WASHINGTON (7News) — A store owner is facing charges after another unlicensed cannabis dispensary was shut down Friday in Northwest D.C., according to the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA).
ABCA officials along with Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers served a closure order to the owner of Green Cloud Shop located in the 700 block of Kennedy Street, Northwest.
The order was issued in response to the business continuing to sell cannabis products without a license despite a written warning and Cease and Desist order, officials said.
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Officials closed the store and padlocked the door due to the business posing a danger to public health and safety, according to ABCA.
During the closure, MPD officers saw illegal products in plain sight inside the store, officials said.
Officials said the store owner, Abdelhak Hamsasse, 49, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and operating a business after a license was revoked.
The arrest comes one week after Supreme Terpene, another unlicensed dispensary, was shut down and two women were arrested and charged.
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ABCA officials said they have issued 23 Cease and Desist orders and 79 written warnings to unlicensed cannabis businesses that did not apply for a medical cannabis business license during the application period.
A store owner is facing charges after another unlicensed cannabis dispensary was shut down Friday in Northwest D.C., according to the ABCA. Read More