Clinical Health & Wellness is looking to open a medical cannabis shop at 4942 South Dakota Avenue NE. The property sits in ANC 5A08 in North Michigan Park. Elaine Alston is the ANC commissioner for the area.

ANC 5A filed a protest against the medical cannabis license application. By order dated July 16, 2025, the ABCA Board dismissed the ANC’s protest for failure to specify statutory grounds for its protest.

ANC 5A then filed a motion for reconsideration of the Board’s dismissal. By order dated August 13, 2025, the ABCA Board denied the motion for reconsideration.

See ABCA Order Denying ANC 5A Motion for Reconsideration (August 13, 2025).

Unclear if the ANC will seek further legal review.

The shop seeks to open in the strip mall next to the McDonald’s where there is already a 24/7 Smoke Shop. Residents and the ANC have been more vocal about their displeasure with the property owner for leasing to undesirable tenants and failing to adequately maintain the property.