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DC police: 2 arrested after unlicensed cannabis store shutdown

By Dana Sukontarak

An unlicensed cannabis retailer in the District was shut down on Thursday and two of its employees were arrested, according to D.C. police.

Illegal substances seized at Supreme Terpene in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy D.C. police)

Supreme Terpene, located at 1344 U Street in Northwest, had previously been issued warnings and a cease-and-desist order from the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA).

Officers assisted ABCA with serving the store’s owner with an official closure notice on Thursday, according to a D.C. police news release.

In the store, officers seized nearly 39 pounds of psychedelic mushrooms, more than 22 pounds of marijuana and more than 33 pounds of other THC-containing substances.

Deangela Robinson, 28, and Rayne Parker, 24, both of D.C., were arrested on possession with intent to distribute charges.

A map showing where the shutdown and arrests took place is below.

(Courtesy Google Maps)

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National Museum of the American Latino to be housed in historic Smithsonian building

By Neal Augenstein
The Smithsonian Institution has decided to put the National Museum of the American Latino into an existing, historic building, rather than constructing a new one. The Smithsonian Board of Regents on Monday designated the Arts and Industries Building, a 145-year-old redbrick Victorian structure located between the Smithsonian Castle and the Hirshhorn Museum, as the permanent site of the National Museum of the American Latino, which Congress authorized in 2020. In 2022, the Smithsonian narrowed its survey for permanent locations for the National Museum of the American Latino and the American Women's History Museum to four locations near the National Mall on land owned by the National Park Service. The Arts and Industries Building, located at 900 Jefferson St. SW, was one of the four sites. New construction on National Park Service land would require congressional approval. However, since the Smithsonian already owns the Arts and Industries Building, the institution can place the National Museum of the American Latino in the existing building without additional legislation.
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