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TIMELINE and LINKS TO KEY DOCUMENTS

in the District of Columbia's ​UNLAWFUL ENFORCEMENT against​ 100% FEDERALLY-LEGAL HEMP AND HEMP PRODUCTS​

Oct 1 2025, 9:30 am

In Person Motions Hearing

DC Superior Court, Courtroom 415

Capitol Hemp LLC v District of Columbia, 2025-CAB-003730

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​​Aug 22, 2025

Plaintiff's Emergency Reply to Defendant's Omnibus Opposition and Cross-Motion

Aug 19, 2025

Defendant's Omnibus Opposition To Plaintiff's Pending Motions and Cross-Motion to Dismiss

Aug 18, 2025 

Capitol Hemp Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction

Plaintiff's Motion to Shorten Time and

Plaintiff's Motion to Consolidate with Proceedings on the Merits

 

Jul 28, 2025

💥ABCA padlocks Potomac Hemp💥

 

Jul 21, 2025

🤷🏻‍♀️🚫🌿 hmmm ... why not so much Cannabis at the National Cannabis Festival this year?

by Pamela Wexler on LinkedIn

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Jul 18, 2025

🔥 HEMP HEATS UP 🔥

The Harris Rider and Advocacy in the DMV

National Cannabis Festival ​

430 pm in the Policy Pavillion​​​​​​​​​​​

 

Jul 17, 2025

Letter from Capitol Hemp to ABCA Director Fred Moosally

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Jun 18, 2025

For Immediate Release: Capitol Hemp Launches Dual Legal Challenge​

 

🌿🌿 HOW THE HARRIS RIDER COULD BLOCK DC HEMP REGULATION 🌿🌿

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Jun 18, 2025

Capitol Hemp v United States of America, 1:25-cv-1797

Plaintiff's Motion for Declaratory and Equitable Relief

Defendant's Answer deadline extended to Sep 29​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Jun 13, 2025

Capitol Hemp et al v ABCA et al (2024-CAB-006679) CLOSED

Jun 11, 2025

Capitol Hemp v District of Columbia 2025-CAB-003730

Plaintiff's Motion for Declaratory Judgement

Plaintiff's Memorandum of Points and Authorities

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June 10, 2025

Capitol Hemp sues D.C. over hemp laws and challenges congressional ban

The Outlaw Report

May 2025

The H.A.R.V.E.S.T.​ Act

Bill Summary

Companion Policy Chart

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Feb 11, 2025

Order Denying Reconsideration of Final Order

Office of Administrative Hearings

Jan 3 2025

DLCP dismisses Notice of Infractions issued to Capitol Hemp following the Jun 5, 2024 premise inspection

?? 2025 ??

B26-0051 Cannabis Comprehensive Legalization and Regulation Amendment Act of 2025

(signed -- by Council Chair Mendelson and Council Members Allen, Henderson, McDuffie and White -- but undated and not yet introduced)

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Dec 23, 2025

Respondent's Pre-Hearing Memo 

 

?? 2024 ??

🌿 🌿 Capitol Hemp's location removed from ABCA's dashboard map of "illegal Cannabis Retailers"🌿 🌿

(ABCA would be able to provide the precise date -- subsequent to the November 8th Order -- that Capitol Hemp was deleted from the online map)

Nov 8, 2024

Amended Order Denying Injunctive Relief

Senior Judge Zimora Mitchell-Rankin, D.C. Superior Court​​

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Nov 5, 2024

Defendants' Opposition to Motion for TRO/PI

Oct 24, 2024

Plaintiff's Motion for TRO/PI

 

Oct 22, 2024

For Immediate Release: Independent Business File Legal Action for Unlawful Enforcement

Capitol Hemp et al v ABCA et al 

Oct 18, 2025

D.C. hemp businesses sue District for alleged unlawful enforcement

The Outlaw Report

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Aug 9, 2024

Counsel Letter to Seth Rosenthal, DC OAG

 

Jun 24, 2025

Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

 

June 5, 2024

Capitol Hemp premises visited by Interagency Task Force; products embargoed, ABCA warnings and DLCP Notices of Infraction issued for selling illegal cannabis

 

2022 - 2024​​​

Failed Attempts to Shutter I-71s: Landlords

Apr 28, 2021

The District's Legal Position: The Flowers Memo

Jan 21, 2021

Simms v United States of America

 

Sep 3, 2020

Kornegay v United States of America

 

Dec 1, 2014​

The Harris Amendment

Nov 1, 2014

Initiative 71

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