Startups Get Creative With DC's Marijuana Laws
DC juice delivery service comes with a gift of cannabis.
When Washington, DC residents voted to legalize marijuana back in 2015, many stoners (while high, of course) probably imagined President Obama blowing O’s in the White House rose garden after a tough day at the office; however, due to the District’s lack of statehood, and the tempestuous relationship that exists between DC and Congress—even the President might have a hard time understanding the Chocolate City’s stance on the green.
As the nation’s capital, the District of Columbia is not allowed to govern itself in the same manner that states are. Where states enjoy relative sovereignty and are endowed with the freedom to enact any laws that they see fit (as long as they do not violate the constitution of the United States)—the constitution gives the United States Congress sole jurisdiction over DC in “all cases whatsoever.”
Though Congress has typically...
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