Blossomz must pay a $10k fine, remain under closure and complete a compliant license sale to avoid permanent revocation.
The D.C. Cannabis Board has approved a settlement resolving enforcement action against West2East, LLC, operating as West2East/Blossomz, following its February 2026 summary closure by regulators at its Fenwick Street NE cultivation site. Under the agreement, the company must pay a $10,000 fine, remain under continued closure, and submit all required paperwork within 90 days to complete the sale of its cultivation license to an unrelated third party or face permanent revocation. The settlement stems from ABCA’s earlier enforcement action, which marked one of the District’s first shutdowns of a licensed medical cannabis cultivator, and it restricts West2East from conducting any cannabis operations while allowing only limited, regulator-supervised access to secure inventory and prepare for a potential transfer.
- The next ABC Board meeting is May 6, 2026: watch, agenda.
- Catch up on the April 29 disposition.
- A new cannabis consumption lounge called Higher Ground has opened in Washington, D.C., positioning itself as the East Coast’s largest cannabis lounge and a “third space” combining retail sales, on-site consumption, education, and events.
Virginia cannabis retail launch stalls as lawmakers reject Spanberger’s proposed changes
Virginia’s long-delayed adult-use cannabis retail market is in limbo after lawmakers rejected Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s proposed changes to the legalization bill, sending it back to her with limited options. The governor had sought to delay retail sales, revise market structure, and adjust penalties, but legislators opted to preserve the original framework targeting a 2027 launch. Spanberger must now either sign the bill as written or veto it, a decision that will determine whether Virginia finally moves forward with a regulated cannabis market or remains in a legal gray area…