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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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The D.C. Council unanimously passed emergency legislation granting the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) the ability to penalize unlicensed cannabis gifting stores that have not yet completed an application for the city’s medical cannabis program.

DC Council Passes Emergency Legislation Regulating Unlicensed Cannabis Gifting Shops

By Anna Lim January 19, 2024

On Jan. 9, the Washington, D.C. Council unanimously passed emergency legislation granting the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) the ability to penalize unlicensed cannabis gifting...

SHEEL PATEL/THE HOYA Under a D.C. policy change, arrests made in relation to public marijuana consumption will result in field citations rather than custodial arrests.

Bowser Reduces Custodial Arrests for Public Consumption of Marijuana

By Josh Metzger September 28, 2018

Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Peter Newsham announced a new policy aimed at reducing the number of Washington, D.C. residents taken into custody for public consumption...

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Fliers in Red Square, not signed by any group, urged students to vote in support of Initiative 71 to legalize marijuana in D.C. in today’s election.

Marijuana Legalized in DC

By Suzanne Monyak November 5, 2014

Recreational marijuana use was legalized in D.C. on Tuesday. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, 95,531 D.C. voters — 69.4 percent of the vote — voted in favor of Initiative 71, permitting...

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Fliers in Red Square, not signed by any group, urged students to vote in support of Initiative 71 to legalize marijuana in D.C. in today’s election.

DC Expected to Legalize Marijuana

By Tom Garzillo November 4, 2014

D.C. voters will head to the polls today to vote on Initiative 71, a proposal that would legalize the use and cultivation of recreational marijuana in the District. If the initiative is passed, adults...

Marijuana Opposition Emerges

By Hannah Post September 23, 2014

Washington, D.C. residents will vote on a new initiative Nov. 4 that would legalize marijuana in the District, prompting the formation of opposition group Two Is Enough D.C., which aims to urge voters...

Demarginalizing Marijuana

By The Editorial Board March 7, 2014

The D.C. Council’s 10-1 vote to decriminalize marijuana is a welcome step to improving consistency in the enforcement of the city’s drug laws. While it is an encouraging sign that Mayor Vincent Gray...

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