Posts about Medical Marijuana

And..: What if all North American heavy rail systems connected together? (BeyondDC) ... DC's medical marijuana dispensaries are set to open next month. (Examiner) ... The Walter Reed site draws interest from 9 developers. (WBJ) (Comment)

Pick your poison: Many industrial areas in DC have vacant areas, particularly in Wards 5 and 7, but Councilmembers McDuffie and Alexander disagree on whether distilleries or marijuana cultivation facilities are better additions to their wards. (City Paper) (Comment)

Pot dispensaries inch forward: 4 medical marijuana dispensaries can now seek building permits, but no approved cultivators have yet begun growing sanctioned marijuana in the District. (Post) (Comment)

And...: ANCs approve 3 of 4 marijuana dispensaries. (DCist) ... Improvements are on the way to the Clarendon Metro plaza. (Patch) ... Arlington and Fairfax counties are seeking feedback on the Columbia Pike streetcar plan. (ARLnow) (Comment)

Spurned pot applicants sue: Three rejected applicants to grow medical marijuana in DC have sued, saying their applications were improperly scored and should be reconsidered. (Washington Times) (Comment)

A growing industry: Marijuana will be grown on 6 sites, 5 of which will be clustered in Ward 5. The low number could mean problems for dispensaries, which had counted on 10 growing sites. (Post, DCist) (Comment)

Alexander stops jobs in Ward 7: Yvette Alexander banned the one marijuana cultivation center that would have been in Ward 7. It would have brought jobs to the area and just filled an empty warehouse near train tracks. (City Paper) (Comment)

Orange weeds out cultivation centers: Councilmember Vincent Orange persuaded the DC Council to limit the number of marijuana cultivation centers in any one ward to 6. Ward 5 was initially planned to have 8. (DCist) (Comment)

Get baked or eat fried: A medical marijuana dispensary wants to open on Barracks Row, in the space currently housing a Popeye's. The applicant originally eyed Ward 5 but switched after substantial community opposition there. (DCist) (Comment)

Neighbors uneasy over pot: Medical marijuana cultivators must locate in DC's rare manufacturing zones, mostly near railroads in NE. Residents fear their streets will become marijuana dumping grounds. (City Paper) (Comment)

Weed stores won't bring crime: Ward 5 residents are unhappy that legal marijuana dispensaries will disproportionately locate there. But some evidence says they don't draw crime as much as liquor stores or banks. (Housing Complex) (Comment)

House keeps riders, doesn't add more: The House's spending bill keeps the riders prohibiting funding for abortion, needle exchange and medical marijuana, but doesn't (yet) add any more about same-sex marriage or gun control. (Post) (Comment)

Where would they grow the pot?: A bill introduced yesterday would authorize medical marijuana in DC. One interesting wrinkle: it would have to be grown in DC, since it'd still be illegal to ship across state lines. Urban farming? (Post) (Comment)

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