Capital City Care

Washington DC's premier medical marijuana dispensary

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Help celebrate our 3rd anniversary by helping others

 

SOME

By Maishah Asante-English

We are so excited to celebrate our third year as the premiere dispensary in the District! A big part of this celebration includes recognizing our community partner, SOME (So Others Might Eat).

With the support of volunteers and Provide-A-Meal groups, SOME serves a hot breakfast and lunch to hungry men, women and children in their dining room on O Street every day of the year. Last year more than 400,00 meals were served in SOME’s dining rooms and residential programs.  What began as a small soup kitchen in 1970 to help feed the city’s poor, has grown to a number of support services including emergency shelter, affordable housing, job training, mental health counseling and addiction recovery services, elderly care and an afterschool program.  SOME was also named the best workplace this year by the Washington Post.

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Last year, Capital City Care partnered with SOME and held two canned food drives for donation. This year, however, the drive has a new focus as SOME is moving toward a healthier direction, and suggesting donations lean more toward low-sugar, low-sodium items, and items to avoid such as candy, chips and soda.  So please, remember the next time you plan a visit to the dispensary, please check your cupboards or head to the grocery store for non-perishable donations and receive a punch for each item (up to five).

         Most Beneficial:

  • Canned turkey, chicken & salmon (or other proteins)
  • Whole grain crackers
  • Low-sugar cereal
  • Beans & lentils- dry or canned
  • Rolled oats (low-sugar)
  • Canned vegetables (low-sodium)
  • Canned fruit (packed in water or juice)
  • Grains, quinoa & brown rice
  • Whole wheat pasta
  • Pasta sauce and tomato sauce
  • Protein bars and meal replacements
  • Coffee & Tea
  • Nuts
  • Healthy snacks like dried fruit (without added sugar),
  • Applesauce
  • Low-sugar oatmeal
  • Breakfast bars
  • Peanut butter
  • Seasonings for cooking
  • Boxed milk (and milk alternative)
  • Olive oil & coconut oil

        Food to Avoid Donating

  • Cake mix and icing
  • Chips
  • Soda
  • Energy drinks & sports drinks
  • Fruit Juices with added sugar
  • Candy
  • Junk food
  • Packaged desserts

Dispensary patients who wish to continue donating beyond the drive may continue to do so. Please visit the organization’s site at www.some.org for more information, including volunteer opportunities.

Capital City Care Wins “Best of DC”

Capital City Care was selected as the first place winner in the inaugural “Best Marijuana Cultivation Supplier 2016” category in the “Best of DC” issue of the Washington City Paper.

The announcement came Thursday, April 7 when the publication hit newsstands.

“This recognition of the extreme value of our medical marijuana products and the top-notch customer service Capital City Care provides came as a very pleasant surprise. It is truly a great honor as we’ve strived so very hard over the last three years to bring quality care to our patients,” said David Guard, general manager.

Now in its third year of operation, Capital City Care opened July 29, 2013 and offers a wide variety of medical marijuana products and accessories at the dispensary located at 1334 North Capitol St. NW to an ever-growing number of patients. The facility was recently named one of the nation’s top 11 best-designed dispensaries by marijuana industry website MerryJane.com.

DC residents are eligible to receive medical marijuana for any health condition with physician approval. “I love the fact that the employees are very approachable and knowledgeable about their products,” said Muriyd Muhammad, who has been a patient for over a year. “They took the time to understand my needs and provided the best method to treating those needs. Big kudos to Capitol City Care for providing exceptional service and alternative medicine to patients in need.”

The “Best of DC” issue features nominations by readers and staff picks in 300 categories, ranging from “Best Restaurant When Someone Else Pays” to “Best Go-Go Band.” The first “Best of DC” issue hit the newsstands in the mid-1980s, and was brought back as an annual feature in 2008.

Click here for announcement: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestofdc/poll/goodsandservices/2016/best-marijuana-cultivation-supplier?utm_campaign=Blogs%2FNews&utm_content=32382412&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Why Choose Capital City Care?

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As the District’s premiere dispensary, our goal at Capital City Care is to bring the best product and experience to our patients at the lowest cost available in the Nation’s Capital.

Whether you have experience with medical marijuana, or you’re considering trying it for the first time, our friendly, knowledgeable staff will guide you through the process to find the strain that works best for you.

We are conveniently located walking distance from the NOMA Metro station at 1334 North Capitol St. along two major bus routes. Private and public parking also readily available. Named one of the nation’s best-designed dispensaries by MerryJane.com, Capital City Care offers a Zen-like atmosphere, which helps relax first-time patients and regulars alike.

We’re proud to offer the best prices in DC, with all grams $20 or less and all eighths at $60 or less.  Patients can select from a variety of exclusive top-shelf Sativa, Indica and hybrid strains from our own cultivation center, and purchase up to an ounce of most strains at steep discounts.

Our special programs set us apart from other dispensaries and gives savings back to the patients.

Through our exclusive PSC (Patient Supported Cultivation) program, patients receive a complimentary gram each month from our cultivation center. PSC members take advantage of our online menu, place an order, and skip the line at pick-up time.

Our exclusive punch card program rewards patients with punches for every $10 spent. Fill your card with 10 punches and get $5 off your next purchase! Our birthday program offers double punches on any one purchase during your birthday month.

Patients can also take advantage of our patient referral program and receive 2 complimentary grams for a new referral to Capital City Care. They even get a free gram out of the deal!

Our dispensary offers a variety of accessories and products to enhance your medical cannabis experience, including vaporizers, hash pens, wax pens, rolling papers and glass pipes. Many find our selection of tinctures a convenient alternative to smoking.

Patients can also meet the talented growers from our cultivation center during our monthly “Meet the Grower” series as well as other surprise guests that may pop in and check our blog aimed at keeping our patients informed of the latest in science, research and education about medical marijuana.

We would be happy to walk you through the process of obtaining your medical marijuana card. Also check our menu, which features images and descriptions of the many products we carry.

We look forward to seeing you!

 

Where’s Does D.C.’s Medical Marijuana Come From?

This is one of the most common questions we get and the short answer is that it comes from right here in the District. Our patients are sometimes surprised to hear this, but it’s true. Every bud, every ball of hash, every bottle of tincture and beyond is produced right here in D.C. and we’re proud of that.

 

Locally-grown cannabis is required by law, but it also means that our patients get the freshest and best products possible. Each cultivation site passed through a strict approval process, and there are currently 3 grow centers producing medicine for patients in the program. Additional centers are on the way, and that means patients can expect to see more and more products becoming available at the dispensary.

 

Cultivation is particularly important to us at Capital City Care because we’re the only dispensary in D.C. that’s also growing medical marijuana for our patients. In addition to the dispensary itself, we operate Capital City Cultivation, a state-of-the-art facility producing several varieties of high-grade cannabis that we’ve carefully selected to assist patients with a range of symptoms and conditions. Click on the video below for a quick look inside the grow center:

 

Growing our own cannabis helps us to offer the best quality and value possible, while ensuring that our staff has unique expertise in the products we put on our shelves. Many of our visitors have never purchased marijuana from a menu before, and we’re always happy to answer questions and help patients make the best choices for their individual needs.

 

Medical marijuana has come very far in D.C. already, but the truth is that we’re just getting started. We’ve got great products, but they’ll get better. We’ve got a great selection, but it will get bigger. We’re looking forward to a time when D.C. is nationally known for growing some of the best cannabis in the country, and we’re already well on our way.