Between May 26 and June 11, 2026, the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) shut down three businesses for illegal cannabis sales.
The Closure Orders were executed Tuesday, May 26, at Green Magic, on Thursday, June 4, at Smoke Island, and Thursday, June 12, at Top Mart, all unlicensed retailers, due to activities that posed an imminent danger to public health and safety.
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 113 illegal cannabis businesses.
Seizure Details
Green Magic DC (3013 Georgia Avenue, NW)
- Marijuana: 16.1 Pounds
- Mushrooms: 21.7 Grams
- Mushroom Edibles: 863.8 Grams
- THC Concentrate: 18 Grams
- THC Edibles: 20 Grams
- THC Resin: 187 Grams
- THC Vape Cartridges: 36 Grams
- THC Wax: 223.8 Grams
- Arrest: Fifty-one-year-old O’Neil Douglas, of Silver Spring, MD
Smoke Island (4905 Wisconsin Ave, NW)
- Marijuana: 29.2 Pounds
- THC Edibles: 60 Grams
- THC Vape Cartridges: 100 Grams
- Arrests: Twenty-eight-year-old Michael Brawner, of Northeast Washington, Twenty-two-year-old Steven Marquez, of Silver Spring, MD, Twenty-five-year-old Rulx Richardson, of Silver Spring, MD, and Twenty-two-year-old Diego Rivera, of Glen Burnie, MD
Top Mart (3109 B Martin Luther King Avenue, SE)
- Marijuana: 1.4 Ounces
- Arrest: Fifty-two-year-old Abraham Ghirmy, of Pasadena, 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.
- 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].