On August 29, 2025, the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration’s (ABCA) Enforcement Division, accompanied by Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers, implemented Closure Orders to the owner of Sky’s the Limit at 1325 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC.

The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis (ABC) Board issued the Closure Orders due to the business operating illegally and posing an imminent risk to public health and safety.

While executing a search warrant during the Closure Order servicing at Sky’s the Limit, the District's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers seized nearly two pounds of marijuana, four grams of mushrooms, 372 grams of THC edibles, 11 grams of THC resin, and 682 grams of THC vapes.

Thirty-three-year-old Maqsood Nauman, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was arrested and charged with Distribution and Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana.

To date, joint agency enforcement efforts have padlocked 69 illegal businesses since Bill 25-872, the Medical Cannabis Conditional License and Unlicensed Establishment Closure Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2024, which granted the agency with new civil enforcement powers, took effect on July 15, 2024.

The public can support enforcement efforts by reporting suspected illegal cannabis businesses online at abca.dc.gov/service/complaint. Submissions can be made anonymously. To locate a licensed medical cannabis Retailer, visit abca.dc.gov/service/find-medical-cannabis-retailer.

Questions regarding:

• Medical cannabis licensing and enforcement should be directed to ABCA at [email protected].
• Illegal product seizure and arrests should be directed to MPD at [email protected]