricate cultivation process, from mother plants to final product, in the District’s urban growing environment. D.C.’s medical cannabis market recently doubled as unlicensed cannabis shops, […]

Articles by LJ DawsonApr 18, 20257:00 amNovember 29, 2025
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As D.C. Transitions to a Medical Cannabis Market, the Gifting Market Still Lingers

First seen in Washington City Paper Slow and lax enforcement hampered efforts to regulate illegal cannabis sales in D.C. Green, white, and gold balloons marked an early 4/20 celebration for a D.C. medical cannabis dispensary […]

Articles by LJ DawsonSep 6, 20247:59 pmMay 9, 2025
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D.C.’s New Cannabis Growers and Manufacturers Face ‘Heartbreaking’ Roadblocks

First seen in Washington City Paper A lack of access to commercial real estate and funding are obstructing aspiring medical cannabis entrepreneurs in D.C. When Bryan Jackson received a conditional grower’s license for D.C.’s medical cannabis market […]

cannabis by LJ DawsonApr 20, 20248:00 amMay 9, 2025
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Navigating the Mid-Atlantic Cannabis Market

First seen in Dutchie X Outlaw Report Welcome to this webinar brought to you by Dutchie and the Outlaw Report. We’re just gonna wait one second while everybody gets behind stage in the right location. […]

Articles by LJ DawsonApr 3, 20248:00 amMay 9, 2025
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D.C. Delivers the First Round of Warning Letters for Unlicensed Marijuana Dispensaries

First seen in Washington City Paper The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration has handed out 13 warnings so far, but hundreds of unlicensed shops remain open. A version of this article initially appeared in the Outlaw […]

Articles by LJ DawsonMar 29, 20248:05 amMay 9, 2025
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D.C. Rapper Shot, Killed Inside a Marijuana Gifting Shop in Northwest

First seen in Washington City Paper Philip Prendergast, aka Phil Da Phuture, was shot during an armed robbery of Hotbox Uptown marijuana gifting shop on Georgia Avenue NW. A version of this article first appeared […]

Articles by LJ DawsonMar 13, 20248:11 pmMay 26, 2025
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D.C. Police Raid Marijuana ‘Gifting’ Shop Following Inspection That Found Psychedelic Mushrooms, Six Employees Arrested

First seen in Washington City Paper Kaliiva had applied to the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration for a license to sell medical marijuana. A version of this article was initially published in the Outlaw Report. Marijuana […]

Articles by LJ DawsonFeb 11, 20249:00 amFebruary 11, 2024
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Maryland is the next victim caught in California lawyer’s web of social equity cannabis lawsuits

First seen in The Outlaw Report. Maryland is the most recent victim of a California lawyer and cannabis entrepreneur’s serial suing of state cannabis social equity programs.  Jeffery Jensen filed a lawsuit on behalf of his wife Justyna […]

Articles by LJ DawsonFeb 8, 20248:00 amFebruary 11, 2024
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D.C I-71 gifting shops face enforcement, 76 unlicensed shops applied for medical licenses

First seen in The OUtlaw Report. The deadline for unlicensed weed gifting shops to apply for medical cannabis licenses closed at the end of January, ending the D.C. government’s attempt to fold unregulated shops into the […]

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