Short answer: Wishing Wellness DC is an ABCA-licensed medical cannabis retailer at 406 5th Street NW, in Penn Quarter on the edge of Judiciary Square, Ward 2. Its license is ABCA-126747. It's Active, with a Delivery endorsement, and was issued on Nov. 15, 2024. The store's name comes from something most dispensaries can't claim: a historic well under its floor, now covered with glass.
That's a fitting detail for this block. Two centuries ago, this part of Washington ran on spring water, and some of the city's best-known springs sat within a few hundred yards of the store.
License facts (check them yourself)
| Field | ABCA record (checked Oct. 15, 2026) |
|---|---|
| Trade name | Wishing Wellness DC |
| ABCA license # | ABCA-126747 |
| License type | Retailer (medical) |
| Address | 406 5th Street NW |
| Ward / ANC | Ward 2 / ANC 2C |
| Status | Active |
| Endorsements | Delivery |
| Applicant type | Social equity applicant; unlicensed-operator pathway |
| Issued / expires | Nov 15, 2024 / Dec 31, 2026 |
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The well under the floor
By the store's own account, its team found the well when the space's landlord lifted a piece of plywood off the floor. Wishing Wellness's website describes it as an 18-foot well original to the building and dates it to 1830. The store built its name around the find, and the well now sits under glass in the middle of the sales floor.
The well itself isn't just a brand story. A commercial leasing brochure for 406 5th Street NW, published before the store moved in, also lists "a historic well, which is covered with thick glass" among the ground-floor space's features. We haven't found a public record that independently confirms the well's depth or its 1830 date, so treat those two figures as the store's. The store tells the full story of the find in its own history of the well.
The building also appears in federal design-review records. In 2005, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts reviewed a proposed window replacement at 406 5th Street NW under the Shipstead-Luce Act, which covers private buildings facing major federal and civic spaces (CFA, SL 05-049).
A neighborhood that once drank from springs
Before river water was introduced to the city in 1859, downtown Washington got its water from springs and wells. Several of the most important ones were close to today's 5th Street NW:
- The City Spring sat on the north side of C Street NW, between 4½ and 6th Streets. In 1808, its water became the first to be piped through Washington's streets for public use. A 1982 marker on the lily-pond wall in John Marshall Park, a short walk south of the store, records the spot (HMDB; DC Water).
- A spring in "City Hall Park," now Judiciary Square, supplied pumps and a pipe line toward Louisiana Avenue (1966 DC public water history).
- The Leech Spring rose in the northwest corner of Judiciary Square, near 5th and G Streets NW, and fed a branch of the old Tiber Creek (USGS Circular 752).
The U.S. Geological Survey notes that after about 1800, residents increasingly drew water from pumps and wells close to home, and that nearly all of the District's 62 public shallow wells were ordered closed by 1907 as polluted or of questionable quality. A preserved well in a working downtown storefront is a rare surviving piece of that era.
The history in the license record
ABCA's register lists Wishing Wellness's applicant type as both social equity and "unlicensed operator." The second label refers to the pathway the Medical Cannabis Amendment Act of 2022 created so businesses that operated before licensing could apply to join the regulated medical market. That law is part of how DC moved from gifting shops to licensed retail.
The store says it began as a DC delivery operation before opening its storefront at 406 5th Street NW. ABCA's register shows the current license was issued on Nov. 15, 2024.
What the store offers (no prices)
Wishing Wellness's website lists a live menu, product guidance for patients and licensed delivery to eligible DC addresses under its ABCA Delivery endorsement. Our guide to licensed delivery in DC explains how that works. Its posted hours are daily, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Confirm hours with the store before you go. We don't republish prices, specials or potency figures.
The neighborhood
The store is on 5th Street NW, across from the Judiciary Square courthouse complex and a few blocks from the Judiciary Square and Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter Metro stations and Capital One Arena. That puts it in the path of jurors, office workers and event crowds. Visitors should read how visitors can buy legally in DC first. Compare other nearby options on our licensed dispensaries page or dispensary map.
DC's public-consumption ban applies on the surrounding sidewalks and parks (D.C. Code § 48-911.01).
How to use this page
- If you're not registered yet, register as a medical patient.
- Check that ABCA-126747 is still Active on ABCA's records.
- Confirm hours and delivery coverage directly with the store.
Sources
- ABCA public license register (DCGIS), ABCA-126747 (checked Oct. 15, 2026)
- Wishing Wellness DC public website, home and About pages (linked once above; checked Oct. 15, 2026)
- U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, SL 05-049: https://www.cfa.gov/records-research/project-search/sl-05-049
- Historical Marker Database, Washington City Spring: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=58572
- DC Water, History of the Water System: https://www.dcwater.com/about-dc-water/who-we-are/history/history-water-system
- USGS Circular 752, Washington, D.C.'s Vanishing Springs and Waterways: https://doi.org/10.3133/cir752
- 1966 history of the DC public water system: https://www.waterworkshistory.us/DC/Washington/1966DCPublicWater.pdf
- 406 5th St NW retail leasing brochure (Divaris Real Estate listing)
- D.C. Code § 48-911.01: https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/48-911.01
Last updated: October 15, 2026
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