Medical Marijuana
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D.C. medical marijuana applicants include Montel Williams
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For weeks now, D.C. media have been scrutinizing city records of those who've expressed interest in growing and distributing medical marijuana here, and the best anyone's come up with so far is M.I.A.'s tree-hugging fiancé, Benjamin Bronfman, who's out of the running already because he spaced on his paperwork. But now we have an applicant who can rightly be called famous: Montel Williams.
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D.C. medical marijuana growers must accept that they're breaking the law
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As D.C. takes another step toward becoming a pot paradise today, when it begins accepting applications from would-be weed dealers (OK, "cultivation centers"), local officials are telling applicants that if the feds conclude this whole medical marijuana thing is, you know, illegal, then there's nothing the District can do about it. Sorry!
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Medical marijuana in D.C. applicants rejected; M.I.A.'s fiancé didn't make cut
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Rapper M.I.A.'s very rich fiancé, Benjamin Bronfman, won't be dispensing soon-to-be-legal pot in D.C., but the owners of a Capitol Hill wine store and a neighborhood commissioner from Ward 5 might.
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Medical marijuana in D.C. moving forward, feds reconsider control
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The applications are in, and only the best and brightest marijuana growers and vendors will make the cut. We're pulling for "Luscious Leaves."
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DC’s medical marijuana program; allergy relief; “green” building
CommentDr. Mohammad Akhter, Director of the DC Department of Health, discusses the ins and outs of DC’s new medical marijuana program. Green building is on the rise in the Washington area. To mark Earth Day, we’ll talk with Arlington County Board member Jay Fisette and John Mataya of the Council of Governments. And, with the region’s pollen count at sky-high levels, Dr. Talal Nsouli offers allergy advice
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D.C. medical marijuana details finalized
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Mayor Vince Gray officially proposed rules over the dispensing and growing of medical marijuana in the District Thursday, the Washington Examiner reports.
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D.C. medical marijuana regulations announced
CommentD.C. Mayor Vince Gray laid out new regulations Wednesday governing the use of medical marijuana in the District.
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D.C.'s medical marijuana innovators
CommentAs medical marijuana takes its final steps toward regulation in the District, many are hoping to lead the way in growing and selling pot in D.C., the Washington Post reports.
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Medical marijuana hearing in Maryland
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Maryland lawmakers are holding a hearing on a measure to legalize medical marijuana in Maryland.
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Medical marijuana advocates getting impatient
As the weeks tick by with the District's medical marijuana program in limbo, advocates are starting to get understandably impatient.
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Advocates push for medical marijuana law to go into effect
CommentDespite passing almost seven months ago, D.C.'s medical marijuana law has yet to go into effect. Advocates are pushing for speedier implementation of the law.
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Implementation of D.C. medical marijuana law starts slowly
The rules governing D.C.'s new medical marijuana law take effect this week. But there are still some unanswered questions about its implementation
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Medical marijuana delayed in the District
Despite the passage of D.C.’s new medical marijuana law in May, chronically ill patients in the District are likely to see their wait for medicinal cannabis extended even further. The city’s regulations are still in the process of being finalized.
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Medicinal marijuana cultivation center could come to NY Ave NE
The non-descript building has housed a dance club and an art gallery and studio.
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D.C. booze police removed from pot patrol
Debate sparked when mayor Fenty announced plans this past summer to put city liquor regulators in charge of medical marijuana distribution in the District.
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Brinkley will reintroduce medical marijuana law if re-elected
State Sen David Brinkley said if re-elected, he plans to reintroduce a bill in the General Assembly to legalize the use of medical marijuana.
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Md. legislators ponder medical marijuana law
Will a medical marijuana bill pass the Maryland General Assembly this year?
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Medical marijuana dispensary proposed in Georgetown
CommentA local businessman is considering applying for a license to put a medical marijuana dispensary in Georgetown.
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