ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
25-593
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
July 9, 2024
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to allow the Alcoholic
Beverage and Cannabis Board to issue temporary non-resident registration identification
cards that are valid for periods between 3 days and no longer than one year in length,
allow licensed testing laboratories to receive and test samples of medical cannabis
products from qualifying patients, allow licensed testing laboratories to conduct quality
assurance or research and development testing for cultivation centers and manufacturers,
amend the definition of a social equity applicant to include arrests and convictions of
qualifying family members for a cannabis or drug offense, expand the list of eligible
family members under the social equity applicant definition to include siblings and
grandparents, clarify that existing licensed cultivation centers and retailers, and applicants
that scored 150 points or more during the open application period that occurred between
November 29, 2021 and March 28, 2022 that are authorized by statute to receive a
cultivation center, manufacturer, or retailer license apart from a designated open
application period are not counted in calculating the 50% set aside requirement, clarify
that the five cultivation center registration applicants that scored 150 points or more
during the same open application period shall automatically receive a manufacturer
license provided they pay the annual fee and register with the ABC Board, allow the
Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board to issue conditional licenses to testing
laboratory applicants, and to waive the application fee for testing laboratory licenses.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Clarification and Non-Resident Patient Access
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”.
Sec. 2. (a) There existed an immediate need to issue temporary non-resident registration
identification cards that are valid for periods between 3 days and no longer than one year in
length and to waive the application fee for testing laboratory licenses, among other things.
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(b) In July 2023, the Council enacted legislation to address the above-mentioned issues.
The temporary, the Medical Cannabis Clarification and Non-Resident Patient Access Temporary
Amendment Act of 2023, effective November 28, 2023 (D.C. Law 25-73; 70 DCR 15608)
(“temporary act”), expires on July 10, 2024.
(c) Comprehensive permanent legislation addressing these issues has been introduced but
must complete the legislative process.
(d) It is of vital importance that the provisions of the temporary act continue in effect
until the permanent legislation has become law.
Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances, making it necessary that the Medical Cannabis Clarification and Non-
Resident Patient Access Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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