Almost a year after police raided it, Adams Morgan’s Capitol Hemp is closing its doors. But one of the store’s owners still believes that they were unfairly targeted by politicians and police.

On the day it was supposed to shut down due to a run-in with D.C. police last year, Adams Morgan’s Capitol Hemp has received a reprieve of sorts—it’ll remain open for at least another six weeks.

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.

Looking for a copy of Andrew Sullivan’s “The Cannabis Closet”? You’re not going to find it at Adams Morgan’s Capitol Hemp, which stopped selling books on drugs and the drug war over fears that they could be used to justify another police raid.

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.

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.

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

The City Paper has the scoop — Capitol Hemp’s Chinatown location, which recently feared that it would have to close for good if it couldn’t get its merchandise back, will re-open next week; in addition, all charges against employees stemming from the October 27 raids have been dropped.