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Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration

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May 28 2024

Last Call Newsletter | May/June 2024

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Sep 21 2023

Last Call Newsletter | September/October 2023

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May 22 2024

Class A License Availability

The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration anticipates several Class A Retail (Liquor)...

Apr 10 2024

New 6-year medical cannabis patient registrations, sales tax holiday extended

On April 8, 2024, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Medical Cannabis Patient Card Extension and 4/20...

May 1 2023

Licensed Operator, Social Equity Applicant Open Application Period

Starting today, ABCA will accept select medical cannabis business license applications from two (2...

Apr 5 2023

Medical Cannabis Sales Tax Holiday

The annual medical cannabis sales tax holiday will take place between Saturday, April 15-Monday,...

Mar 31 2023

Medical Cannabis Law Now in Effect Expands Patient Access and Creates Business Opportunities

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Jun 7 2024

Investigator Job Announcement (Night)

General Job Information Job Summary This position is located in the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation...

Jun 7 2024

Investigator Job Announcement

Job Summary This position is located in the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA),...

Feb 5 2024

Public Information Officer Job Announcement

Job Summary This position is in the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration’s (ABCA)...

Jan 19 2024

Investigator Job Announcement (Night Shift)

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Oct 20 2023

Compliance Monitor Job Announcement

This position closed October 29, 2023.

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Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - ABCA

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2000 14th Street, NW, Suite 400 S, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 442-4423
TTY: (746) 777-7776
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Roll Call Hearings Schedule - December 28, 2015

Last Date:

The following cases will be heard at the roll call hearings beginning at 10 am on Monday, December 28, 2015:

Case #15-PRO-00119
Chaplin Restaurant DC, LLC t/a Chaplin
1501 9th Street, NW
License #ABRA-095700
Retailer Class CR
Substantial Change (Entertainment Endorsement, including live music, disc jockey, and karaoke)

Case #15-PRO-00120
Meskerem Abebe t/a Gebena Restaurant
1917 9th Street, NW
License #ABRA-100631
Retailer Class CR
(New Application)