The Advoc8te encourages the public only to patronize legal and licensed dispensaries such as Anacostia Organics, located next door to the now-closed Nomad Smoke Shop, where cocaine and meth were found on-site along with other illegal items.

Supporting these illicit establishments hurts the community because consumers have no idea what they are buying and are inadvertently financing illegal and dangerous activities.

Do the right thing!

“On December 17, 2024, the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration’s (ABCA) Enforcement Division, accompanied by Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers, implemented Closure Orders to the owners of two illegal cannabis businesses: Nomad Smoke Shop located at 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE and Promoco DC at 1813 18th Street NW, Washington DC.

The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis (ABC) Board issued the Closure Orders in response to their continued operation as unlicensed cannabis retailers in violation of Cease and Desist Orders.

Due to the businesses posing a credible and imminent danger to public health and safety, ABCA shuttered the businesses, including padlocking the doors.

MPD officers and Investigators from the Violent Crime Suppression Division accompanied ABCA during the business closure and observed illegal products in plain sight inside both stores. A search warrant was obtained and executed.

At Nomad Smoke Shop, Investigators recovered over 36 pounds of marijuana, more than two pounds of cocaine, more than two pounds of methamphetamine, more than six pounds of edible mushrooms, more than 22 pounds of THC wax, and 860 grams of concentrated THC liquid.

A firearm was also recovered inside the location. As a result of detectives’ investigation, 30-year-old Jordan Payne was arrested and charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute and Unregistered Firearm.”