D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser listens to District Growers leader Corey Barnette describe how his company cultivates medical marijuana at his Northeast Washington facility on Wednesday. [First medical marijuana dispensary opens in Southeast D.C.]Home growing and a separate medical marijuana program would be preserved under the bill, with patients paying lower taxes than those who buy recreationally. The District would be the first jurisdiction in the Mid-Atlantic with a full-fledged legal marijuana market if Bowser’s bill passes. Nearby Maryland has a robust medical marijuana program, while Virginia is setting one up. Read more:In the murky world of D.C. marijuana law, pop-up markets thriveAs pot flourishes in D.C., public housing tenants are prohibited from lighting upYou can get marijuana delivered to your door in D.C. — but is it legal?

Source: Washington Post May 02, 2019 11:00 UTC