Security cameras have been installed, scales calibrated and signs declaring "no returns" hung on the walls at Capital City Care. There's just one thing missing before the District's first medical marijuana dispensary can open its doors: the marijuana itself. TOP: David Guard is general manager and co-founder of Capital City Care, which is set to open next month as the first licensed medical marijuana dispensary in the District. "It's very high-grade, very pure, very potent marijuana," said David Guard, cofounder and general manager. "But first, everything has to be triple-checked. We have a high level of security and an inordinate number of cameras." [continues 592 words]
Students Celebrate Red Ribbon Week And Commit Themselves To Being Drug Free Seventh-grader Philip Russo was afraid he'd fall asleep during Friday's drug-free assembly, the last in a line-up of Red Ribbon Week events at Southside Fundamental. But when the Knucle Headz, a St. Petersburg rap duo, got on stage and screamed, "We're drug free and we're ready to have a party," Russo was wide awake. The lights dimmed, the speakers blared and the students jumped and screamed. [continues 307 words]
