The District of Columbia has marked its 100th illegal cannabis business closure since launching enhanced enforcement efforts under the Medical Cannabis Conditional License and Unlicensed Establishment Closure Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2024, city officials announced Thursday.
Mayor Muriel Bowser, along with the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), said the milestone was reached following a Jan. 1 operation in which regulators shuttered and padlocked an unlicensed cannabis business operating out of a private residence on B Street SE.
Enforcement actions against illegal cannabis operators began in September 2024, after the emergency legislation granted ABCA new civil authority to shut down unlicensed establishments deemed to pose public safety risks or undermine the District’s regulated medical cannabis market…