ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
25-695
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
October 29, 2024
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Attorney General
for the District of Columbia Clarification and Elected Term Amendment Act of 2010 to
clarify that the first $100,000 in fines issued to unlicensed establishments is to be
deposited in the Litigation Support Fund; to amend the Delinquent Debt Recovery Act of
2012 to clarify the definition of delinquent debt; to amend the Legalization of Marijuana
for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 to make clarifications and improvements to the
District’s medical cannabis program, and to align and clarify standing to protest and
enforcement procedures for unlicensed establishments.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Clarification and Program Enforcement
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”.
Sec. 2. (a) The Council approved the Medical Cannabis Clarification and Program
Enforcement Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 2nd reading on October 1, 2024 (Enrolled
version Bill 25-581) (“permanent legislation”) to address clarifications and improvements to the
District’s medical cannabis program.
(b) The permanent legislation repealed outdated emergency and temporary legislation.
(c) It is necessary that the repealers and the provisions of the permanent legislation take
effect immediately to prevent any conflicts in the 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
Program Enforcement Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.