Three of the four Advisory Neighborhood Commissions charged with commenting on proposed medical marijuana dispensaries gave their approval to the sites over the last two weeks, moving the city's nascent program away from the pitched battles that took place over where cultivation centers should be located. more ›

Kenyan McDuffie, a former letter carrier, can truly be said to have delivered during yesterday's win in Ward 5's special election. more ›

Kenyan McDuffie overwhelmingly won today's special election to fill the Ward 5 seat on the D.C. Council once held by disgraced former councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. more ›

Harry Thomas, Jr. will soon be headed to jail to serve a three-year term for stealing $350,000 in city funds, and today residents of the ward he once represented get to turn the page by electing someone to replace him. more ›

William Shelton, a former Ward 5 ANC commissioner who spent $28,000 of city funds on himself, was sentenced today to 30 days in jail and 150 days of home confinement, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney for D.C. more ›

Tim Day, the Ward 5 Republican who uncovered Harry Thomas, Jr.'s corruption, claims that he has been victim of harassment by political foes. more ›

California-based hydroponics store weGrow opens its first east coast location in D.C. today, but residents shouldn't expect the "Walmart of Weed" that the store has billed itself as in the past. more ›

There's less than a month to go before the April 3 primary, and incumbents and challengers alike are preparing to get voters to the polls. Yesterday they showed off their bank rolls, hinting as to whether they'll emerge victorious or not come election day. more ›

Fourteen years ago, 69 percent of the District's voters approved an initiative legalizing medical marijuana. Today, medical marijuana is no closer for the patients who may need it because of ongoing opposition in the neighborhoods where it would be grown. more ›

A long-awaited bill that would offer the District more flexibility in scheduling its elections heads to a House vote tomorrow, moving the city closer to being able to respond more quickly when seats on the D.C. Council are vacated. more ›

Disgraced former Ward 5 councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. stole over $350,000 from the District, and it doesn't look like the city will be getting that back anytime soon. more ›

The District is a step closer to being able to more flexibly schedule it's own elections, but it's still a mighty big step. 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 ›

Tim Day, the man responsible for bringing down disgraced Ward 5 councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr., has said that he'll jump into the race to fill Thomas' seat. more ›

There are 18 candidates so far that want to fill the seat once held by Harry Thomas, Jr. Yesterday, residents started hearing from them. more ›

The race to fill the Ward 5 seat on the D.C. Council once held by Harry Thomas, Jr. is off, and just about everyone is getting involved. 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 ›

Today the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics declares the Ward 5 seat once held by Harry Thomas, Jr. vacant, clearing the way for a special election expected to happen on May 15. 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 ›

The amount stolen may be lower, but the crime and provenance of the elected official committing it is the same. more ›

Though he pleaded guilty to two federal crimes and gave up his Ward 5 seat on the D.C. Council late last week, Harry Thomas, Jr. hasn't technically left office. That was one of the surprising takeaways from a crowded meeting in Ward 5 last night to discuss a special election to replace Thomas. 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 ›

While fêting the opening of The Hamilton, a hulking restaurant and music venue at 14th and F streets NW, Mayor Vince Gray, D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown and Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large) answered—briefly, at least—questions about another item on the District's menu. more ›

The D.C. Council could take Harry Thomas, Jr.'s name off of the office directory and website, but it won't be as easy to exorcise some of the demons his corruption have revealed. more ›

UPDATED: After a day of conjecture and confusion as to Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr.'s (D-Ward 5) fate yesterday, today federal prosecutors charged him with theft and filing a false tax return. more ›

It's the ultimate irony -- even if he resigns, Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) will keep denying his constituents effective representation and keep costing the District taxpayers money. more ›

In news that's likely to lead the day, WUSA9 reported late last night that embattled Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) has told close confidantes and colleagues that he'll resign as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors over $300,000 in city funds he allegedly used on personal expenses like a luxury SUV and travel. more ›

A Ward 5 ANC is getting back some of the money that was stolen from it by a member earlier this year. more ›

Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) may make $125,000 a year as a member of the D.C. Council, but not much of that is staying in his bank account. 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 ›