D.C. padlocks unlicensed cannabis shop and charges man over 7.5 pounds
District of Columbia regulators and police padlocked D.C. Tobacco and Gifts Palace on Connecticut Avenue NW on 28 October 2026, saying the shop sold cannabis without a licence. Adil Khan was arrested and charged with distribution and possession with intent to distribute, and officers seized 7.5 pounds of marijuana plus THC edibles, vape cartridges, concentrate, wax and resin.
🇺🇸 3331 Connecticut Avenue NW, Northwest Washington, D.C. · District of Columbia, United States
- Arrested
- 1
- Charged
- 1
- Cannabis
- 4.03 kg
D.C. Tobacco and Gifts Palace in Northwest Washington has been shut down after
authorities said it was selling cannabis without a licence.[1] The Alcoholic
Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA), the District’s alcohol and cannabis
regulator, and the Metropolitan Police Department executed a closure order at
3331 Connecticut Avenue NW on Wednesday 28 October 2026.[2] Authorities said
the shop’s unauthorized operations posed an imminent danger to public health and
safety and ordered it closed immediately.[2]
Adil Khan was arrested and charged with distribution of a controlled substance
and possession with intent to distribute, ABCA said.[1] Officers seized 7.5
pounds (3.4 kg) of marijuana, 39,659.2 grams of THC edibles, 2,275 grams of
mushroom edibles, 1,336 grams of THC vape cartridges, 567 grams of THC
concentrate, 46 grams of THC wax and 16 grams of THC resin.[1]
ABCA said joint enforcement efforts have padlocked 114 illegal cannabis
businesses in the District since expanded civil enforcement powers took effect
in 2024.[1] ABCA asked the public to continue reporting suspected illegal
cannabis businesses online.[2]
Sources
- Tobacco shop shut down in Northwest DC over illegal cannabis sales. WJLA, 30 October 2026.
- ABCA and MPD Shut Down Illegal Cannabis Retailer in Northwest DC. Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration, 30 October 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- No photograph of the shop, the closure or the seizure was published with either source; WJLA's lead image is a still from a Rhode Island cannabis-delivery story.
- The sources give no age, lawyer or court date for Adil Khan and do not say whether he remains in custody.
- The sources give no cannabis content for the 39,659.2 grams of THC edibles or the 1,336 grams of vape cartridges, which are not counted in the cannabis weight, and do not say what the 2,275 grams of mushroom edibles contained.
