D.C.’s Cannabis Market Emerges From Maryland’s Shadow
D.C.’s cannabis market is quietly rising
Though just miles apart, Washington, D.C. and Maryland have taken sharply divergent paths to cannabis legalization — a contrast made more ironic by the fact that one of D.C.’s most persistent political obstacles hails from across the border: Maryland Rep. Andy Harris. While Maryland moved swiftly into full adult-use legalization in 2023, the District remains boxed into a medical-only model, operating under a unique self-certification system born of congressional interference.
Yet despite these limitations, D.C.’s cannabis market is quietly rising.
In Q1 2025, the District averaged $5 million in monthly cannabis sales — about one-fourth the size of Maryland’s medical market and 7% of its adult-use sector. But when adjusted for scale, D.C. is the fastest-growing cannabis market in the region, with sales more than doubling since mid-2023.
Maryland residents have long been a key part of that growth, making up 13% of self-certified patients and 39% of out-of-state visitors using reciprocity. However, that footprint is beginning to shrink as D.C.’s local patient base expands.
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