With tongue in cheek and after Trump’s clean up DC language earlier in the week they’ll probably have to find a new word to use otherwise combined with the existing “Disorder” the word “Transitioning” will spell the end of DC’s regulated cannabis hopes !
I know our US cousins are eternally hopeful but I would like to be pleasantly surprised by DC’s regulated cannabis world staying alive
The Outlaw Report
The Outlaw Report tracked over 80 unlicensed store applications over the last year. Of that original list, we reported last week that over a dozen stores could fail to meet the Mar. 31, 2025 deadline to open. However, new reporting revealed that almost all of the unlicensed applicants who were past the licensing stage were able to open by the Mar. 31, 2025 deadline.
D.C. is now home to 41 unlicensed cannabis stores that successfully transitioned to the legal medical cannabis market – a little under 50% of unlicensed applicants tracked by the Outlaw over the last year.
Two stores made it to the licensing docket but did not open by Monday, according to the METRC system records reviewed and verified by the Outlaw. Another five stores were still in the the middle of processing and also missed the deadline. Another 28 applications were either denied, revoked or withdrawn within the last 13 months. These stores’ applications and licenses will be rescinded or denied, according to the ABCA guidance.
As of last Wednesday, only 15 unlicensed shops had officially transitioned to the legal market. But they already represented over 60% of the legal medical dispensaries open.
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