Meanwhile, in the District, the minimum wage will increase from $16.10 per hour to $17.00 per hour for all workers beginning July 1. The minimum wage for tipped workers will also increase, jumping from $6 per hour to $8 per hour, thanks to Initiative 82, a city ballot measure approved in November. In Virginia, solitary confinement will be all but eliminated in state prisons, new restrictions will limit drone activity, dentists will receive new powers to fight wrinkles and police will have more authority to combat civil arrest, among other laws that take effect Saturday.
How much to tip after D.C. raised the minimum wage for tipped workers
Maryland joins the District and Virginia to become the 20th state in the country to legalize recreational cannabis for adult use. But unlike in the region, Maryland has set up a market that allows people 21 years old and older to purchase cannabis from medical cannabis businesses that have paid a conversion fee to participate in the new recreational market.
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