On October 24, 2025, the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) issued Closure Orders to the Friendship Heights Convenience Store and Dabbers Club.
The closure was based on Dabbers Club selling illegal, unregulated cannabis products from within the convenience store, a situation deemed an imminent danger to public health and safety. As a result, the convenience store’s alcohol license was also suspended.
This marks the second closure for Dabbers Club, which was previously shut down for illegal cannabis sales at a different location on February 27, 2025.
The operation was part of the city's ongoing enforcement efforts following the enactment of the Medical Cannabis Conditional License and Unlicensed Establishment Closure Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2024, which granted ABCA new civil enforcement powers. Since the bill took effect on July 15, 2024, joint agency efforts have resulted in the padlocking of 81 illegal cannabis businesses.
Seizure Details
- Friendship Heights Convenience Store/Dabbers Club (5252 Wisconsin Avenue NW)
- Marijuana: 12.6 Pounds
- THC Vapes: 698 Grams
- THC Wax: 14,895 Grams
- THC Concentrate: 5586 Grams
- THC Edibles: 4280 Grams
- Arrest: Thirty-six-year-old Marisa Goodman of Columbia, MD
The public can continue to 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].