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District of Columbia Buying Cannabis (2026)
Conditional: The District of Columbia has no legal recreational cannabis sales market, so buying or selling cannabis recreationally is illegal there.
The District of Columbia has no legal recreational cannabis sales market, so buying or selling cannabis recreationally is illegal there. Adults 21 and older may gift or transfer up to 1 ounce without payment. A licensed medical market operates separately.
Official source: mayor.dc.gov →
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Buying Cannabis in states bordering District of Columbia
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- MarylandPermitted
Adults 21 and older may buy cannabis in Maryland from licensed dispensaries, with a limit of the personal-use amount per customer per day, tracked statewide. Sales are taxed at 9%.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: cannabis.maryland.gov · Full Maryland rule →
- VirginiaConditional
Virginia has no legal adult-use retail cannabis market yet — adults may share cannabis without payment, but sales are not allowed. The 2026 bills to launch retail sales (HB 642 and SB 542, targeted for January 1, 2027) were vetoed May 19, 2026, so no retail launch date is set. Medical dispensaries operate separately.
Verified Jul 20, 2026 · Source: law.lis.virginia.gov · Full Virginia rule →
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