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Though just miles apart, Washington, D.C. and Maryland have taken sharply divergent paths to cannabis legalization — a contrast made more ironic by the fact that one of D.C.’s most persistent political obstacles hails from across the border: Maryland Rep. Andy Harris. While Maryland moved swiftly into full adult-use legalization in 2023, the District remains boxed into a medical-only model, operating under a unique self-certification system born of congressional interference.
Yet despite these limitations, D.C.’s cannabis market is quietly rising…