Washington, D.C., voters overwhelmingly supported marijuana legalization last November with more than 70% of the vote. While many voters across the nation support cannabis legalization efforts because of the additional tax revenue sales will bring in, D.C. residents couldn’t regulate commerce due to the our nation’s capital weird relationship with Congress and the federal government. Prohibitionist federal lawmakers ridiculously blocked any regulated cannabis commerce D.C., and the ensuing new revenue it would bring to the local community, but they couldn’t stop the ability to legally possess and cultivate cannabis. Following the first legal harvest in the District, marijuana growers have gotten creative with how they dispense the fruits of their labor.

September 11, 2015 – U.S. Cannabis Spot Index up fractionally to $2,133.  The national price may be at—or close to—its seasonal high.

Two men have been indicted in the District’s largest-ever synthetic drug bust, in which police seized more than 250 pounds of a substance marketed as Bizarro from a storage space in Northwest D.C.

On August 27, Maryland State Police and the Metropolitan Area Drug Task Force intercepted the drugs after they were shipped from the West Coast.

The new law allows district officials to shut down any business – typically liquor stores and gas station – caught selling the synthetic drugs, which are supposed to produce a high similar to marijuana, but instead have been known to launch people on hallucinations and violent rampages.

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- It's been nearly six months since marijuana officially became legal in Washington D.C., but questions still remain about laws governing the drug in the District.

It's still illegal to sell it, but individuals above the age of 21 can have up to two ounces of marijuana or six plants.

Initiative 71, which passed overwhelming in November of 2014, is a significant change, but not everyone has noticed it.

"I really didn't notice any changes in the district," one woman told WUSA, "and I live in the district."

When asked, others said the same thing, that since the initiative things seem "pretty much the same."

For Alan Amsterdam, it's very different.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – About 30 party guests wearing suits and summer dresses mingled in the candlelit backyard of a small, private home in the Forest Hills neighborhood here and snacked on hors d'oeuvres to the sound of jazz. Instead of cocktails, they sipped gourmet coffee and tea infused with marijuana.

In the kitchen, servers poured hot and iced drinks for the tasting party. They were showcasing products from House of Jane, a California-based company that sells cannabis-infused beverages. Jane's Brew C-Cups were on display in the living room, stacked on a table alongside similarly branded coasters.

The standards will include improved training and minimum age requirements for certified applicators.

Washington , D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing stronger standards for pesticide applicators who apply “restricted-use” pesticides. These pesticides are not available for purchase by the general public, require special handling and may only be applied by a certified applicator or someone working under his or her direct supervision.

The government’s war against online drug sales isn’t working, according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.

Despite law enforcement crackdowns, online drug black markets have matured into a resilient criminal industry that enables more than $100 million worth of worldwide sales a year, a new paper from researcher Kyle Soska and computer science professor Nicolas Christin reports.

If the bill becomes law, D.C. could regulate marijuana

Senate Appropriations Committee also votes to allow banks to provide services to state-legalized marijuana stores

[Press Release] A key Senate committee passed a bill [July 23] allowing the nation’s capital to establish regulated marijuana stores and let banks provide financial services to state-legalized marijuana dispensaries. These are just two of several marijuana reforms advancing in Congress.  Meanwhile sentencing reform is gaining steam, and the U.S. is shifting towards treating drug use as a health issue instead of a criminal justice issue.

About 30 party guests wearing suits and summer dresses mingled in the candlelit back yard of a small, private home in the Forest Hills neighborhood in Northwest Washington and snacked on hors d’oeuvres to the sound of jazz. Instead of cocktails, they sipped gourmet coffee and tea infused with marijuana.

In the kitchen, servers poured hot and iced drinks for the tasting party. They were showcasing products from House of Jane, a California-based company that sells cannabis-infused beverages. Jane’s Brew C-Cups were on display in the living room, stacked on a table alongside similarly branded coasters.

Marijuana has been legal to possess in the District of Columbia for approximately seven months, but now you can officially buy a bong from the man who made it all happen.

Adam Eidinger is reopening the doors to his head shop, Capitol Hemp, Wednesday, three years after D.C. police raided the original store, The Washington Post reports.