In April 2011, Antonio Davis was arrested during a protest on Capitol Hill. Almost a year later, he faces trial because the doctor-recommended marijuana he uses to mitigate the pain from AIDS registered on a court-mandated drug test. more ›

A Ward 5 ANC wasn't particularly impressed with four applicants for medical marijuana cultivation center licenses yesterday, and even Montel Williams' emotional pleas seemed to change their minds. more ›

After last week's D.C. Council vote on limits to the number of medical marijuana cultivation centers in any one ward, hopeful applicants have been left in the dark as to how the Department of Health will proceed with locating both cultivation centers and dispensaries. 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 ›

The D.C. Council voted today to limit the number of medical marijuana cultivation centers in Ward 5 to six, possibly throwing another wrench in the works of a program that has already been slow to get off the ground. more ›

Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large) has introduced legislation to limit the number of medical marijuana cultivation centers and dispensaries that can locate in any one ward. more ›

Seven applications for licenses to run medical marijuana cultivation centers have been given initial approval by the District and have been sent to ANCs for their input. more ›

Montgomery Blair Sibley has represented the D.C. Madam and attempted to open a medical marijuana cultivation center in the District. Now the quixotic former lawyer is setting his sights on the White House. more ›

Former talk show host Montel Williams is one of medical marijuana's biggest proponents (he's also a patient), but his dreams to open a Columbia Road NW dispensary seem to have been dashed by a nervous landlord. more ›

The District's medical marijuana program is set for another delay. more ›

While the majority of the District's likely medical marijuana cultivation centers are clustered in Ward 5, the 17 applicants for licenses to run the five dispensaries that will provide marijuana to qualifying patients are spread all over town -- so much so that only Ward 7 missed out on a location. more ›

Montel Williams has been many things in his career, and medical marijuana patient, advocate and entrepreneur is one. Having been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 13 years ago, Williams has used and fought for medical marijuana in eight of the 16 states that currently allow it. more ›

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

Barracks Row is known for its transformation into a vibrant commercial corridor on Capitol Hill, featuring businesses, bars and restaurants. It may soon have a medical marijuana dispensary, too. more ›

Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) will reportedly introduce emergency legislation limiting the number of cultivation centers that can end up in his ward. more ›

Medical marijuana entrepreneurs certainly won't have it easy in the District, and there's one more challenge they'll have to contend with: banking. more ›

As the city awards licenses for the cultivation centers and dispensaries that will form the backbone of the District's medical marijuana program, it'll have to contend with residents that are unhappy with where they end up. more ›

Not content to simply read DCist associate editor Martin Austermuhle's thoughts about the District's slow-moving medical marijuana program? Today's your lucky day. more ›

The District's medical marijuana program is proceeding as quickly as, well, someone with a mighty buzz behind the wheel of a car. 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 ›

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 ›

It's particularly bad for California, but news that the federal government is moving in to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries in the Golden State could well have an impact in the District of Columbia. more ›

At some point in 2012, 10 cultivation centers will start growing marijuana as part of the District's long-awaited medical marijuana program. As we've written before, what with application fees and security plans, it won't be a particularly cheap undertaking. Now would-be cultivators may have one more thing to worry about -- their electric bills. more ›

Late last week, a court ruled that budding medical marijuana cultivators and dispensers had no choice but to sign a legal waiver required by the District upon their application for a license. 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 ›