A Guatemalan woman flying in from El Salvador was stopped at Dulles airport on Sunday night and found to have four pounds of cocaine on her—cleverly hidden in chocolate bars and juice boxes. more ›

The Post has more information on Wednesday's night police raid of a suspected meth lab in Adams Morgan. more ›

Wait, was D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier caught making meth in her home? No, thankfully—a meth lab was found in Lanier Heights last night, though. more ›

A Nigerian woman was stopped at Dulles Airport last week with five pounds of heroin in her stomach—a new record. more ›

At the D.C. Council this morning, Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) introduced legislation that would make bath salts illegal in the District. And as our friends at We Love D.C. note, these aren't the type of bath salts that you might find at a Bed Bath & Beyond that we're talking about. more ›

They didn't get a rocket launcher or hand grenades, but officers from the Metropolitan Police Department and FBI did manage to seize 161 weapons and $7.2 million worth of drugs and make 70 arrests in a huge bust announced today. more ›

I may not know much about hockey, but I do know this: Alex Ovechkin is about as close to a hometown sports hero as we have. So when he gets accused of using performance enhancing drugs, it better be well-sourced. more ›

The two owners of Capitol Hemp turned themselves in to police this morning after they were told that a warrant had been issued for their arrest. more ›

Last week, we got a hold of the affidavit justifying the late October raids on Capitol Hemp's Adams Morgan and Chinatown locations. Yesterday, we happened across the affidavits supporting the raids on two others Adams Morgan head shops -- Shiva and B&K News Stand. more ›

17 hopeful medical marijuana dispensers submitted applications for licenses to the D.C. Department of Health this week. more ›

Due to the recent raids on four head shops two weeks ago, it appears that the Chinatown location of Capitol Hemp may close for good. more ›

UPDATE (3 p.m.): Huffington Post reports that Adam Eidinger, who owns Capitol Hemp, has claimed that a political motive exists for the raids. more ›

Local politicians and activists have long complained that Ward 5 had become a dumping ground for the District's strip clubs. It now seems that a small segment of the Northeastern ward could also house a majority of the 10 cultivation centers that will serve as an integral part of the city's nascent medical marijuana program. more ›

This morning, Christopher Barry, the son of D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8), was sentenced to 18 months of probation for illegally possessing PCP and marijuana. more ›

The District is one of two jurisdictions in the country that requires an HPV vaccine for sixth-grade girls, and now the city's public schools will start testing students on human sexuality, contraception and drug use. more ›

It's a notable day in D.C. history -- on this date in 1990, a jury convicted Marion Barry on one misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession, acquitted him on another, and hung on 12 other counts. more ›

How can the District implement the city's long-overdue medical marijuana program while limiting their legal liability? Simple -- fine print. more ›

Go figure. After a year of little to no forward momentum in the implementation of the District's long-awaited medical marijuana program, things suddenly kicked into gear during the very week that I was abroad. Sigh. more ›

Christopher Barry, the son of Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry, pled guilty to possession of marijuana and PCP in D.C. Superior Court this afternoon. more ›

As advocates for medical marijuana prepare for a demonstration in front of the Wilson Building next week, city officials are pleading for patience. more ›

Marion Christopher Barry, the 31-year-old son of D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry, was arrested and charged with felony possession with intent to distribute PCP in late May. more ›

Drug liberalization advocates have always argued that the government could make more money by regulating and taxing marijuana than it spends pursuing, prosecuting and imprisoning those who use it. Looking at the District's nascent medical marijuana program, it's clear that they're right -- and cash-conscious city officials are likely to be very happy. more ›

The Obama administration's hands-off approach when it comes to states with medical marijuana programs seems to have come to a swift end, provoking fears that the District's own nascent program will grind to a halt before licenses are even granted for dispensaries and cultivation centers. more ›

It's always important to stay in touch with your employer if there's an emergency. But if you're working as part of a interstate drug ring and are brought into custody, it's probably unwise to spend your phone call to ensure that your colleagues keep dealing while you're under lock and key. more ›

In recent weeks, a number of U.S. Attorneys have sent letters to officials in states with medical marijuana programs to remind them that no matter what their local legislatures say, the federal government still considers marijuana an illegal drug. The District, however, has so far been spared the unwanted federal attention for its nascent medical marijuana program. more ›

Those jumping into the medical marijuana business in the District include both individuals and organizations, seasoned professionals and budding entrepreneurs. But so far, there aren't that many of them. more ›