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Home 🌿 Marijuana Business News 🌿 For just 20 minutes, it was legal to use weed in D.C. businesses 🌿For just 20 minutes, it was legal to use weed in D.C. businesses
WASHINGTON — It was legal until suddenly it wasn’t.
On Tuesday, the D.C. City Council voted to dissolve a ban on marijuana use in private businesses, only to reinstate the ban 20 minutes later.
It led to brief confusion with some council members, who weren’t exactly sure what they agreed to.
Before the vote, the majority of the council didn’t see the need for an emergency extension of the ban, so the panel decided to let marijuana be used in private clubs.
“Reissuing a blanket ban on all consumption not in a residence is not a good way to move forward,” said Councilwoman Brianne Nadeau, Ward 1.
Councilman Vincent Orange said he was concerned about citizens who can’t use marijuana in their homes, like those who live in public housing, for instance.
The council initially voted 7-6, essentially making it legal to use marijuana in private businesses.
But minutes later,...
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