April 17, 2026
A D.C. federal judge told lawyers for an association of marijuana "gifting" shops either to drop their lawsuit challenging the district's new dispensary enforcement scheme or have their members join as parties, after the attorneys conceded that the association had only been formed to bring the litigation.
October 16, 2025
A lawsuit seeking to halt the District of Columbia from penalizing and closing any more recreational marijuana shops should be dismissed, the city has told a federal court, arguing the retailers can't sue because they are either already closed or have failed to show they will be targeted.
April 29, 2025
A District of Columbia federal judge has remanded to the city's Superior Court five cases from cannabis companies challenging the city's regulations after granting the companies' motion to dismiss all federal claims from the cases.
February 03, 2025
The District of Columbia is arguing that a group of suits by cannabis-related businesses and associations belong in federal court, saying it is "paradoxical" for them to want the cases removed to state-level court when they clearly involve federal law and constitutional questions.
January 27, 2025
The D.C. Council and other city government agencies are urging the D.C. federal court to deny bids from cannabis retailers for injunctions to block enforcement of city cannabis regulations that has resulted in closures of some of the plaintiff stores.
December 12, 2024
A coalition of Washington, D.C.-based recreational marijuana shops is asking a D.C. federal judge to put a stop to district regulators' enforcement actions against their stores, saying the businesses face "imminent destruction" absent an injunction.
November 08, 2024
A coalition of Washington, D.C., recreational marijuana shops has launched a federal lawsuit against a slew of District entities, including the mayor, cannabis regulator and police department, seeking to halt the government's enforcement actions against their stores.