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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been thinking this for a while.  H street was on the rise for many years, then it kind of plateaued and now its on the decline.  Its really quite sad and I don't see it rebounding.  Pot shops, mini marts and fast food take out counters don't make a neighborhood.  I do think competition from Navy Yard and the Warf contributed but crime is real.  The packs of people standing around intersections smoking pot don't make for a very appealing destination.  Whole Foods is the only thing holding it together.  [/quote]

Smoking pot on public space is illegal.  That would be an easy quality of life issue for DC to address, as it reflects lawlessness.[/quote]

I live two blocks from H and go there regularly. It's not the hellhole some people here think it is, and it's way better than it was 10 years ago, but no one is denying the problems. DC needs to enforce the marajuana laws. It's illegal to sell pot, but the "gifting" shops are doing exactly that. There were plans in 2022 to start to enforce the laws, but they were delayed (https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/dc-delays-inspecting-marijuana-gifting-shops-promises-crackdown-still-coming/) and I haven't heard anything lately.[/quote]

Does the Joint Cannabis Task Force even still exist?

What do they do every day?

If you google them, all of the stories are from around the time of the story that this forum member posted. There is nothing in the last year.[/quote]

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