Appearing last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, President Obama popped on stage before his scheduled interview to take part in one of the show's longrunning gags—"Slow Jam the News." more ›

Months after being raided by D.C. police for allegedly selling drug paraphernalia, Capitol Hemp will close the doors on its two D.C. locations in August. more ›

The February issue of Washingtonian may have surprised subscribers when they pulled it out of their mailbox. The cover image depicts a main grooming a large marijuana leaf topiary on the front lawn of a decidedly suburban landscape. more ›

One Virginia legislator wants to know just how much the commonwealth could take in if it sold marijuana at liquor stores. Our guess? A lot. more ›

It's not looking like much came of last October's police raid of two Capitol Hemp locations in the District. more ›

Why did D.C. police raid two Capitol Hemp locations a month ago? The police affidavit explains why. 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 ›

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 ›

Good morning, Washington. Nearly two months after Hurricane Irene postponed the celebration, the nation’s first black president will serve as the keynote speaker for today’s official dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial. There’s no rain in sight. more ›

The Washington Times' Tom Howell reports that hopefuls for licenses to run the five medical marijuana dispensaries in the District will have until October 31 to get their applications in. more ›

More details are coming to light in the incredibly odd story of a Metrobus driver who was stabbed by a man who was allegedly masturbating on board a bus early this morning. more ›

Good morning, Washington. For those of you with an extended holiday weekend, it's going to be a beautiful three days. For those of us looking at no more than our perfunctory time-off, relish Saturday and Sunday’s sunshine. Monday’s certain to arrive sooner than we’d like. more ›

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

Today, the D.C. Department of Health announced that it was opening a month-long application process for the 10 cultivation centers that will be part of the city's slowly evolving medical marijuana program. 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 ›

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

Abortion clearly remains a controversial social issue for Republicans, but same-sex marriage, needle-exchange programs and medical marijuana don't seem to be attracting the same ire they once did. more ›

Ten years ago today, Robert Randall died. Had it not been for the Metropolitan Police Department, Randall could well have lived the rest of life in complete anonymity. But a chance raid of his Capitol Hill apartment in 1975 made Randall -- then slowly going blind because of severe glaucoma -- the unwitting father of the fight for medical marijuana. 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 ›

A Mayor's Order published in today's D.C. Register would allow a special committee to increase the amount of marijuana permitted per patient from two ounces to just under four ounces a month. The committee would also be able to add medical conditions to the list that would allow a patient to qualify for medical marijuana and increase the number of dispensaries in the city from five to eight. The number of cultivation centers, now pegged at 10, could also grow. more ›

A revised set of rules governing the District's nascent medical marijuana program would make operating a dispensary or cultivation center more expensive and give more weight to Advisory Neighborhood Commission opinions in deciding where in the city they will be located. more ›

Hard at work this weekend, the Maryland House of Delegates has passed one contentious bill while taking up another this morning for debate. Last night, the House passed a bill by 74-66 allowing illegal immigrants who graduate from a Maryland high school access to in-state college tuition rates. As with any acrimonious debate, the bill has a few stipulations: the student must have attended a Maryland high school for three years, intends to seek citizenship, have parents who pay taxes and enroll in community college for the first two years. The bill now goes back to the Senate, which passed a similar bill three weeks ago. more ›

After months of delay, Mayor Vince Gray announced this afternoon that the rules and regulations governing the District's medical marijuana program will go into effect on Friday, April 15 when they're published in the D.C. Register. The news comes as advocates of the program have started complaining loudly about delays in its implementation, which dates back almost a year. more ›